Bamboo flute, Dong single-reed instrument gas alarms. Ben Stubbs said Dong language. Intended for the use of bamboo as a reed flute. Dong language called “Chi Mei pull” (meaning “leaf flute”) or “pull adze” (or “bamboo flute” meaning). Widely popular in Southeast from the river, northern Guangxi Rongshui and Sanjiang Dong western region. Dong Folk flute also leaves distinctive vertical wind instruments, widely popular in Southeast from the river, northern Guangxi Rongshui and Sanjiang Dong western region
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Brief introduction
It leaves the Dong folk flute is distinctive vertical wind instruments, used for solo, popular in Southeast from the river, northern Guangxi Rongshui and Sanjiang Dong western region.
Leaves flute: Dong Folk distinctive vertical wind instruments, Dong language called “Ji pull ignorant” (meaning “leaf flute”) or “pull adze” (or “bamboo flute” meaning). Widely popular in Southeast from the river, northern Guangxi Rongshui and Sanjiang Dong western region.
Leaves flute single tube and double tube of the points, folk more casual and system, the size of the informal. The production of single-tube leaves flute, flute body more choice and bamboo chopsticks thickness of the pen, the upper end of the tapered shape into the slope, and split a seam in the groove of the wall, a small bamboo clip to form a single reed blowing mouth. The flute body has four sound holes open, generally blown g1, a1, c2, d2, e2 or c2, d2, f2, g2, a2 5 tones.
Double-barreled flute foliage, is the two side by side single Guandi from banding together, usually more of a flute body longer, a flute body is slightly shorter, although two pitches are different, but almost the same, so issued harmonic sound. In Dong night, young boys whistle blowing leaves, the sound propagation far.
Leaves for solo flute, who often played in the mountains, playing field alone, as amused.
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Modeling structure
Leaf flute structure
Bamboo tube body, multi-use no water saving bamboo or bamboo chopsticks thickness of the pen making, folk informal specifications, and more casual in the system, so the length of the size variable. General tube length of 20 cm to 26 cm, an inner diameter of 0.8 cm tail end, crude bamboo tube first end as the upper end of the nozzle from 1.5 cm into the slope of the tapered shape, and a split in the groove on the lower wall gap, gap length 0.5 cm – 0.8 cm, the gap in the clip with a small bamboo as a reed. Tube body opened a four round sound hole (FIG), which from the first tube were 7.5 cm and 11.5 cm, 15.1 cm and 17.5 cm.
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Playing method
Leaves for solo flute, who often played in the mountains, playing field alone, as amused. While playing, the tube body vertical position, left middle finger, index finger respectively the first and second two-hole, right middle finger, index finger respectively third, fourth two holes, buccal tube first reed, use a gentle stream play. Generally the following five blow tone: g1, a1, c2, d2, e2 or c2, d2, f2, g2, a2. Voice soft, beautiful. Bamboo flute used for solo, does not participate in the Dong other musical ensemble. Who often played alone in the mountains or playing field, as amused. Song no fixed tunes, play more folk songs or folk tune, sometimes jam.
