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How many kinds of flutes are there?

Flute is a Korean musical instrument. In Korea, it is called Dai Ze. It is popular in Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other provinces, especially in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province.

The ancient flute, also known as Daxian, is made of different lengths of bamboo. The elders are called Great Zen, the middle generation is called Middle Zen, and the younger generation is called Little Zen. Also known as Zhu San. South Korea's Three Kingdoms period (Koguryo, 1 century-668; Baekje, AD 1 century -663; Silla, 1 century -9 18), is one of the main instruments of country music in the three major departments of the court (Tang Le, Yayue and Xiangle), and it is widely circulated among the people. Zhang Zheng (Huo Liang) is waiting for Five Thousand Years of Friendly Relations between China and North Korea: "The main musical instrument of Silla is Zhu San ... Is Zhu San a big musical instrument?" Zhongfu and Fuxiao flutes are made in Silla in imitation of China. " For a long time, people have hardly seen Zhong and Xiao. At present, the flute of the Korean nationality is regarded as the heritage of the shovel and circulated among the people.

The traditional flute is made of two bamboo tubes sleeved together. The total length of the pipe is about 70 cm, and there is a blowing hole, a membrane hole (some have no membrane hole) and six sound pressure holes on the pipe body (as shown in the figure). The holes are all oval, slightly larger than the sound holes of ordinary flutes, and the holes are 2 cm long. As a flute membrane, the inner membrane of the reed is attached to the hole of the membrane, which makes the bass deep, the alto solid and the treble rounded. Most of them are in bB key, and they can play five notes. Drums plus blowing, range C 1-G3.

When playing, the flute body is placed horizontally, with one to three holes for the right hand and four to six holes for the left hand. Shake your head left and right to increase its expressiveness. There are skills such as vibrato, glide, pause and swing. Used for ensemble or song and dance accompaniment. In occasions such as spring ploughing, transplanting, autumn harvest or entertainment, it is often played with Korean musical instruments such as drums, pipes and piccolo.

Voice flute

Introduce other kinds of flutes

A new marginal musical instrument of the Korean nation-high-pitched flute. At the end of 1950s, the flute was reformed, and at the same time it was also reformed into tenor flute and bass flute. Popular in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Jilin Province and other Korean inhabited areas.

The pipe body of alto flute is made of two pieces of sandalwood, nylon pipe or glass steel pipe. The total length is 42.8 cm. The upper tube length is 17.6 cm, and the lower tube length is 25.2 cm. Copper sockets are sleeved on the two pipes to adjust the distance between the blowing hole and the pressing hole. This modified high-pitched flute can ensure the pitch by fine-tuning the pipe length under different climatic conditions. There is an oval blowing hole and fifteen key holes on the pipe body. Arrange according to the law of twelve averages. The range is extended from c 1 to e4, which is suitable for tone sandhi.

When playing, the tube body is placed horizontally, and the left thumb controls the three key holes inside, and the food, middle finger, ring finger and little finger control the key holes on the tube; Right-handed food, middle, nameless and little finger control the keyhole. When you play, you often shake your head and shoulders to control your luck, so that you can play all kinds of vibrato. The playing skills are complex and expressive. The timbre is bright and high. Often used for solo, instrumental ensemble or accompaniment for song and dance.

The tenor flute has the same shape as the treble flute and is covered with two pipes. The total length is 54.4 cm. The upper tube is 25.7 cm long, 2 cm in diameter, with an oval blowing hole and a width of 1.5 cm. The lower tube is 28.7 cm long and 2.5 cm in diameter. There are thirteen keyhole on the tube. Most of them are F or G keys. The range is c 1—a3(bB= 1). The tone is soft and round. Used for solo, ensemble or accompaniment.

[Bass flute] has the same shape as the treble flute. The total length of the tube is 74.7 cm, the length of the upper tube is 34 cm and the length of the lower tube is 40.7 cm. The tube body is provided with oval air blowing holes and fifteen key holes. The pitch is an octave lower than the treble flute. BB key. The timbre is deep and vigorous. Often used for ensemble or accompaniment.