Western concert flute Western concert flute The Western concert flute is a transverse (side-blown) woodwind instrument made of metal or wood. It is the most common variant of the flute. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist, flutist, flute player, or (rarely) fluter. This type of flute is used in many ensembles including concert bands, military bands, marching bands, orchestras, flute ensembles, and occasionally jazz bands and big bands. Other flutes in this family include the piccolo, alto flute, and the bass flute. A large repertory of works has been composed for flute. The flute is one of the oldest
Xun (instrument) this sense, xun represents also the idea of harmony, which is one of the main parts of traditional Chinese values. The Erya (尔雅): "A large xun is like a goose egg, with a flattened bottom and six holes; a small one is like a chicken egg" Shijing (诗经): "The elder brother plays xun, the younger brother plays chi [transverse flute]" The Korean equivalent is the "hun" (hangul: 훈; hanja: 塤). In Japan, the same type of instrument is called "tsuchibue" (hiragana: つちぶえ ; kanji: 土笛, lit. "earthen flute"). In Assam, it is known as Xutuli. Xun (instrument) The xun (;