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Otsu (gender unknown)

original: おつ

Identical types: 26
Shō

One of the 17 pipes; NB: ➺ Motsu.

Pitch: e².
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.

Sources

Miki, Minoru: Composing for Japanese Instruments. Rochester, 2008, p.65.

Malm, William P.: Japanese music and musical instruments [1959]. Rutland, 1965 (3), p.99.

Sachs, Curt: Real-Lexikon der Musikinstrumente: zugleich ein Polyglossar für das gesamte Instrumentengebiet [Berlin, 1913]. Hildesheim, 1964 [facsimile], p.370 (➺ Šo).