Fadno
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Fadno is a reed instrument and domestic flute of the Sami people of Scandinavia, made from Angelica archangelica.[citation needed] The instrument features a reed and three to six (generally four) fingerholes[1] and appears to have no parallels among the surrounding Scandinavian peoples.[2]
Hornbostel–Sachs classification422.211.2
(single-reed aerophone with cylindrical bore and fingerholes)
(single-reed aerophone with cylindrical bore and fingerholes)
A picture of 2 fadnos. | |
| Woodwind instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | aerophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.211.2 (single-reed aerophone with cylindrical bore and fingerholes) |
| Related instruments | |
| arghul, bülban, clarinet, diplica, dili tuiduk, dozaleh, cifte, launeddas, mijwiz, mock trumpet, pilili, Reclam de xeremies, sipsi, zammara, zummara | |
Characteristics
The instrument is made from a 15–30 cm length of the angelica plant (fadno, the term for one-year-old angelica), from which the instrument derives its name.[3] The instrument's reed categorized as an "idioglottic concussion reed",[4] meaning the reed is fashioned from the tube itself.[5] Fadnos were played with Sami drums together with joik.