{{Short description|Japanese flute}} {{Italic title|reason=:Category:Japanese words and phrases}} [[File:Komabue fue.jpg|thumb|A ''komabue fue'']] The {{Nihongo||高麗笛|'''komabue'''|"Koma flute"}} is a transverse bamboo flute, a fue that is used in traditional Japanese court music.
==Construction== The ''komabue'' is typically constructed from bamboo. It is a transverse flute with six finger-holes. It is {{Convert abbreviated|36|cm}}, shorter than the ''ryuteki'' flute.<ref>Shigeo Kishibe, et al. "Japan." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/43335pg5</ref>
==Use== The ''komabue'' is used in both Gagaku and Komagaku. Historically the Oga family of musicians in Japan specialized in the ''komabue''.<ref>Marett, A. Musica Asiatica Vol. 5 Published by CUP Archive, {{ISBN|0-521-34071-3}} p.210</ref>
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Category:Side-blown flutes Category:Gagaku Category:Japanese musical instruments Category:Bamboo flutes