篳ひち篥りき

noun

hichiriki; small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku

A traditional Japanese double-reed instrument made of bamboo, with seven finger holes on the front and two on the back. It is a key melodic instrument in gagaku (court music).

See also: 雅楽 (ががく)

• 雅が楽がくでは、篳ひち篥りきが主しゅ旋せん律りつを担たん当とうすることが多おおい。

  In gagaku, the hichiriki often carries the main melody.

• 篳ひち篥りきの音ね色いろは、哀あい愁しゅうを帯おびた独どく特とくな響ひびきがある。

  The tone of the hichiriki has a distinctive, plaintive quality.