
The sruti upanga ("drone bagpipe", or bhazana-śruti,
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'. (Materialien zur karnatischen Musik). Fassung vom 2009-05-20. druthi,
or nosbug
) is a type of bagpipe played in Tamil Nadu, southern India.
The instrument was often used to supply a drone to accompany ''
mukha vina'' (Tamil oboe) music.
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.
See also
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Mashak, a Northern Indian bagpipe
*
Titti (bagpipe)
The titti ( te, titti, masaka titti, or tutti) is a type of bagpipe played in Andhra Pradesh, India, made from an entire goat-skin.Subhash Kak (Louisiana State University). The Indian Epic Song Tradition'. Presented at The 7th International Conf ...
, a bagpipe in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
References
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External links
Online Shruti BoxFree Online Shruti box.
Bagpipes
Indian musical instruments