How the Rauschpfeife makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the Rauschpfeife belongs to the double-reed instruments: two reeds beat against each other – oboes, bassoons, shawms and the duduk.
More broadly it is one of the aerophones (wind instruments), where sound comes from vibrating air.
Players shape its sound through technique and materials; the resonating body filters the raw vibration, boosting some harmonics and damping others.
From Wikipedia
A rauschpfeife (pl. rauschpfeifes or rauschpfeifen; German: Rauschpfeife, pl. Rauschpfeifen) is a capped conical reed musical instrument of the woodwind family, used in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In common with the crumhorn and cornamuse, it is a wooden double-reed instrument with the reed enclosed in a windcap. The player blows into a slot in the top of the windcap to produce the sound.
Other double-reed instruments
Frequently asked questions
What does the Rauschpfeife sound like?
As one of the double-reed instruments, its sound comes from the way two reeds beat against each other.
What type of instrument is the Rauschpfeife?
It is classified as double-reed instruments (Hornbostel–Sachs 422.111).
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q1753689 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rauschpfeife – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by Original uploader was Mattmm at en.wikipedia – CC BY-SA 3.0