price: $39.95 Last updated: 12/01/2016
- Indian flute (bansuri) C# (C Sharp) for professionals
- Handmade fine tuned bansuri flute wind instrument by flutist
- Transverse flute or side blown flute; 6 + 1 holes; Length - 18 inches
- Comes with a velvet carry case
- Made from high quality seasoned bamboo
Product Description
This flute is made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six
finger holes. An ancient musical instrument associated with cowherds and
the pastoral tradition, it is intimately linked to the love story of
Indian God Krishna and Radha, and is depicted in Buddhist paintings from
around 100 AD. There are two varieties of flute: transverse, and
fipple. The fipple flute is usually played in folk music and is held at
the lips like a whistle. Transverse flute enables superior control,
variations and embellishments that's why the transverse variety is
preferred in Indian classical music. The sound of a flute is generated
from resonance of the air column inside it. The length of this column is
varied by closing or leaving open, a varying number of holes.
Half-holing is employed to play flat or minor notes. The size of a flute
affects its pitch. Longer flute with a larger bore have a lower pitch
and the slimmer and shorter ones sound higher. In order to play the
diatonic scale on a flute, one needs to find where the notes lie. For
example, in a flute where "Sa" or the tonic is always played by closing
the first three holes, is equivalent to "D", one can play sheet music by
creating a finger notation that corresponds to different notes.
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