Ryuteki Material: resin
Dimension: 400mm × 20mm
Weight; 140g
Pitch:
Standard Pitch: Tuned in Standard Gagaku Pitch/ 430Hz
Higher Pitch: Tuned in Western Pitch/ 440Hz
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1, Black or Red.
2, Either 430Hz pitch or 440Hz pitch.
3, Choose any of the following set items and accessories.
Only Ryuteki:
1. Ryuteki
Simple set:
1. Ryuteki
2. Ryuteki case/ made of cherry wood
Special set:
1. Ryuteki
2. Ryuteki case/ made of cherry wood
3. Brocade bag for Ryuteki case
The Ryuteki/ literally "dragon flute" is a Japanese transverse flute.
It is used in gagaku, the Shinto classical music associated with Japan's imperial court.
The sound of the ryuteki is said to represent the dragons which ascend the skies between the heavenly lights (represented by the Sho) and the people of the earth (represented by the hichiriki).
The ryuteki is one of the 3 flutes used in gagaku, in particular to play songs of Chinese style.
The pitch is lower than that of the komabue and higher than that of the kagurabue.
The Ryuteki is held horizontally, has seven holes, and has a length of 40 centimeters and an inner diameter of 1.3 centimeters.
Unlike the western flute, the holes are not covered by the fingertips, rather, the fleshy part of the finger is used.
This allows for better control of "half-holing" techniques and chromatic notes, by simply raising the finger slightly above the holes.
Since the late 20th century, a few Ryuteki players have begun to specialize in the performance of new music.
One such performer is Takeshi Sasamoto.
Lois V Vierk is among the few non-Japanese musicians who have studied the instrument.
Ron Korb is a Canadian musician who has studied Ryuteki and incorporated it into his compositions.
Hans Werner Henze calls for this instrument for his El Cimarrón, and Karlheinz Stockhausen scored for Ryuteki in the original Gagaku-ensemble version of Jahreslauf (act 1 of the opera Dienstag aus Licht).
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