Transverse flute

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A transverse flute or side blown flute is a flute which is held horizontally when played. The player blows "across" embrochure , in a direction perpendicular to the flute's body length.

Transverse flutes include the Western classical flutes, the Indian classical flutes (the bansuri and the venu), the Chinese dizi and the Western fife.

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