There are a variety of transverse flutes. The fue has a long history, and both Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) and Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan), classical Japanese history books, mention this instrument. In Japan, most of the wind instruments are transverse.
The sounds have unstable pitches and include “noises” (unpitched sounds), both of which add a complex harmony to the music.įue in Japanese refers to wind instruments, especially reedless transverse flutes. Bamboo is abundant in Japan, so naturally, bamboo is the obvious choice for making wind instruments, because there is no need to hollow it out.Ĭompared to Western musical instruments, Japanese traditional musical instruments have been simple in terms of structure and sound-producing mechanisms. Japanese traditional musical instruments are, as is true around the world, made from what is available in the area. It was common for teachers to tell students what to learn next, and even if they wanted to learn a specific piece of music, they could not do so until the instructor said okay. In the past, there was not yet any universal musical notation (for example, a s hakuhachi player could not read a k oto score), so written music was just an aid. Students were expected to learn by carefully observing and intuitively feeling how and what their teachers play, and rote learning was the key for mastering a musical instrument. In Japan, music has been passed down basically through oral instruction from masters to their followers.
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