Dizi (instrument)
A Dizi is a flute type instrument like a bass flute and made from bamboo.
Originating in China[1], this traditional woodwind instrument is similar to a flute, but more complex, having a few main different characteristics including an additional hole called a Mo-Kong between the embouchure and the finger holes. [2]
Dizi (instrument) Media
Close-up of the di mo on a dizi, as well as the metal joint of a dizi.
Dizi bamboo membrane, or dimo
A Zhudi and a Zhongruan interpreter, from the NENU Folklorical Orchestra.
Detail of the 12th-century Song dynasty painting Night Revels of Han Xizai depicting two dizi players, with three guan (ancient oboe-like instrument) players and one paiban (wooden clapper)
A musician playing dizi with a Cantonese street band. Taken in Chinatown, San Francisco, United States, with a a Pentax K100D digital camera.
References
- ↑ "History of Dizi (Bamboo Flute)". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ↑ "Main Page", Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2025-02-19, retrieved 2025-04-19
