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The ransingha or ransinga is a type of primitive trumpet made of copper or copper alloys, used in both India and Nepal. The instrument is made of two metal curves, joined together to form an "S" shape. It may also be reassembled to form a crescent.
It is part of a group of curved-tube instruments that include the ransingha, the narsinga and the sringa. It may also be related to the laawaa and Tibetan
The ramsinga is a pronunciation specific to India. It uses four pipes of very thin metal which fit one within the other. It is mentioned in
File:PancheBaaja.jpg, Nepal. The C-shaped narsinga is part of the Panche baja instruments.
File:Narsinga at Hindu wedding ceremony.jpg, Nepal. Narsinga being played for a wedding.
File:Nepali Hindu Wedding (6).jpg, Nepal. Narsingas at a wedding party.
History of the ransingha or narsinga with photos.
Ancient musical instruments of India (circa 18th Century) as depicted by Balthazar Solvyns in Les Hindoûs (Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, IGNCA)
Natural horns and trumpets Music of Himachal Pradesh Culture of Uttarakhand Folk music instruments Indian musical instruments Trumpets of Nepal Indian inventions {{Brass-instrument-stub
The ransingha or ransinga is a type of primitive trumpet made of copper or copper alloys, used in both India and Nepal. The instrument is made of two metal curves, joined together to form an "S" shape. It may also be reassembled to form a crescent.
It is part of a group of curved-tube instruments that include the ransingha, the narsinga and the sringa. It may also be related to the laawaa and Tibetan dungchen
The Tibetan horn or dungchen (; mn, hiidiin buree, script=Latn; ) is a long trumpet or horn used in Tibetan Buddhist and Mongolian buddhist ceremonies. It is the most widely used instrument in Tibetan Buddhist culture. It is often played in pa ...
, both straight tubular copper horns.
Alternate names
The instrument's name has been variously spelled narsinga, ransingha, ramsinga, and srnga. Srnga is ''Sanscrit'' for horn and used in North India and Nepal. Its modern forms include "''Sig''", "''Siga,''", and "''Singha''". The term was historically used for a wide variety shapes and sizes of horns, including straight horns, and horns made from water buffalo horns with mouthpieces made from ox horns.Ramsingha
The ramsinga is a pronunciation specific to India. It uses four pipes of very thin metal which fit one within the other. It is mentioned in Emilio Salgari
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's works such as ''The Mystery of the Black Jungle
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'' (1895), where it is associated with the thugee
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cult.
In Chapter 62 of ''Foucault's Pendulum
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''Foucault's P ...
'' (1988) the ''Ramsinga'' is also mentioned, being played by a devotee of a druidic sect .
Narsinga
Played historically in C shape in Nepa byDamai
Damai ( ne, दमाइँ) is an occupational caste found among Khas people. They comprise 45 subgroups. Their surnames take after the subgroup they belong to. People belonging to this caste are traditionally tailors and musicians. They are ade ...
caste musicians in groups such as the ''damai baja''. This form used in Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
, Himachal Pradesh
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and southern Bihar
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.
See also
*Karnal
Karnal ( is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. It was used by East India Company army as a refuge during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Delhi. The Battle of Karnal between ...
, a long strait trumpet
* Sringa
References
External links
History of the ransingha or narsinga with photos.
Ancient musical instruments of India (circa 18th Century) as depicted by Balthazar Solvyns in Les Hindoûs (Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, IGNCA)
Natural horns and trumpets Music of Himachal Pradesh Culture of Uttarakhand Folk music instruments Indian musical instruments Trumpets of Nepal Indian inventions {{Brass-instrument-stub