How the rondador makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the rondador belongs to the flutes (edge-blown): an air jet is split on a sharp edge, setting the air column vibrating – flutes, recorders, whistles and panpipes.
More broadly it is one of the aerophones (wind instruments), where sound comes from vibrating air.
Its timbre – the colour that lets you tell it apart from other instruments playing the same note – comes from the mix of overtones its body and resonator emphasise.
From Wikipedia
The rondador is a set of chorded cane panpipes that produces two tones simultaneously. It consists of pieces of cane, placed side by side in order by size and closed at one end, and is played by blowing across the top of the instrument. The rondador is considered the national instrument of Ecuador. Further knowledge on the instrument is required, as the musical scale of which note each tube played projects is unknown.
Other flutes
Frequently asked questions
What does a rondador sound like?
As one of the flutes, its sound comes from the way an air jet is split on a sharp edge, setting the air column vibrating.
What type of instrument is the rondador?
It is classified as flutes (edge-blown) (Hornbostel–Sachs 421.112.11).
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q6149665 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rondador – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by Inti-sol – CC BY-SA 3.0