SHINOBUE is a Japanese traditional flute used for Shinto music, traditional festival and education depending on key.
The Suzuki shinobue, also called takebue, is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound. It is found in hayashi and nagauta ensembles, and plays important roles in noh and kabuki theatre music.
It is heard in Shinto music such as kagura-den and in traditional Japanese folk songs.
There are two styles: uta (song) and hayashi (festival). The uta is properly tuned to the Western scale, and can be played in ensembles or as a solo instrument.
There are three keys are available, SNO-04(Bb) and SNO-03(B) are well used for Shinto music and the festival, and SNO-02(C) is for ensamble with other instruments and education to learn Japanese song.
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