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  2. Tabla - Wikipedia

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    A demo of tabla playing. A tabla [nb 1] is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent.Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, [3] where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments and vocals, or as a part of larger ensembles.

  3. List of percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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    Bowed percussion invented by Hans Reichel: Dayereh: Iran Unpitched 211.311 Membranophone Also known as doyra, dojra, dajre, doira, dajreja: Den-den daiko: Japan Unpitched 212 Membranophone Type of Pellet drum. Derkach: Ukraine Unpitched 112.24 Idiophone Type of ratchett Dhaa: Nepal Unpitched 211.212 Membranophone Dhimay: Nepal Unpitched 211.212 ...

  4. Benares gharana - Wikipedia

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    The Benares tabla gharana was developed a little over 200 years ago by Pandit Ram Sahai (1780–1826). At the age of nine, Ram moved to Lucknow to become a disciple of Modhu Khan of the Lucknow gharana. After some time performing in Benares, Pandit Ram Sahai felt the need to make a significant change in his tabla playing.

  5. List of musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Instrument Picture Classification H-S Number Elementary organology class Origin Common classification Relation Celesta-struck idiophone-metallophone-set of percussion plaques

  6. Syahi - Wikipedia

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    Syahi functions by loading only a portion of the stretched skin with weight. In the higher-pitched (usually right-hand) drum (for instance, the tabla proper) this has the effect of altering the resonance frequency of some lower order vibrations more than others. The action on the left hand drum is a little different.

  7. History of the periodic table - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 November 2024. Development of the table of chemical elements The American chemist Glenn T. Seaborg —after whom the element seaborgium is named—standing in front of a periodic table, May 19, 1950 Part of a series on the Periodic table Periodic table forms 18-column 32-column Alternative and ...

  8. Tabula (game) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Etymologiae by Isidore of Seville, tabula was first invented by a Greek soldier of the Trojan War named Alea. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The earliest description of "τάβλι" (tavli) is in an epigram of Byzantine emperor Zeno (r. 474–475; 476–491), given by Agathias of Myrine (6th century AD), who describes a game in which Zeno goes ...

  9. Dmitri Mendeleev - Wikipedia

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    Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (/ ˌ m ɛ n d əl ˈ eɪ ə f / MEN-dəl-AY-əf; [2] [b] [a] 8 February [O.S. 27 January] 1834 – 2 February [O.S. 20 January] 1907) was a Russian chemist known for formulating the periodic law and creating a version of the periodic table of elements.