[Aztlan] Ocarinas/Flutes

[Arnd Adje Both]

Dear colleagues,
Kim Goldsmith touched another important point, which needs to be explained. Flutes can be "stopped" or not, i.e., their resonating chambers are closed or show a so-called exit or sound hole. A flute (globular or tubular, with or without finger holes) is "stopped", when the resonator is closed. Usually ocarinas, i.e. globular flutes with finger holes, are "stopped flutes". The Veracruz double or monotubular whistles are also stopped. 
Please, direct further requests on the description and classification of ancient musical instruments off-list, I fear that colleagues not interested in the topic get bored.  
Best regards, Adje

PS > A whistle is like an ocarina, but with no fingerholes.
Kim, you are perfectly correct!


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> Datum: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:00:02 -0500
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> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 10:18:17 -0800 (PST)
> From: kim Goldsmith <kiminmexico at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Aztlan] Ocarinas/Flutes
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> In light of recent events I haven't been able to follow this topic closely
> enough, so please forgive me if this question/observation has already been
> addressed.
> 
> I thought that to qualify as a "flute", the instrument not only had to
> have various fingerholes, but ALSO an opening at the end opposite the
> mouthpiece end.
> 
> An ocarina (or "sweet potato" as they were referred to when I was little
> [and I wonder if that comes from the Mesoamerican tradition as well]), has
> various thumb/fingerholes but no opening that's not at the mouthpiece end.
> 
> A whistle is like an ocarina, but with no fingerholes.
> 
> The reason this interests me is because, as a clay figurine specialist,
> the clay instruments usually get sent to me for study.
> 
> Please let me know if I'm wrong about the "flute" part (i.e. a flute
> doesn't have to be open-ended).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> KIM
> 
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