panpipe
Graduated tube instrument
A panpipe is a wind instrument made of tubes of graduated length bound together, played by blowing across the open tops.
The tubes produce different pitches according to their length.
Often called panpipes in the plural, the instrument appears in folk music traditions worldwide: the haunting sound of Andean panpipes.
Bird's sound-producing organ
- nymphNature spirit or larva
- satyrGoat-legged forest deity
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- dryadTree-dwelling nature spirit
metamorphosis · reed · faun · bucolic · pagan · woodland · mythological
Tall woody grass
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- caneStick for support
- tubesHollow cylindrical containers
- boundSecured or destined
graduated · mouthpiece · blow · breath · embouchure · handcrafted · tuned · pitched
Pleasing sequence of notes
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
evocative · pastoral · lyrical · shrill · reedy · breathy · hollow · sweet
Andean notched flute
- altiplanoElevated mountainous plain
- folkloricRelating to folk legends
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
Relating to folk legends
- acousticRelating to sound
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
busker · street musician · world music · new age · meditation music · ambient
syrinx
Bird's sound-producing organ
dryad · metamorphosis · reed · faun · bucolic · pagan · woodland · mythological
bamboo
Tall woody grass
bound · graduated · mouthpiece · blow · breath · embouchure · handcrafted · tuned · pitched · resonance
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- airyLight and well-ventilated
plaintive · evocative · pastoral · lyrical · shrill · reedy · breathy · hollow · sweet · mournful
quena
Andean notched flute
- altiplanoElevated mountainous plain
- folkloricRelating to folk legends
- indigenousOriginating in a region
wot
Archaic for know
- nayNegative vote
folkloric
Relating to folk legends
- acousticRelating to sound
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
guitar · busker · street musician · world music · new age · meditation music · ambient
- beginner instrumentsrecorder, xylophone, tambourine, triangle, maracas
- PeruPeru, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Cuzco, soles
- wind instrumentsflute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, bassoon
- Andean Musicquena, ceremonial music
- pocket instrumentsharmonica, kazoo, ocarina, penny whistle, tin whistle
- Bolivian AndesBolivia, La Paz, altiplano, Andes Mountains, salt flats
panpipepipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
church organ · grand piano · concert flute · synthesizer · French horn
panpipesynthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
electric keyboard · electronic organ · Moog · orchestral instrument · brass section