The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle,[1]English flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, tin flageolet, Irish whistle, Belfast Hornpipe, feadóg stáin (or simply feadóg) and Clarke London Flageolet[2] is a simple, six-holed woodwindinstrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. A tin whistle player is called a tin whistler or simply a whistler. The tin whistle is closely associated with Celtic music.
Several high D tin whistles |
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Woodwind instrument | |
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Other names | Pennywhistle |
Classification | |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification |
421.221.12 (Open flute with internal duct and fingerholes) |
Playing range | |
Two octaves | |
Related instruments | |