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The manner of identifying instrument families (a part of the branch of musical acoustics called Organology) has a classification tree-like structure. Woodwinds form one branch of that tree, branching from the wind-actuated instruments.
As trees do, the wind-actuated branch branches, and each branch identifies the instruments in it by the way wind is used to actuate them (i.e. make them sound).
The pan Flute belongs to the woodwind family because it is a flute. In fact, within the flue-pipe-subdivision of wind instruments, the pan flute (or pan pipe) is somewhat unique, because the edge of the pipe which divides the wind stream from the player's emboucher has no enclosure and is on the edge of the pipe, much like when you blow across the top of a soda bottle. The recorder, penny whistle and other fipple flutes (so named for the block which forms the windway) use an enclosed windway to direct the air stream against the edge which causes the vibrations, while the transverse flute (called German flute in the Baroque period) has the hole across which you blow on the side.
The woodwinds are largely called 'wood' winds because the earliest forms of the instruments were made from wood. The brasses are so-called because they were originally formed of brass tubing. The mouthpieces of each kind of instrument carry the type with them, so Saxophones are woodwinds even though they are made of brass, because they use the single-reed mouthpiece similar to clarinets, which are still most often made of wood. Likewise, flutes, now generally made of metal, were originally entirely made of wood.
The pan flutes are normally made of wood or a particular chambered reed (such as bamboo), and are considered woodwinds because of their origin, in addition to being a type of flute, which are members of the woodwind family.
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∙ 14y agoYes, they are. Panpipes consist of a bundle of end blown flutes grouped by pitch. They are an ancient folk instrument.
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∙ 14y agoit used to be made out of wood: a long time ago
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∙ 12y agoa flute is a woodwind instrument
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∙ 11y agoyes it is
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Where was the pan flute made?
the pan flute was made in Greece
Where can you buy a nai pan flute?
In Romania. ;O)
Are maracas an aerophone?
Yes, the flute is an aerophone. The flute produces sound by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
What is the panflute made of?
A Pan Flute is normally made out of wood.
How did the Pan pipe get its name?
The Pan pipe (or Pan flute) is named for the Greek god of nature. He is often shown playing the instrument.
Where was the pan flute?
the pan Flute was made in Greece
What was a flute originally called?
A flute was originally called an aerophone. The flute as an instrument dates back almost 35,000 years to ancient Germany and other parts of Europe.
Where was the pan flute made?
the pan flute was made in Greece
Which country was the pan flute originated?
the origin of the flute rests with the Greek Mythological God, Pan.
What does the pan flute sound like?
an airy flute
Who invented the pan flute?
The legendary Greek deity Pan.
Where can you get plans to make a wooden panflute?
There are a few places where one can get plans to make a wooden pan-flute. One can find plans for a pan-flute online at locations such as Pan-flute Jedi and Plan-flute Resources. One can also locate plans on making pan-flutes through books sold through local bookstores and online retailers.
Does Peter Pan play a flute?
When the production can afford to do it, Peter Pan flies.
What are fauns symbols?
pan flute or goat
Aerophone membranophone chordophone?
It is an aerophone
Did you play the big pan flute all your life?
no
Where can you buy a nai pan flute?
In Romania. ;O)
