Hero Plain Flute Gyroscope Toys *Britannica Quick Search Version

*Britannica Quick Search Version

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Hero Plain Flute Gyroscope Toys *Britannica Quick Search VersionWhat are now known in Japan as 'Hero' flutes began as flutes for Iwami Kagura: the ancient music and dancing of Japan's native Shinto religion. Held alongside the mouth like an orchestral flute, the Hero flute nevertheless produces its sound in the same way as a recorder or ocarina: by putting it to the lips, and simply blowing. Prized as it is for this sound, it came to be called a Hero flute. The Hero flutes produced by the Hero Flute Company are