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Instrument aerophone, vertical flute without aeroconducto with escotadura as "U" or "V" in the distal end, built in cane or bone about 30 to 40 cm long. It has commonly 6 holes in the wall and one in the previous post (this cover with your thumb and is the spokesperson). The pitch obviously depends upon the length of the instrument although usually constructed with the basic tune in A3. In pre-Columbian times it is also built on clay or stone, ceramic provides a sound very special instrument, can be seen in the photo at right and below
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The Quena is undoubtedly the most important instrument of wind within the Andean folk music. At present Quena is used in three specific sectors. The first and oldest is like social flute used in festivals with bands flutists, religious or magical, and in the daily work for the care of herds. In the second Quena is used as a flute soloist or accompanying groups Creole or electric bands, as well as symphony orchestras. E1 last sector is very personal to be limited to the same people as soloists for entertainment. At maximum occur orquestinas camera but remain at the level of pure amateurs. And is that the joy he feels when the musician plays the quena can only be understood to touch yourself. |
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| It can be found mainly in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. |
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In some places still virgin land, where man is an element inserted in microcosm, in their hours of rest after chasing monkeys, armadillos or tigrillos, or after harvest cassava take their Quena and with it sound in the wind. For the Quenas constructed using all kinds of rods, wood, bones of birds, monkeys, crabs, tigers and depending on the use to be giving them put their names, having to use Quenas night, daytime use, rest, tests, parties, sorrows, funerals, struggles ...
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