The "Sound of Baekje" has awakened from a 1,400-year slumber. A transverse flute (横笛), a wind instrument, was discovered at the Buyeo Gwanbuk-ri ruins, believed to be the site of the royal palace from ...

When did flutes start being held sideways, and are there any that you play vertically instead? We dive into the history of classical music’s transverse instrument. In 2008, at Hohle Fels, a cave in ...

It is thought the 'fipple flute' was formed from the tibia of either a sheep or a goat A rare flute made from bone has been unearthed at an archaeological site near Herne Bay. Archaeologists were ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD: "ONE END CLOSED. SMALL ...

A fujara is (wait for it…) a large Slovak folk shepherd’s overtone fipple flute. Still not sure what it is? Here’s a bit more detail: the fujara is essentially a large woodwind instrument, in the same ...