An open-tubed vertical flute used in the Andes region of South America. Since the Chavin culture of the Incas, which began around 900 BC, it has been made from a variety of materials, including animal and human bones. Modern quenas are 25 to 50 centimeters long, and many are made from reed stalks. There are five to six finger holes spaced evenly along the lower half of the tube, and a thumb hole in the center of the underside. The mouthpiece is cut into a U- or V-shape on the upper edge of the tube, like a shakuhachi. It is widely used in Quechua and Aymara folk music, and since the 1960s has also been used in popular music, earning it a large fanbase. [Ryūji Uta] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
南アメリカのアンデス地域で使われてきた開管の縦笛。紀元前900年ごろから始まるインカのチャビン文化期以来、動物や人の骨をはじめさまざまな素材でつくられてきた。現在のケーナは長さ25~50センチメートル、アシ(葦)の茎を用いるものが多い。5~6個の指穴が管の下半分に等間隔に並び、裏面中央に親指の穴がある。歌口は、管の上端の縁を尺八のようにUまたはV字形などに切り込んである。ケチュア人、アイマラ人の民俗音楽で盛んに用いられ、1960年代以降はポピュラー音楽でも使用されるようになり、愛好者も多い。 [卜田隆嗣] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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