Nai (pan flute)
Thenai(archaic:muscal) is a traditionalRomaniandiatonicpan fluteused in a lot of genres.
Structure
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The nai has usually at least 20 pipes made ofbambooorreed.They are arranged in a curved array, allowing a greater speed of play. Generally the longer, lower pipes are on the right. The pitch of each pipe is adjusted withbeeswax;usually nais are tuned in G for Romanian folk music, or in C for classical. Traditional Romanian pan flutes have tubes with varying diameters which go from wide to narrow as you go up the scale, to maintain the volume/length ratio of the tube and therefore produce the best consistent tone quality.
Famous nai players
[edit]- Fănică Luca
- Damian Luca
- Gheorghe Zamfir
- Simion Stanciu
- Radu Simion
- Damian Drăghici
- Nicolae Pîrvu
- Dana Dragomir
- Constantin Moscovici
References
[edit]- Zamfir, Gheorghe(1975).Traitė Du Naï Roumain: méthode de flûte de pan.Chappell S.A.ISBN88-8291-286-8.
External links
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