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Note to moderators: read answerline carefully. An “ancient” type of these instruments employed in gagaku ensembles has a size of 1.8 namesake units and was adapted from the Chinese xiāo (“shyao”). The third movement of the Yellow River Piano Concerto begins with a solo for one of these instruments, (20[1])whose thin membrane gives it a distinctive (20[1])buzzing sound. Unlike the dízi (“DEE-zeh”), the (*) shakuhachi is an end-blown (10[1])type of these instruments. (10[6])They’re not (10[1])clarinets, but Theobald (10[1])Boehm developed the key system (10[1])for this instrument’s Western concert type. (10[2])The “vessel” type of these instruments is exemplified by the ocarina. (10[2])Many (10[2])of these instruments are made of bamboo (10[1])and may (10[1])be (10[1])vertical (10[2])or transverse. (10[1])For 10 points, name these (10[1])woodwind instruments related to the piccolo. (10[3])■END■ (10[8])

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