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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
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's works such as '' The Mystery of the Black Jungle'' (1895), where it is associated with the thugee cult.
In Chapter 62 of '' Foucault's Pendulum'' (1988) the ''Ramsinga'' is also mentioned, being played by a devotee of a druidic sect .
File:PancheBaaja.jpg, Nepal. The C-shaped narsinga is part of the
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
The Sringa, also known as tutari, ranasringa, blowhorn, sig, singa, kurudutu or kombu, is an ancient Indian musical instrument. It is a type of horn wind instrument.
Construction
There are two shape types of bugles, one made in "S" shape, and the ...
. It may also be related to the laawaa and Tibetan dungchen, 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's works such as '' The Mystery of the Black Jungle'' (1895), where it is associated with the thugee cult.
In Chapter 62 of '' Foucault's Pendulum'' (1988) the ''Ramsinga'' is also mentioned, being played by a devotee of a druidic sect .
Narsinga
Played historically in C shape in Nepa by Damai caste musicians in groups such as the ''damai baja''. This form used in Nepal, Himachal Pradesh and southern Bihar.Panche baja
The following purported languages of South America are listed as unclassified in Campbell (2012), Loukotka (1968), ''Ethnologue'', and ''Glottolog''. Nearly all are extinct. It is likely that many of them were not actually distinct languages, only ...
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.
See also
* Karnal, a long strait trumpet *Sringa
The Sringa, also known as tutari, ranasringa, blowhorn, sig, singa, kurudutu or kombu, is an ancient Indian musical instrument. It is a type of horn wind instrument.
Construction
There are two shape types of bugles, one made in "S" shape, and the ...
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