Hichiriki - Hichiriki

Japanese: 篳篥∥觱篥 - ひちりき

A type of wind instrument found in China, Korea, and Japan. It is fitted with a vibrating body called a tongue (which functions as a double reed) and is held in the mouth and blown. It is also written as 'bishitsu', 'biriki', 'riki', etc., and is sometimes abbreviated as 'kakan'. In ancient times it was also called 'kakan', 'kan', or 'gakan'.
[China]
In modern China, instruments called pipes or guanzi are used, and the hichiriki is considered an ancient instrument. The hichiriki was introduced to China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties as an instrument of the Hu people of the Western Regions, and was used in court music as an instrument playing the main melodies during the Sui and Tang dynasties. During the Song dynasty, it became an increasingly important instrument in the court and in the newly developed dramatic music.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，朝鮮，日本に見られる管楽器の一種。舌と呼ばれる振動体(ダブル･リードとして機能する)を付け，口にくわえて吹き鳴らす。悲慄，悲篥，篥などとも書き，と略記することもある。また，古くは笳管（かかん），管，賀管ともいった。
［中国］
　現代の中国では，管あるいは管子と呼ばれるものを使用しており，篳篥は古楽器とされる。篳篥は南北朝に西域の胡（こ）の楽器として伝えられ，隋，唐の時代には主要旋律を奏する楽器として宮廷の音楽に用いられ，宋代には宮廷や新しく発展しはじめた劇楽でも，ますます重要な楽器とされた。

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