komabue
The komabue is a transverse bamboo flute, a fue that is used in traditional Japanese court music. • Illustration — A komabue fue
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- fue
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- Japan
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Construction
Construction
The komabue is typically constructed from bamboo. It is a transverse flute with six finger-holes. It is, shorter than the ryuteki flute.
Use
Use
The komabue is used in both Gagaku and Komagaku. Historically the Oga family of musicians in Japan specialized in the komabue.
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komabue is associated with Japan.
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Komabue, revision 1360858771 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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- 1.Shigeo Kishibe, et al. "Japan." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/43335pg5
- 2.Marett, A. Musica Asiatica Vol. 5 Published by CUP Archive, p.210
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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