Ocarina
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The ocarina is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects fro
A mono-chamber 12-hole ocarina
Ocarina, c. 1900, Museu de la Música de Barcelona
A transverse ocarina
Front and back view of transverse ocarinas. The double holes on front indicate a fingering system developed in 20th-century Japan.
Fipple
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The term fipple specifies a variety of end-blown flute that includes the flageolet, recorder, and tin whistle. The Hornbostel–Sachs system for classifying musical instruments places this group under t
Mouthpiece of a Catalan recorder
A pipe and tabor player and a double pipe player accompany a gymnast in this Medieval illustration.