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His publishing of "O Holy Night" saw high levels of popularity in the United States, especially within the North. [3] Although disputed due to a lack of formal documentation, the first song played over a radio broadcast is usually attributed to inventor Reginald Fessenden's performance of "O Holy Night" on violin in 1906. [12]
The khol is a terracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern India for accompaniment with devotional music . It is also known as a mridanga (< Sanskrit mṛd + aṅga, lit. ' clay limb '), not to be confused with mridangam. It originates from the Indian states of Odisha, West Bengal, Assam and Manipur. The drum is played with palms and ...
The tabla consists of two small drums of slightly different sizes and shapes. [4] [12] Each drum is made of hollowed-out wood, clay or metal. The smaller drum (dayan/tabla) is used for creating treble and tonal sounds, while the primary function of the larger drum (baya/dagga) is for producing bass. They are laced with hoops, thongs and wooden ...
The damaru is known as a power drum, and when played, it is believed to generate spiritual energy. [citation needed] It is associated with the Hindu deity Shiva. It is believed that Sanskrit language was recognized by the drumbeats of the damaru (see Shiva Sutra for the sounds), and his performance of the cosmic dance of tandava. The damaru is ...
The Sounds of India is an album by Ravi Shankar which introduces and explains Hindustani classical music to Western audiences. Released by Columbia Records in 1957, it was influenced by Ali Akbar Khan 's The Sounds of India , [ 1 ] and recorded and produced by George Avakian in 1957 at Columbia's New York studio.
O Holy Night! is a 1996 Christmas album by Christian singer Sandi Patty released on Word Records. [2] [3] It is her sixteenth and second Christmas album (her first since 1983's Christmas: The Gift Goes On) with six tracks produced by Patty's long-time producer Greg Nelson and five songs selected from the 1992 Hallmark Christmas album Celebrate Christmas! produced by Fred Salem with ...
These two membranes are dissimilar in diameter to allow for the production of both bass and treble sounds from the same drum. The bass aperture is known as the thoppi or eda bhaaga and the smaller aperture is known as the valanthalai or bala bhaaga. The smaller membrane, when struck, produces higher pitched sounds with a metallic timbre.
A third instrument sometimes called ektara, also called the tuṇtuṇe, consists of a drum with a stick attached along the outer wall. [4] A string runs from a hole in the drumhead to the a power in the end of the stick. It is played to accompany song, held under the left arm, "tuned to the tonic" and played for rhythm and as a drone.