the fading notes & beats
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Musical Instruments which originated during Harappan Civilization but are now less heard. They still exist and are kept alive due to folk music...TRANSCRIPT
BALRAJ SHUKLA
The Fading Notes & Beats
A presentation that guides you to know about the musical
instruments that you have not heard of….!!!
Jantar is mainly used as an accompanying instrument and consists of two dried gourds attached to a stick body with 12 raised wooden frets at the centre. It has two
bridges, main and auxiliary, with two steel strings. The instrument is played with a bow made of hair.
JANTAR Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
Khol is a widely used percussion instrument in Eastern Parts of India. The body of the instrument is made of clay and the right side is much smaller and higher pitched than the left head. The two faces of
the drum are covered with layered skin held by braids and 32 thin leather strips. The sides of the
drum have a black central region made of rice paste, glue and iron.
KHOLWest Bengal
Used mainly in western part of Rajasthan, Kamaicha is used mainly as an accompanying instrument to vocalists. It is a bowed instrument with a big bowl
shaped skin covered resonator, a rectangular finger board and a round peg box. Three main gut strings are attached to a metal hook, passing over a bridge
and tied to pegs. The instrument is played with a bow made of shisham wood and hair.
KAMAICHARajasthan
This instrument’s origin is from Rajasthan and it’s a bronze instrument made of two parts. The first part
is a bugle like oblong tube which is connected to the second part, a saucer shaped opening with an
integrated mouthpiece.
BANKIARajasthan
Villu is a fine example of bow-shaped instrument. Villu is a composite instrument of two parts: A huge
bow made of wood with a gut string attached to both ends and a pitcher made of baked clay. The
bow is covered with a red cloth and six small jingle bells are tied to the cloth. This instrument is used in
narrative forms.
VILLUSouth India
Burrakatha Dakki is a pitcher shaped brass vessel with a short neck and round belly. It is a percussion instrument and the wider end is covered with a hide with the help of cotton cord through hoops and iron
ring. Suspended from the neck, it is played by hands.
BURRAKATHA DAKKIAndhra Pradesh
Makara Yazh is a fish shaped instrument and has a hoolow wooden body with 14 wooden pegs at the tail to which steel strings are tied. This instrument
is used to provide musical support to vocalists.
Makara YazhTamil Nadu
The origin of this instrument is believed to be from North and Central India. It is a peacock shaped
instrument made of rose wood with a resonator and shaft made separately and later joined together. Taus is an instrument played with a bow made of
hair. It is mainly an accompanying instrument.
TAUSNorth India
Sarinda is an instrument which originated in Eastern India. It is available throughout the central, western
and north western India. It is considered as an important instrument for the Santhal community
residing in West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Tripura. It is played with a bow.
SARINDAEastern India
Pung is also known as Manipuri Mridang. It is similar to Khol in construction and both the faces are of the
same size. It is made of wood. This percussion instrument was introduced in Manipur in the year
154 A.D. by King Khuyoi Tompok.
PUNGManipur
This instrument is closely related to sitar. Four main strings and three drone strings are attached with ivory pins at the lower end and stretched over the
finger board. 11 sympathetic strings rest on a small bridge and tied to respective smaller pegs fitted on
the side wall of the finger board.
SURBAHARNorth India
Tarpu is an elongated full length gourd fitted with two equal length bamboo reed pipes with a megaphone
attached at the open end. Finger holes, three on each pipe are manipulated by both the hands. It is
used in group dance and folk music.
TARPUGujarat
It is a snake shaped instrument and it is made of bronze tube having serpentine bends. It is used in
religious and social ceremonies or as a part of processions.
NAAGPHANIRajasthan
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