Nadaswaram
Double reed wind instrument from South India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The nadaswaram[note 1][note 2] (Tamil: நாதசுவரம், nādḥasvaram) is a double reed wind instrument from South India.[1] It is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala[2] and in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
Double reed wind | |
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Other names | Nagasvaram |
Classification | Wind instruments |
This instrument is "among the world's loudest non-brass acoustic instruments".[3] It is a wind instrument partially similar to the North Indian shehnai, but much longer, with a hardwood body, and a large flaring bell made of wood or metal.
In South Indian culture, the nadasvaram is considered to be very auspicious, and it is a key musical instrument played in almost all Hindu weddings and temples of the South Indian tradition.[4] It is part of the family of instruments known as mangala vadyam[5] (lit. mangala "auspicious", vadya "instrument"). The instrument is usually played in pairs, and accompanied by a pair of drums called thavil;[6] it can also be accompanied with a drone from a similar oboe, called the ottu.[7]