Shinobue - Shinobue

Japanese: 篠笛 - しのぶえ
Shinobue - Shinobue

A type of Japanese wind instrument. It is also called "shino" for short, or "takebue" (bamboo flute). It is a flute that is blown horizontally and is used in folk performing arts such as Nagauta Hayashi, Kabuki geza music, and Sato Kagura. It is so named because the tube is made from bare Shinodake bamboo (medake). The mouthpiece is near the top end and usually has seven finger holes, but six-hole flutes are also widely used in folk performing arts. Many of the flutes used in Nagauta Hayashi and Kabuki geza music have both ends wrapped in birch and coated with lacquer to prevent cracking. Also, flutes of different lengths and different tunes are usually prepared to match the tune of the song and shamisen. In folk performing arts, shinobue flutes unique to each region are often used.

[Junnosuke Chiba]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

日本の管楽器の一種。略して「しの」ともいい、また「竹笛」ともいう。長唄囃子(ながうたはやし)、歌舞伎(かぶき)の下座(げざ)音楽、里神楽(さとかぐら)などの民俗芸能に用いられる横吹きの笛。管を裸身の篠竹(しのだけ)(女竹(めだけ))でつくるのでこの名がある。歌口は頭端に近く、普通は七つの指孔をもつが、民俗芸能などでは6孔のものも広く使われている。長唄囃子や歌舞伎の下座音楽に用いられるものの多くは、管の両端を樺(かば)で巻き、漆で塗り固めて割れを防いでいる。また、歌や三味線の調子にあわせる必要上、長さの異なるさまざまの調子のものが用意されるのが普通である。民俗芸能では、それぞれの地方独自の篠笛を用いる場合が多い。

[千葉潤之介]

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