Eternal India Encyclopedia

Eternal India encyclopedia

MUSIC

:

Two-reed

instru-

Tribal

Mohori

ment. They are made of special type

of leaves or marsh grass. The nar-

: A double reed wind

Folk Shehnai

Sankh : In India sankh or conch shell

row ends of the reed are fitted into

instrument. It finds a place in our

is

known

throughout

the

subconti-

: Fashioned out of a

Srnga (Horn)

a small tube. This is inserted into a

literary works from 13th C. Till

nent. It was used in war as heraldic

buffalo horn. A piece of bull's horn

long wooden pipe of conical bore.

instrument

and

nowadays

used

in

recently

they

were

outdoor

instru-

was attached to increase the volume

This has four to seven holes for play-

puja and dance. It has a prominent

ments

played

on

auspicious

occa-

of the sound.

ing and is responsible for the sound.

place in pancha vadya.

sions.

WIND INSTRUMENTS

: The best known and most

Pungi

ubiquitous single beating reed is

the pungi also known as the mahudi

and

nadaswaram,

the

snake

Narsingha : S-Shaped trumpet. Also

charmer's pipe.

known as Ransingha in Himachal

Pradesh, Ture in Uttar Pradesh.

Bansuri : Flute of northern

India, very common especially

Tarpo : Similar to pungi, in place

-Pancaturya

as a pastoral instrument.

of the small bottle gourd, there is a

long gourd. It is a characteristic

In the sculpture of Konark, there is a representation in which the player plays five wind instruments with his mouth simultaneously.

wind instrument of the rural areas

of Gujarat and the Varli people of

Maharastra.

Kombu : C-shaped trumpet used in south India. It is made of brass or copper and is usually constructed of 3 pieces with the blowing end having a mouthpiece and the outerpiece spread- ing out into a circular shaped flare. It is played at weddings and religious processions.

Pepa : It is played at Bihu or spring

dances in Assam, it consists of two

Tirayo : A horizontal flute. It is used

: In eastern India, it has a

Khung

bamboo pipes nearly 20 cm long

in tribal and folk music. It is closed

small gourd shaped container. In addition, it

tied together with finger holes. One

at one end and open at the other. A

has

half

a

dozen

sound

end has the reed. This end is put

few cm. from the blocked end there is

tubes inserted into the gourd. It produces

into the mouth and blown to pro-

a blow hole into which the flutist

duce the sound.

simple

but

extremely

sweet

blows.

tunes.