Danso

{{Short description|Traditional Korean bamboo flute}} {{for|the name|Danso (name)}} {{Italic title}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox Korean name/auto |image=Danso.jpg |caption=Common modern ''danso'', made of varnished bamboo |hangul=단소 |hanja=短簫 }} thumb|''Danso'' fingering chart (all pitches sound one octave higher than written)|400px The '''''danso''''' (also spelled '''''tanso''''') is a Korean notched, end-blown vertical bamboo flute used in Korean folk music. It is traditionally made of bamboo, but since the 20th century it has also been made of plastic. It was imported from China in the 19th century, where it is called '''duanxiao''' ({{lang-zh|s=短箫|t=短簫|p=duǎnxiāo|l=short xiao}}).<ref>{{cite web |publisher= Grinnell College|title=TANSO |url= https://omeka1.grinnell.edu/MusicalInstruments/items/show/448|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101135446/https://omeka1.grinnell.edu/MusicalInstruments/items/show/448 |archive-date=2016-01-01 }}</ref> The Korean name is the transliteration of the Chinese one, a short variant of the xiao.

The flute has four finger holes and one thumb hole at the back. The playing range is two octaves, going from low G to high G. The lower sounds are made by just blowing, whereas the higher ones are made by difference in the strength of the blowing. The tone is clear, and it is also used as a solo instrument, but is mainly used for ensemble with other instruments in chamber music.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:단소(短簫)|url=http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/SearchNavi?keyword=%EB%8B%A8%EC%86%8C&ridx=0&tot=38|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture}}</ref>

The ''dan'' in the instrument's name means "short", and ''so'' refers to the notched, end-blown vertical bamboo flute. To match its name, It is the shortest wind instrument played vertically.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:단소 - 문화콘텐츠닷컴|url=https://www.culturecontent.com/content/contentView.do?search_div=CP_THE&search_div_id=CP_THE008&cp_code=cp0225&index_id=cp02250011&content_id=cp022500110001&search_left_menu=|access-date=2021-05-04|website=www.culturecontent.com}}</ref> Another Korean end-blown vertical bamboo flute, the ''tungso'', is longer.

==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" style="text-align: center;" caption="Types of Danso" heights="120px" perrow="3"> File:Black bamboo danso.jpg|Ojuk danso (Black bamboo danso) File:Danso (39.3cm).jpg|Traditional danso File:Okdanso.jpg|Okdanso (Jade danso) </gallery>

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Category:Korean musical instruments Category:End-blown flutes Category:Bamboo flutes