folk instruments tat vadya part 1 Flashcards
4 categories of musical instruments
tat (or vitat, the instruments played with a gaj)
sushir
avnadh
ghan
what is sarangi made of
khair(toon), sagwan(teak) or rohida trees
how many strings in sarangi
27
the higher strings of sarangi is made with
goat intestines
what is the bow called which is used to play sarangi
gaj
what hair is used in gaj for sarangi
horse hair
what are the two types of sarangis
sindhi and gujrati
what is the difference between sindhi and gujrati sarangi
sindhi sarangi is bigger and has 27 strings
gujrati has 7 strings
who plays sarangi
marwar jogis or barmer langas
what are the main instruments played by langas of barmer
sarangi and kamaicha
what are the main instruments played by manganiyar
kamaicha and khadtal
which instrument is considered an initial form of veena
jantar
what are the two gourds on jantar called
tumba
what is the name of the hollow wood used for making jantar
nal or daand
how many covers are made for jantar
around 22
how are the 22 approx covers made for jantar
made with skin of a particular animal and are pasted with wax on jantar
how is jantar played
hanging the instrument on the neck
who mainly plays jantar
gurjar bhopas while singing phad of devnarayan ji
without which instrument is the phad of devnarayan ji incomplete
jantar
which instrument is considered a predecessor of violin
rawan hatta
explain the basic structure of ravan hatta
made of 80-90 cm long bamboo stem and at the end of it a half coconut shell, covered by goat skin to produce vibrations
name of half coconut on ravanhatta
toksi
how many strings are tuned into the knobs of a ravanhatta
9 strings
explain the parts of the bow of ravanhatta
bow is made of horse hair and rings, anklets and bells are affixed at the bottom of bow to produce sounds while playing
what is used to reduce friction in ravanhatta
hairs of the brush are coated in bejare (powder cake) which helps reduce friction when it is rubbed against strings
who mainly plays ravanhatta and when
bhil bhopas while singing pabuji ki phad
other name for rawaj
daph
not to be confused with avnadh instrument of same name
rawaj resembles which other major instrument
kamaycha
rawaj is played with which kind of bow
rawaj with nails
no bow
how many strings in rawaj
12 strings
rawaj is similar to kamaycha, which other instrument shows a similarity with these two
sarangi
other names for tambura
tandura
chautara
nishan
veno
the shape of nishan resembles which instrument
tanpura
how many strings in veno
4
tandura
what is the key used by artists playing chautara called and where is it wore
mijrab
index finger of right hand
which sect usually play tandura and when
kamadiya sect while singing songs of ramdeo ji
which dance accompanies tambura
terahtali
men play chautara
women dance
explain the structure of ektara
one string
two bamboo woods curved
a gourd inserted between curved woods
gourd/resonator is covered in goat hide
which instrument accompanies ektara
khadtal
the gourd of ektara is covered in
goat hide
who mainly play the ektara
kalbelias and saints of nath sect
which wood is used in ektara
bamboo
bhapang looks like what avnadh instrument even when being a tat instrument
damru
what are the gourd hollow shells of bhapang covered with
goat hide
how is the string in bhapang put
hole made in hollow shell and a string passed through leather and a bamboo piece tied to it
who usually plays bhapang
jogi community of mewat
who is called the magician of bhapang
jahur khan mewati
how is bhapang played
played by putting it in the armpit and string pulled
main artists of bhapang
jahur khan mewati and amar farukh mewati
who plays rawaj
rao and bhaat of mewar
