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A transverse flute or side-blown flute is a flute which is held horizontally when played. [1] The player blows across the embouchure hole, in a direction perpendicular to the flute's body length. [2]

Transverse flute

Transverse flutes include the Western concert flute, the Irish flute, the Indian classical flutes (the bansuri and the venu), the Chinese dizi, the Western fife, a number of Japanese fue, and Korean flutes such as daegeum, junggeum and sogeum.

See also

References

  1. ^ Powell, A. (2001). Transverse flute. Grove Music Online. Retrieved 6 Feb. 2024
  2. ^ Laurence Libin, ed. (2014). "Transverse flute". The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (2nd ed.). New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN  978-0-19-974339-1. OCLC  844074253. OL  28520286M. Wikidata  Q124369427.