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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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... > Aerophones > Wind instruments proper > Edge instruments or flutes > Flutes with duct or duct flutes > Flutes with internal duct > Sets of flutes with internal duct > Sets of partly-stopped flutes with internal duct

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421.222.2Sets of partly-stopped flutes with internal duct   Link to MIMO collections

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  • The air itself is the vibrator in the primary sense. The standing waves are significantly confined within each flute, where a narrow duct directs the air stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice. The opposite end is partly stopped. Two or more flutes are combined to form a set. Rohrflöte stops of the organ. (en)

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  • 421.222.2

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/309

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