Music of India: Flute
This
wind instrument of ancient India was very common with Lord Krishna and the
religious music of the Buddhists.
Even the frescoes of Ajanta and
Ellora depict this Flute or Bansuri as an accompaniment to vocal and
instrumental Being an instrument of great antiquity, its construction
remained constant over the years.
It is made of a cylinderical
bamboo pipe of uniform bore, containing six holes for movement of the
fingers and a bigger hole for blowing air.
It is handled in an
oblique position and air is blown with the upper lip into the main hole.
Different octaves are produced by covering the holes with the fingers.
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