篠笛(しのぶえ)

しのぶえ
noun
shinobue (Japanese transverse bamboo flute)
music
1. shinobue; Japanese transverse bamboo flute
A simple side-blown bamboo flute used in folk music and festival music (祭(まつ)り囃子(ばやし)). Sweeter and lighter than the more formal 龍笛(りゅうてき) of gagaku.
祭(まつ)りで篠笛(しのぶえ)を聴(き)いた。
I heard a shinobue at the festival.
彼女(かのじょ)は篠笛(しのぶえ)を習(なら)い始(はじ)めた。
She started learning the shinobue.
篠笛(しのぶえ)の澄(す)んだ音色(ねいろ)が境内(けいだい)に響(ひび)いた。
The clear tone of the shinobue echoed through the shrine grounds.

Made from 篠竹(しのだけ) (a kind of slender bamboo). Used in folk music, kabuki, festival music, and increasingly in modern compositions. Comes in a range of keys, identified by a number (一本調子(いっぽんちょうし), 二本調子(にほんちょうし), etc.).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 龍笛(りゅうてき): ryuteki — transverse flute of gagaku; more formal, used in court music
  • 尺八(しゃくはち): shakuhachi — end-blown bamboo flute, used in Zen and folk music

Related Words

Compare: 尺八(しゃくはち) (shakuhachi)
Compare: 横笛(よこぶえ) (transverse flute)
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