The flute is a wind instrument made from bamboo, it is also known as bamboo flute, a blow hole, a membrane holes, six sound hole, a sound hole and two out of the sound hole (also called “rope hole” ). The flute spread a vast area, a wide variety. The most commonly used Qudi bangdi and set the tone flute. There Yuping flute, seven-hole flute, piccolo and cis flute.
The flute is one of China’s most characteristic musical instruments in, also known as “flute”, the ancient called “cross-blowing. In May 1986, the 16 bone flute unearthed in Henan Wuyang Jiahu Village in the early Neolithic sites, according to the determination of BP have been more than 8000 years of history. Yellow Emperor, dating back about 4,000 years ago, the Yellow River the growth of a large number of bamboo, start-election bamboo materials to make the flute, “Historical Records” record “Yellow Emperor Ling Lun cutting bamboo in Kunming Xi, cut flute, blowing phoenix Ming, “bamboo material made a big step forward in the flute, bamboo bone vibration of one of good, clear pronunciation; both bamboo ease of processing. Qin and Han Dynasty has a seven-hole bamboo flute, and the invention of two flute.
Now the popular bamboo flute northern two “bangdi” and the South “Qudi. The short bangdi, sound area, than the Qudi the sound of high purity four degrees. Commonly used to accompaniment Bangzi class opera; Qudi slightly longer, slightly lower sound area to the accompaniment Kunqu or the Sunan percussion song “,” wind and percussion music “instrumental ensemble. Range of more than two groups. The high-pitched sound bangdi, loud, rough, unrestrained; tone soft Qudi, elegant, rich, peaceful. Embouchure more, as long as there is a single spit, dual-spit, spit, flower tongue, Reduplicated, calendar tone, portamento, vibrato. The high sensitivity of the flute, playing the main theme of musical instruments. It solo, accompaniment and ensemble, commonly used two large national orchestra flute, treble bangdi and midrange Qudi of. Sometimes, there are three the flute (a bangdi, of two Qudi). Now there are several reforms flute; increased semitone finger holes, and is divided into two devices, easy to transpose and adjust the pitch.
