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202:Description
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1222:Tin whistle
1162:Low whistle
1097:Almpfeiferl
864:Contra-alto
781:Irish flute
776:Glass flute
530:Transverse
479:Transverse
443:Transverse
422:ensembles.
407:Transverse
383:Transverse
337:Transverse
308:Transverse
292:double reed
177:Instruments
130:Nara Period
108:pitch pipes
1579:Categories
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1493:Side-blown
1300:Contrabass
1295:Great bass
1217:Tabor pipe
1172:Organ pipe
965:Nose flute
938:Shakuhachi
869:Contrabass
546:References
281:End-blown
258:shakuhachi
252:End-blown
223:End-blown
217:Shakuhachi
156:shakuhachi
67:shakuhachi
1554:Hichiriki
1546:End-blown
1506:Kagurabue
1483:Japanese
1432:Tone hole
1386:Molinukai
1265:Sopranino
1252:Recorders
1202:Spilåpipa
1187:Sjøfløyte
1127:Flageolet
1107:Dentsivka
1102:Atenteben
884:Hyperbass
739:Kagurabue
473:Kagurabue
458:theatre.
284:A unique
275:Hichiriki
181:Japanese
147:Fuke sect
110:known as
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1531:Shinobue
1369:Gemshorn
1342:Koncovka
1324:Overtone
1260:Garklein
1197:Souravli
1177:Salamuri
1117:Dvoyanka
1045:Larchemi
982:Pinkillu
970:Kalaleng
933:Hotchiku
918:Floghera
764:Shinobue
691:whistles
605:Archived
586:Archived
563:Archived
492:mikagura
437:Shinobue
350:komagaku
246:Hotchiku
88:and the
53:shinobue
1536:Yokobue
1526:Ryūteki
1516:Minteki
1511:Komabue
1501:Gakubue
1396:Tonette
1391:Ocarina
1337:Kalyuka
1242:Zuffolo
1232:Whistle
1207:Stabule
1122:Flabiol
1070:Soinari
1060:Paixiao
1040:Kuvytsi
1017:Washint
1007:Šupelka
1002:Sopilka
844:Concert
839:Soprano
829:Piccolo
821:Concert
769:Yokobue
759:Ryūteki
749:Minteki
744:Komabue
714:Daegeum
709:Bansuri
524:Seiteki
517:Minteki
450:nagauta
418:hayashi
377:Ryūteki
346:is for
331:Komabue
303:Gakubue
145:of the
143:members
125:gabachi
120:Chinese
114:paixiao
96:History
63:is the
49:called
1374:Pifana
1361:Vessel
1332:Fujara
1237:Xirula
1227:Txistu
1137:Fujara
1089:Fipple
1055:Miskal
1012:Svirel
997:Sodina
955:Kōauau
923:Frilka
834:Treble
801:Tambin
754:Nohkan
687:Flutes
456:kabuki
401:Nohkan
358:gagaku
163:suizen
122:. The
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1521:Nōkan
1437:Uakti
1415:Other
1285:Tenor
1212:Tarka
1157:Kuisi
1152:Khlui
1147:Khloy
1132:Frula
1112:Diple
992:Quray
950:Kaval
913:Danso
900:blown
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786:Koudi
701:blown
699:Side-
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340:This
193:Image
1290:Bass
1182:Shvi
1065:Siku
1022:Xiao
987:Qina
945:Gudi
898:End-
859:Bass
854:Alto
806:Venu
724:Fife
719:Dizi
689:and
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199:Type
196:Name
30:笛/ふえ
1485:Fue
1401:Xun
1381:Hun
1075:Wot
1050:Nai
1032:Pan
960:Ney
928:Fue
791:Sáo
734:Fue
499:fue
485:fue
412:Noh
343:fue
314:fue
287:fue
229:fue
184:fue
170:fue
149:of
138:fue
118:in
103:fue
81:Fue
60:fue
42:Fue
22:Fue
1581::
569:,
561:.
527:)
502:.
132:.
71:.
1476:e
1469:t
1462:v
679:e
672:t
665:v
33:)
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