Sruti upanga explained
The sruti upanga ("drone bagpipe", or bhazana-śruti,[1] druthi,[2] or nosbug[3]) is a type of bagpipe played in Tamil Nadu, southern India.[4] The instrument was often used to supply a drone to accompany mukha vina (Tamil oboe) music.[5]
The instrument was described by Charles Russel Day (1860-1900):
Playing method
Beatrice Edgerly notes in 1942, similar to Day, that the pitch of the instrument was controlled by inserting wire or bits of silk.[3]
See also
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Notes and References
- Payer, Alois (1944 -). Musikinstrumente und Musikensemble. (Materialien zur karnatischen Musik). Fassung vom 2009-05-20.
- Book: Day, C.R. . Notes on Indian Music . Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association . https://books.google.com/books?id=-8w5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA64 . 1894 . Novello, Ewer, and Co. . London . 64–.
- Book: Beatrice Edgerly. From the hunter's bow: the history and romance of musical instruments. 23 April 2011. 1942. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 169.
- Book: Alison Arnold. South Asia: the Indian subcontinent. 23 April 2011. 2000. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-8240-4946-1. 366–.
- Book: Līlā Ōñcēri. Deepti Omchery Bhalla. Studies in Indian music and allied arts. 23 April 2011. 1990. Sundeep Prakashan. 978-81-85067-60-5.
