笛子是我国最古老的民族乐器之一。据考证,早在七千多年前的原始社会,我国就有了象现今口笛那样的骨制笛(浙江余姚河姆渡出土,现存浙江博物馆)。到了殷周时期,又出现了音阶较完整的竹制笛。此后,古人根据音律学理论,制成了各种长短大小不一的笛(当时的演奏家列和吹奏的笛子长达三尺二寸)。魏晋时期,蔡邕、苟勖、梁武帝等又制作了“十二律笛”。这期间,还先后出现了竖吹的“顺笛”和高音“手笛”。 Flute is one of the oldest folk instruments in our country. According to research, as early as seven thousand years ago in the primitive society, our country had a bone flute like today’s whistle (Zhejiang Yuyao Hemudu unearthed, the existing Zhejiang Museum). In the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, a more complete bamboo flute appeared. Since then, according to the theory of phonology, the ancients made all kinds of flutes of various sizes (at the time the performer and the flute played three-and-a-half inches). In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Cai Dai, Gou Wei, Liang Wudi and others produced “Twelve Lords.” During this period, there was also a vertical blown “Shun Flute” and a treble “Hand Flute”.