RYŪTEKI: Japanese musical instrument

The ryūteki is transverse flute from japan that is manufactured from bamboo. The musical instrument is used in gagaku, the Shinto classical music linked with Japan’s imperial court. The sound of the musical instrument is said to represent the dragons that ascend the skies between the heavenly lights and the people of the earth. The musical flute is one of the main flutes that are used in gagaku, especially to play melodies of Chinese style. The pitch of the musical instrument is lower than the pitch of the komabue, and higher than the pitch of the kagurabue.
The ryūteki is held horizontally when it is being played. The instrument has 7 holes and it is approximately 40 cm long and an inner diameter of 1.3 cm. unlike the western flute, the holes of the instrument are not closed by the fingertips, instead the fleshy part of the finger is used in the covering of the holes. This permits for better control of half-holing styles and chromatic notes, by raising the finger of the hand somewhat above the holes of the instrument.
Since the later part of the 20th century, a few players of the musical instrument have started specializing in the performance of new music; one of such players is Takeshi Sasamoto.

Lois V Vierk is one of the few non-Japanese musicians who have studied the ryūteki.

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