نەي

ئۇنىۋېرسال flute,pipe,trumpet\ ئۇنىۋېرسال 1. mus. n. A transverse flute, made of wood, bamboo or metal, with six finger\ ئۇنىۋېرسال 1. mus. n. A transverse flute, made of wood, bamboo or metal, with six finger ئۇيغۇر چالغۇ ئاتالغۇلىرى Nay It belongs to the family of pipe which is played by bloWing air．In ancient times it was made of bones with two or three holes．Later it was made of reed．It is played by holding with certain slope．There are seven to eight sound holeS on it． ئۇيغۇر چالغۇ ئاتالغۇلىرى Nay The most ancient Nays were made of animal bones with two or three holes and they were used as a handle of a whip and an instrumeent by Tulk and Hun shepherds．Later they were made of reeds．Now they are made of bamboo and metal．Their length differs from one another．The ones made of bones are twenty centimeters long and the ones made of reeds are forty to fifty centimeters long． Nay is played by puning air into it and there are many sound holes on．ti when they are played，the sound holes are covered with fingers fully and halfto make different sound．Nay makes loud sound and reach far away．Their sound is melodic and played by one person．they play important part in orchestras to make fast and lively music．The commonly used Nay has eight holes． Their sound range is from dl to d3．They have thick sound between dl and bl，loud sound between c2 and g2 and clear and high between b2 and d3． In Xinjiang Museum，there is a Nay of South and North Dynasty(from420to 581A．D．)．It was made of bones with three holes．It was unearthed in Tokuz Saray of Maralbishi cpunty and it was the instrument of anCient tribeS．