Panpipes

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A panpipe normally consists of a row of canes, stopped at their bottom ends and graduated in length to give a diatonic scale when blown across their upper ends. It is an ancient pastoral instrument and is used by the peasantry and the militia.
Lucius on the Panpipe For the Mac (AIFF) 375K or (SND) 375K For the PC (WAV) 375K For the Unix (AU) 375K
RealAudio (RA) 35K

(Photos courtesy of Jonathan M. Askey at website The London Early Music Shop - see credits)
(Sound courtesy of Jim Hill at website Lark in the Morning - see credits)
References:

Baines, Anthony. European & American Musical Instruments. Viking Press, New York, 1966.

Buchner, Dr. Alexander (translated by Iris Urwin). Musical Instruments Through the Ages. Batchworth Press Limited, London, England, 1961.
Hindley, Geoffrey (ed.). The Larousse Encyclopedia of Music. Excalibur Books, New York, 1982.