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Fipple

January 01, 1970

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 the heading "Flutes with duct or duct flutes."[1] The label "fipple flute" is frequently applied to members of the subgroup but there is no general agreement about the structural detail of the sound-producing mechanism that constitutes the fipple, itself.

Mouthpiece of a Catalan recorder

Nomenclature edit

 
Cross-section of the mouthpiece of a recorder, indicating a block (A), duct (B), and edge (C)

The accompanying illustration of the mouthpiece of a recorder shows a wooden block (A) with a channel carved into the body of the instrument (B), together forming a duct that directs a ribbon of air across an opening toward a sharp edge (C). The edge splits the air in a manner that alternately directs it into and outside of the tube, setting the contained column of air into periodic vibration. This flow-controlled "air reed" is a definitive characteristic of all flutes, which therefore all have an edge or equivalent air-splitting device.[2]

As is clear from the Hornbostel-Sachs heading, there are several ways in which a duct can be formed. These include the player's lips controlling the stream of air as it is directed to the edge, without mechanical assistance. Common examples of this are the end-blown ney and the side-blown concert flute. The first attested use of the term fipple is in a comparison between the recorder and the transverse flute by Francis Bacon, published in 1626.[3]

Recorders…were it not for the fipple, that straitneth the air…would yeeld no sound. … Some kinds of winde-instruments, are blowne at a small hole in the side, which straitneth the breath at the first entrance, the rather in respect of their traverse, and stop above the hole, which performeth the fipples part, as is seene in flutes and fifes, which will not give a sound by a blast at the end, as recorders &c., doe.

By this description, the fipple is a plug that nearly closes one end of the pipe, open only for the duct that "straightens” the channel of air blown axially into the instrument. The solid "stop” near the mouth hole or embouchure on a pipe that is blown transversely is analogous to it. This provides historical justification for using the term "fipple flute" to designate a recorder (cf. the German term Blockflöte). Subsequent authors have used the term in that sense but differ in the element of the mechanical aggregate illustrated above that they regard specifically as the fipple. That word is used variously to designate the block, the edge, the full block-duct-edge structure, and the entire instrument. This ambiguity is detailed in the article headed Fipple in Grove Music Online, which concludes, "Since nobody can agree what the term means, to avoid further confusion its use should be abandoned."[4] In the text below, what might otherwise be termed a fipple flute is referred to as a duct flute.

Sound production edit

A whistle sound is produced by the interaction between the air reed and the air column in the segment of the instrument that projects just beyond the edge. The dimensions of the entire body of the instrument determine its timbre and pitch. Various additional structural details permit the player to alter both these factors. One example of this is the set of finger holes that laterally pierce the body of a recorder and are opened or closed to change the length of the vibrating air column.

The recorder can be used to illustrate further nuance in the design of duct flutes. By definition, the duct is formed by a channel carved into the body of the instrument, and the block. This passage is alternately termed a windway and ends at an opening referred to as a window, bounded by the edge on the opposite side. This rigid structure affords intrinsically less dynamic and intonational flexibility than does, for example, a transverse flute embouchure. This can be offset by other structural details. In the case of the recorder, their presence or absence often differentiates between mass-produced and artisan-built instruments. In a broader context, the difference between one type of duct flute and another is determined both by gross and finer structural detail.

History edit

 
A pipe and tabor player and a double pipe player accompany a gymnast in this Medieval illustration.

Duct flutes have a long history: an example of an Iron Age specimen, made from a sheep bone, exists in Leeds City Museum.[5]

L.E. McCullough notes that the oldest surviving whistles date from the 12th century, but that, "Players of the feadan are also mentioned in the description of the King of Ireland's court found in Early Irish law dating from the 7th and 8th centuries A.D."[6]

The Tusculum whistle is a 14-cm whistle with six finger holes, made of brass or bronze, found with pottery dating to the 14th and 15th centuries; it is currently in the collections of the National Museums Scotland.[7]

One of the earliest surviving recorders was discovered in a castle moat in Dordrecht, the Netherlands in 1940, and has been dated to the 14th century. It is largely intact, though not playable. A second more or less intact 14th century recorder was found in a latrine in northern Germany (in Göttingen): other 14th-century examples survive from Esslingen (Germany) and Tartu (Estonia). There is a fragment of a possible 14th-15th-century bone recorder in Rhodes (Greece); and there is an intact 15th-century example from Elblag (Poland).

Duct flutes edit

Main page: Category:Fipple flutes

The following flutes have a duct structure:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Flutes with duct or duct flutes". Musical Instrument Museums Online. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ Benade, Arthur H. (1990). Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics. New York: Dover. p. 491.
  3. ^ Francis Bacon (1626). "Sylva Sylvarum". p. 40. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ Montagu, Jeremy (2001). "Fipple". Oxford Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42042. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ Raistrick, A.; Spaul, Professor; Todd, Eric (22 January 2024). "The Malham Iron-Age Pipe". The Galpin Society Journal. 5: 28–38. doi:10.2307/841408. JSTOR 841408.
  6. ^ L.E. McCullough (1976). "Historical Notes on the Tinwhistle". . Oak Publications. ISBN 0-8256-0340-4. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2006.
  7. ^ National Museums Scotland. "Whistle H.LT 40". Retrieved 22 December 2022.

Further reading edit

  • Hauwe, Walter van (1984). The Modern Recorder Player. Schott, ISBN 0-901938-96-3.
  • Hunt, Edgar (1962). The Recorder and Its Music. John Gardner Printers, Ltd Hawthorne Rd, Liverpool, England. 1982: ISBN 978-0903873055.
  • McCullough, L.E. (1976). "Historical Notes on the Tinwhistle", The Complete Irish Tin Whistle Tutor, Oak Publications. ISBN 0-8256-0340-4.

External links edit

  • Reconstructed bone flutes, sound sample and playing instructions.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fipple news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 the heading Flutes with duct or duct flutes 1 The label fipple flute is frequently applied to members of the subgroup but there is no general agreement about the structural detail of the sound producing mechanism that constitutes the fipple itself Mouthpiece of a Catalan recorder Contents 1 Nomenclature 2 Sound production 3 History 4 Duct flutes 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksNomenclature edit nbsp Cross section of the mouthpiece of a recorder indicating a block A duct B and edge C The accompanying illustration of the mouthpiece of a recorder shows a wooden block A with a channel carved into the body of the instrument B together forming a duct that directs a ribbon of air across an opening toward a sharp edge C The edge splits the air in a manner that alternately directs it into and outside of the tube setting the contained column of air into periodic vibration This flow controlled air reed is a definitive characteristic of all flutes which therefore all have an edge or equivalent air splitting device 2 As is clear from the Hornbostel Sachs heading there are several ways in which a duct can be formed These include the player s lips controlling the stream of air as it is directed to the edge without mechanical assistance Common examples of this are the end blown ney and the side blown concert flute The first attested use of the term fipple is in a comparison between the recorder and the transverse flute by Francis Bacon published in 1626 3 Recorders were it not for the fipple that straitneth the air would yeeld no sound Some kinds of winde instruments are blowne at a small hole in the side which straitneth the breath at the first entrance the rather in respect of their traverse and stop above the hole which performeth the fipples part as is seene in flutes and fifes which will not give a sound by a blast at the end as recorders amp c doe By this description the fipple is a plug that nearly closes one end of the pipe open only for the duct that straightens the channel of air blown axially into the instrument The solid stop near the mouth hole or embouchure on a pipe that is blown transversely is analogous to it This provides historical justification for using the term fipple flute to designate a recorder cf the German term Blockflote Subsequent authors have used the term in that sense but differ in the element of the mechanical aggregate illustrated above that they regard specifically as the fipple That word is used variously to designate the block the edge the full block duct edge structure and the entire instrument This ambiguity is detailed in the article headed Fipple in Grove Music Online which concludes Since nobody can agree what the term means to avoid further confusion its use should be abandoned 4 In the text below what might otherwise be termed a fipple flute is referred to as a duct flute Sound production editA whistle sound is produced by the interaction between the air reed and the air column in the segment of the instrument that projects just beyond the edge The dimensions of the entire body of the instrument determine its timbre and pitch Various additional structural details permit the player to alter both these factors One example of this is the set of finger holes that laterally pierce the body of a recorder and are opened or closed to change the length of the vibrating air column The recorder can be used to illustrate further nuance in the design of duct flutes By definition the duct is formed by a channel carved into the body of the instrument and the block This passage is alternately termed a windway and ends at an opening referred to as a window bounded by the edge on the opposite side This rigid structure affords intrinsically less dynamic and intonational flexibility than does for example a transverse flute embouchure This can be offset by other structural details In the case of the recorder their presence or absence often differentiates between mass produced and artisan built instruments In a broader context the difference between one type of duct flute and another is determined both by gross and finer structural detail History edit nbsp A pipe and tabor player and a double pipe player accompany a gymnast in this Medieval illustration Duct flutes have a long history an example of an Iron Age specimen made from a sheep bone exists in Leeds City Museum 5 L E McCullough notes that the oldest surviving whistles date from the 12th century but that Players of the feadan are also mentioned in the description of the King of Ireland s court found in Early Irish law dating from the 7th and 8th centuries A D 6 The Tusculum whistle is a 14 cm whistle with six finger holes made of brass or bronze found with pottery dating to the 14th and 15th centuries it is currently in the collections of the National Museums Scotland 7 One of the earliest surviving recorders was discovered in a castle moat in Dordrecht the Netherlands in 1940 and has been dated to the 14th century It is largely intact though not playable A second more or less intact 14th century recorder was found in a latrine in northern Germany in Gottingen other 14th century examples survive from Esslingen Germany and Tartu Estonia There is a fragment of a possible 14th 15th century bone recorder in Rhodes Greece and there is an intact 15th century example from Elblag Poland Duct flutes editMain page Category Fipple flutes The following flutes have a duct structure Bangsi Alas Diple or dvojnice Flabiol Flageolet forerunner of the tin whistle Fujara Hydraulophone Khloy Khlui Kuisi Several Indigenous American flutes including the double chamber instrument commonly known as the Native American Flute the latter usually have an edge slanted toward the inside of the instrument and a primary air chamber before the constricted air canal or windway created with a separate mobile piece tied to the instrument s body an external block making a roof instead of a floor for the windway Ocarinas and among them the Gemshorn Flue pipes of the pipe organ Pipe as with tabor Recorder Salamuri Shvi Slide whistle aka swanee or swannee whistle piston flute jazz flute Sopilka Ukrainian folk instruments with several variants including twin piped instruments superficially resembling the aulos and modern chromatic instruments with 10 holes Souravli Spilapipa Stabule Telenka Ukrainian overtone flute Tin whistle or penny whistle Txistu FrulaSee also editWind instrument for additional information on sound productionReferences edit Flutes with duct or duct flutes Musical Instrument Museums Online Retrieved 9 October 2019 Benade Arthur H 1990 Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics New York Dover p 491 Francis Bacon 1626 Sylva Sylvarum p 40 Retrieved 11 July 2021 Montagu Jeremy 2001 Fipple Oxford Music Online doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article 42042 Retrieved 11 July 2021 Raistrick A Spaul Professor Todd Eric 22 January 2024 The Malham Iron Age Pipe The Galpin Society Journal 5 28 38 doi 10 2307 841408 JSTOR 841408 L E McCullough 1976 Historical Notes on the Tinwhistle The Complete Irish Tin Whistle Tutor Oak Publications ISBN 0 8256 0340 4 Archived from the original on 7 June 2007 Retrieved 1 February 2006 National Museums Scotland Whistle H LT 40 Retrieved 22 December 2022 Further reading editHauwe Walter van 1984 The Modern Recorder Player Schott ISBN 0 901938 96 3 Hunt Edgar 1962 The Recorder and Its Music John Gardner Printers Ltd Hawthorne Rd Liverpool England 1982 ISBN 978 0903873055 McCullough L E 1976 Historical Notes on the Tinwhistle The Complete Irish Tin Whistle Tutor Oak Publications ISBN 0 8256 0340 4 External links editReconstructed bone flutes sound sample and playing instructions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fipple amp oldid 1198019960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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