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| Instrument Title | Shinobue 8 |
| Instrument ID | 157.00 |
| Country/area | Japan
East Asia
Asia
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| Hornbostel-Sachs class | 421.121.12 |
| Keyword | Kabuki; Hayashi; Kabuki Hayashi; Folk Hayashi; Kabuki Geza; Geza; Matsuri-Bayashi; Flute |
| Description | The shinobue is an open, side-blown flute with seven fingerholes, similar to the takebue. This is one of a set of 12 numbered shinobue in graduated sizes and tunings - one for each note of the chromatic scale. It has red lacquer on the inside and is numbered on the top end with a Japanese character in red lacquer on top of black.
The shinobue is one of the instruments in the ensemble which accompanies dance, dance-dramas and other theatrical forms associated with festivals of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. It is also found in the ensemble which accompanies Kabuki Hayashi, where it embroiders the shamisen line and creates a special atmosphere. It is also used in Kabuki Geza (off-stage) music.
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| Dimensions | Total length 15.00" or 38.1 cm
length of fingerhole
span 5 7/16" or 14.5 cm
diameter at top end 13/16" or
2.0 cm
diameter at bottom 5/8" or 1.9 cm
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| Accessories | In yellow cloth bag with 11 other shinobue of different tunings. |
| Condition | Good |
| Digital Collection | Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive |
| Image No. | xaa_157a.jpg |
| Contact Info | For further information contact: Archivist, University of
Washington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box
353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974 |
| Copyright | This Musical Instrument database is intended for educational
and instructional use; if you cite or download images or
text, please acknowledge the University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives. |
| Repository | University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives |
| Type | Image |
| Digital reproduction field | Photographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed
using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5,
label added) |
