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This ney from Russian Turkestan, about 1872, was a transverse flute (Source: Wikipedia)

The Ney: The Middle Eastern Flute

One of the oldest forms of flute is the ney, the endblown flute played in slightly varying forms from Morocco to Pakistan. The word is Farsi for reed, and indeed...

The Ney: The Middle Eastern Flute

One of the oldest forms of flute is the ney, the endblown flute played in slightly varying forms from Morocco to Pakistan. The word is Farsi for reed, and indeed...

Close-up of Crystal Flute

Transverse Flutes: An Overview

One of the most ancient and widespread of musical instruments is the flute. Almost every culture on Earth has some sort of flute; some like the end-blown reed flute ney...

Transverse Flutes: An Overview

One of the most ancient and widespread of musical instruments is the flute. Almost every culture on Earth has some sort of flute; some like the end-blown reed flute ney...

A Dizi player (Source: Wikipedia)

Chinese Flutes

The Chinese have an ancient tradition of making and playing bamboo flutes. Although ocarina like vessel flutes, panpipes, and endblown flutes have been used extensively in China, the most common...

Chinese Flutes

The Chinese have an ancient tradition of making and playing bamboo flutes. Although ocarina like vessel flutes, panpipes, and endblown flutes have been used extensively in China, the most common...

The Modern Flute: for the folk musician

The Modern Flute: for the folk musician

There are a wide variety of flutes. Some flutes are wooden simple system instruments, some keyless, some with anywhere from one to 8 or more keys. Depending on the exact...

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The Modern Flute: for the folk musician

There are a wide variety of flutes. Some flutes are wooden simple system instruments, some keyless, some with anywhere from one to 8 or more keys. Depending on the exact...

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