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The bhankora (plural: bhankore) is a type of brass instrument made of copper that is prominently used in the folk music of Uttarakhand in India, especially in the Garhwal region. The instrument is aerophonic and used in religious Garhwal folk dramas, most notably the Pandav Lila and Nanda Devi Raj Jat.
v. t. e. The ghaṭam (Sanskrit: घट, Kannada: ಘಟ ghaṭa, Tamil: கடம் ghatam, Telugu: ఘటం ghataṃ, Malayalam: ഘടം, ghataṃ) is a solid instrument used in various repertoires across the Indian subcontinent, especially in Southern India . Its variant is played in Punjab and known as gharha as it is a part of Punjabi ...
A medieval instrument, labeled nagaveena (snake veena), is a type of musical scraper. Chigggjha – fire tong with brass jingles. Chengila – metal disc. Eltathalam. Gegvrer – brass vessel. Ghaynti – Northern Indian bell. Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum)
The folk music of Uttarakhand refers to the traditional and contemporary songs of Kumaon and Garhwal regions in the foothills of Himalayas. This music has its root in nature and the hilly terrain of the region. The folk songs of Uttarakhand are a reflection of the cultural heritage and the way people live their lives in the Himalayas.
Taal. (instrument) The taal or manjira (also spelled manjīrā or manjeera ), jalra, karatala, kartal or gini is a pair of clash cymbals, [1] originating in the Indian subcontinent, which make high-pitched percussion sounds. In its simplest form, it consists of a pair of small hand cymbals. [2] The word taal comes from the Sanskrit word Tālà ...
Tassa is a drum ensemble with ancient Persian origins, also known as Taash or Taasha drums. These drums disseminated to the Indian subcontinent with the Mughal migration, and from India spread worldwide with the Indian diaspora. The tassa drum proper is a conical or bowl-shaped nagaara - (aka nagada or nagaada) type drum which is played with a ...
v. t. e. The euphonium is a medium-sized, 3 or 4-valve, often compensating, conical-bore, tenor -voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek word εὔφωνος euphōnos, [2] meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" ( εὖ eu means "well" or "good" and φωνή phōnē means "sound", hence "of good sound").
Right: a cornet in B ♭. A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones [1] or labrophones, from Latin and Greek elements meaning 'lip' and 'sound'.