Tangmuri
 A Tangmuri player in Shillong, Meghalaya 2010 | |
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| Inventor(s) | Hynniew Trep People |
The tangmuri, ka tangmuri in the Khasi language, is a double-reed conical-bore wind-instrument used by the Hynniew Trep people of Meghalaya State in North-East India.[1]
The tangmuri is used by musicians playing for traditional dances, and for other traditional rituals, such as cremations performed according to the indigenous religion, Niam Khasi. The tangmuri delivers a very high pitched sound when played by the musician.
Description
The instrument consists of a turned conical-bore wooden chanter, about 20 cm long, with seven finger-holes on the front, and a separate flared turned 15 cm long wooden bell which is attached to the chanter by a push-fit.
The double-reed is tied onto a thin conical-bore metal tube around 3 cm long, which is wound with thread to hold it in place in the chanter.
Gallery
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Tangmuri -
Tangmuri showing its component parts
References
- ^ The Cultural Heritage of Meghalaya. United Kingdom, Manohar, 2020.
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Double reed instruments
(also includes those with quadruple and sextuple reeds; does not include bagpipes)
(modern)
- Piccolo oboe
- Piccolo heckelphone
- Oboe
- Oboe d'amore
- Cor anglais (English horn)
- Bass oboe
- Heckelphone
- Lupophon
- Contrabass oboe
- Tenoroon
- Bassoon
- Semi-contrabassoon
- Contrabassoon
- Contraforte
- Contrabassophone
- Reed contrabass
- Sarrusophone
- Rothphone
- Tromboon
(historical)
- Balaban
- Duduk
- Guan
- Gyaling
- Hichiriki
- Hne
- Kèn
- Kèn bầu
- Kèn đám ma
- Kuzhal
- Mizmar
- Nadaswaram
- Ottu
- Pi
- Piri
- Shehnai
- Sundari
- Sorna
- Sralai
- Suona
- Taepyeongso
- Tangmuri
- Zurna/Surnai
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