Pakistani musical instruments: Hindustani musical instruments, Sitar, Harmonium, Sarod, Bansuri, Sarangi, Zurna, Rebab, Tambura, Shehnai Review
Pakistani musical instruments: Hindustani musical instruments, Sitar, Harmonium, Sarod, Bansuri, Sarangi, Zurna, Rebab, Tambura, Shehnai Features
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Pakistani musical instruments: Hindustani musical instruments, Sitar, Harmonium, Sarod, Bansuri, Sarangi, Zurna, Rebab, Tambura, Shehnai Feature
Pakistani musical instruments: Hindustani musical instruments, Sitar, Harmonium, Sarod, Bansuri, Sarangi, Zurna, Rebab, Tambura, Shehnai Overview
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Hindustani musical instruments, Sitar, Harmonium, Sarod, Bansuri, Sarangi, Zurna, Rebab, Tambura, Shehnai, Dholak, Rudra veena, Rubab, Santoor, Ektara, Vichitra veena, Surbahar, Electronic tanpura, Shruti box, Syahi, Pakhavaj, Pungi, Tumbi, Ghungroo, Swarmandal, Bulbul tarang, Mohan veena, Algoza. Excerpt: A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion. The air is usually supplied by bellows operated by foot, hand, or knees. In North America, the most common pedal-pumped free-reed keyboard instrument is known as the American Reed Organ, (or parlor organ, pump organ, cabinet organ, cottage organ, etc.) and along with the earlier melodeon, is operated by a suction bellows where air is sucked through the reeds to produce the sound. A reed organ with a pressure bellows, that pushes the air through the reeds, is referred to as a harmonium. A traditional wooden portable harmoniumIn much of Europe, the term "harmonium" is used to describe all pedal-pumped keyboard free-reed instruments, making no distinction whether it has a pressure or suction bellows. In India, the term generally refers to a hand-pumped instrument. For free reed history → Free reed aerophone History A 1930 harmonium by Goldschmeding, from HollandThe harmonium was invented in Paris in the 1840s by Alexandre Debain, though there was concurrent development of similar instruments. Christian Gottlieb Kratzenstein (1723-1795), Professor of Physiology at Copenhagen, was credited with the first free-reed to be made in the western world after winning the annual prize in 1780 from the Imperial Academy of St.Petersburg. Harmoniums reached the height of their popularity in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centurie...Pakistani musical instruments: Hindustani musical instruments, Sitar, Harmonium, Sarod, Bansuri, Sarangi, Zurna, Rebab, Tambura, Shehnai Specifications
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