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The danso (also spelled tanso) is a Korean notched, end-blown
End-blown flute

The end-blown flute or rim-blown flute is a keyless woodwind instrument played by directing an airstream against the sharp edge of the upper end of a tube....
 vertical bamboo
Bamboo flute

Flutes made of bamboo are found in many musical traditions.The Gamelan in Indonesia use them.Some bamboo flutes include:*Atenteben *Bansuri *Chi ...
 flute
Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike other woodwind instruments, a flute is a reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge....
 used in Korean folk music. It is traditionally made of bamboo
Bamboo

The bamboos are a group of woody perennial plant evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae....
, but in the 20th century it has also been made of plastic.

The instrument is derived from the Chinese xiao
Xiao (flute)

The xiao is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It is generally made of dark brown bamboo . It is also sometimes called d?ngxiao , d?ng meaning "hole." An ancient name for the xiao is sh?d? but the name xiao in ancient times also included the side-blown bamboo flute, dizi....
 and is used as an educational tool in Korean primary schools, much like the recorder
Recorder

The recorder is a woodwind instrument musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes — whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle and ocarina....
 is used in western nations.

The flute has four finger holes and one thumb hole at the back.






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The danso (also spelled tanso) is a Korean notched, end-blown
End-blown flute

The end-blown flute or rim-blown flute is a keyless woodwind instrument played by directing an airstream against the sharp edge of the upper end of a tube....
 vertical bamboo
Bamboo flute

Flutes made of bamboo are found in many musical traditions.The Gamelan in Indonesia use them.Some bamboo flutes include:*Atenteben *Bansuri *Chi ...
 flute
Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike other woodwind instruments, a flute is a reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge....
 used in Korean folk music. It is traditionally made of bamboo
Bamboo

The bamboos are a group of woody perennial plant evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae....
, but in the 20th century it has also been made of plastic.

The instrument is derived from the Chinese xiao
Xiao (flute)

The xiao is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It is generally made of dark brown bamboo . It is also sometimes called d?ngxiao , d?ng meaning "hole." An ancient name for the xiao is sh?d? but the name xiao in ancient times also included the side-blown bamboo flute, dizi....
 and is used as an educational tool in Korean primary schools, much like the recorder
Recorder

The recorder is a woodwind instrument musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes — whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle and ocarina....
 is used in western nations.

The flute has four finger holes and one thumb hole at the back. The playing range is two octaves, going from low G to high G.

The dan in the instrument's name means "short," and so refers to the notched, end-blown vertical bamboo flute. Another Korean end-blown vertical bamboo flute, the tungso
Tungso

The tungso is a Korean notched, end-blown flute vertical bamboo flute flute used in Korean traditional music. It is similar to the danso, but longer....
 , is longer.

See also

  • Tungso
    Tungso

    The tungso is a Korean notched, end-blown flute vertical bamboo flute flute used in Korean traditional music. It is similar to the danso, but longer....
  • Xiao (flute)
    Xiao (flute)

    The xiao is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It is generally made of dark brown bamboo . It is also sometimes called d?ngxiao , d?ng meaning "hole." An ancient name for the xiao is sh?d? but the name xiao in ancient times also included the side-blown bamboo flute, dizi....
  • Quena
    Quena

    The quena is the traditional flute of the Andes. Usually made of bamboo, it has 6 finger holes and one thumb hole and is open on both ends. To produce sound, the player closes the top end of the pipe with the flesh between his chin and lower lip, and blows a stream of air downward, along the axis of the pipe, over an elliptical notch cut i...
  • Traditional Korean musical instruments
    Traditional Korean musical instruments

    Traditional Korean musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments....
  • Music of Korea


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