The shehnai , is a type of oboe originating from the Indian subcontinent . It is made of wood, with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end. It was one of the nine instruments found in the royal court. The shehnai is similar to South India 's nadaswaram .
5-402: This tubular instrument gradually broadens towards the lower end. It usually has between six and nine holes. It employs one set of quadruple reeds , making it a quadruple reed woodwind . To master the instrument, the musician must employ various and intricate embouchure and fingering techniques. The shehnai has a range of two octaves , from the A below middle C to the A one line above
10-473: The oboe . The Arabic pii chawaa is "sometimes described as having a double reed, though this is actually folded yet again, creating four layers of reed and thus requiring considerable lung power to play". Presumably a quadruple reed is folded twice, in opposite directions, instead of once (\/\ or \/\/ instead of \/ shaped), or either folded twice in the same direction or wrapped around (◎ instead of ○ shaped). Both options could result in what may be considered
15-479: The territory. Shehnai players were/are an integral part of Goan/Konkani region and the temples along the western coast and the players are called Vajantri and were allotted lands for services- rendered to the temples. It takes a lot of effort to play these instruments. The performance of the instrumentalist is essential, especially for the long and fast-paced song. In the Kannada film Sanaadi Appanna this instrument
20-456: The treble clef (A3 to A5 in scientific pitch notation ). A shehnai is often but not always made with a body of wood or bamboo and a flared metal end. The shehnai is thought to have been developed by improving upon the pungi (a woodwind folk instrument used primarily for snake charming ). The counterparts to the shehnai played in Western India and Coastal Karnataka are indigenous to
25-462: Was used widely. Quadruple reed A quadruple reed is a type of reed by means of which the sound is originated in various wind instruments . The term "quadruple reed" comes from the fact that there are four pieces of dried palm leaf vibrating against each other, in pairs. A quadruple reed, such as the Thai pinai , operates in a similar way as the double reed and produces a timbre similar to
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