Karnal (instrument)

Karnal
variety of Nepali musical instruments including karnal
Panche baja instruments: dholak (drums), tyamko (small kettledrums, leaning on dholak drums), narsiha (a long, S-shaped trumpet), Karnal (a wide-mouthed, straight trumpet, center), shehnai (a folk oboe, right of karnal), damaha (large kettledrum), and jhyali (cymbals).
Brass instrument
Classification brass
Hornbostel–Sachs classification423.121
(Natural trumpets – There are no means of changing the pitch apart from the player's lips; end-blown trumpets – The mouth-hole faces the axis of the trumpet.)
Related instruments

The karnal (Nepali:कर्नाल) is a large, straight brass trumpet, over a metre long, played in parts of Northern India and Nepal. It has a prominent bell resembling a datura flower.[1] It is used on ceremonial occasions, such as the processions of village deities.[2] It is often included among the five instruments of the Nepali pancai baja ensemble.

  • Brass trumpet Annapurna karnal with wide bell in Central Nepal.
    Brass trumpet Annapurna karnal with wide bell in Central Nepal.
  • Karnal trumpet in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh
    Karnal trumpet in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh
  • Nepal. Straight trumpets karnal. Curved trumpet Ransingha.
    Nepal. Straight trumpets karnal. Curved trumpet Ransingha.

See also

References

  1. ^ Manorma Sharma (1 January 1998). Tribal melodies of Himachal Pradesh: Gaddi folk music. APH Publishing. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-81-7024-912-2. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  2. ^ Mian Goverdhan Singh (1 December 1999). Wooden temples of Himachal Pradesh. Indus Publishing. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-81-7387-094-1. Retrieved 24 March 2012.