A shinobue is a yokobue that is used in festivals (matsuri-bayashi, satokagura, shishimai, and so on) stage music such as folk music, Kabuki and classical Japanese dance (hogaku-bayashi [orchestra of Japanese classical music]) and zashiki music (literally, music in tatami-room; hauta [a Japanese traditional song or ballad sung to the accompaniment of the samisen, Japanese banjo] and kouta [a ballad sung to samisen accompaniment], and so on).
お祭り（祭囃子、神楽里神楽、獅子舞など）、民謡、歌舞伎・日本舞踊（邦楽囃子）などの舞台音楽、座敷音楽（端唄、小唄など）で用いられる横笛。