Whistle
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A whistle is a musical instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. The whistle makes a high-pitched, piercing, and shrill sound. It is a type of fipple flute, and may be m
A metal pea whistle
A party whistle
Carved whalebone whistle dated 1821. 8 cm long.
Quillacinga clay whistle, c. 1250–1500 AD, at the Museum of Texas Tech University.
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
Whistle
…instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. The whistle makes a high-pitched, piercing, and shrill sound. It is a type of fipple flute, and may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to…
Mouthpiece of a Catalan recorder
A pipe and tabor player and a double pipe player accompany a gymnast in this Medieval illustration.