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The hichiriki (篳篥?) is a double reed instrument used as one of two main melodic instruments in Japanese gagaku music, the other being the ryuteki. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various Wind instruments The term double reed comes from the fact that there are two A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The duduk (duˈduk is a traditional woodwind instrument of Armenian origins A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various Wind instruments The term double reed comes from the fact that there are two Gagaku (ja [[wiktionary雅 雅]][[wiktionary楽 楽]] literally "elegant music" is a type of Japanese classical music that has been performed at the Imperial court The is a Japanese transverse Fue made of Bamboo. It is used in Gagaku, the Shinto classical music associated with Japan's imperial court The hichiriki is difficult to play, due in part to its double-reed configuration. Although a double reed instrument like the oboe, the hichiriki has a cylindrical bore and thus its sound is similar to that of a clarinet. "Hautbois" redirects here for the strawberry variety see Hautbois strawberry. The bore of a Wind instrument is its interior chamber that defines a flow path through which air travels and is set into vibration to produce sounds Pitch and ornamentation (most notably bending tones) is controlled largely with the embouchure. The hichiriki is one of the "sacred" instruments and is often heard being played at Shinto weddings in Japan. is the native religion of Japan and was once its State religion. It produces a sound that many describe as "haunting. "
The hichiriki is the most widely used of all instruments in Gagaku and it is used in all forms of music aside from poetry recitation.
The hichiriki is derived from the Chinese guan or bili, and is also related to the Korean piri. The guan ( 管; Pinyin: guǎn literally "pipe" or "tube" where northern China version is called guanzi The piri is a Korean Double reed instrument used in both the folk and classical (court Music of Korea.
Notable non-Japanese musicians who have learned to play the hichiriki include Alan Hovhaness, Joseph Celli, and Ralph Jones. Alan Hovhaness (Ալան Հովհանես ( March 8, 1911 &ndash June 21, 2000) was an American Composer of Armenian Joseph Celli (b March 19, 1944) is an American musician and composer specializing in contemporary and improvised music for Oboe and English
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