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Whereas the counterparts played in West Indian and Coastal Karnataka are indigenous to the territory. Shenai players were/are an integral part of Goan/Konkani and temples along the western coast and the players are called as ''Vajantri'' and they were allotted lands for services rendered for the temples.<ref name=goa>{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu: district gazetteer, Volume 1|year=1979|publisher=Gazetteer Dept., Govt. of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu,}}</ref>
Whereas the counterparts played in West Indian and Coastal Karnataka are indigenous to the territory. Shenai players were/are an integral part of Goan/Konkani and temples along the western coast and the players are called as ''Vajantri'' and they were allotted lands for services rendered for the temples.<ref name=goa>{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu: district gazetteer, Volume 1|year=1979|publisher=Gazetteer Dept., Govt. of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu,}}</ref>


In northern parts of Karnataka shehnai players are from Bhajantri/Bajantri families, in districts like [[Hubli]], [[Dharwar]], [[Belgaum]], [[Bagalkot]], [[Haveri]], and in Maharastra they are called as Jadhav, Mane.
In northern parts of Karnataka shehnai players are from Bhajantri/Bajantri families, in districts like [[Hubli]], [[Dharwar]], [[Belgaum]], [[Bagalkot]], [[Haveri]] they are called as Bhajantri's and in Maharastra they are called as Jadhav, Mane.


==Notable Indian shehnai players==
==Notable Indian shehnai players==

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For the films, see Shehnai (1947 film) and Shehnai (1964 film).
Shehnai
Other namesShahnai, Shenai, Sanai, Shenoy
Classification
Related instruments

The shehnai, shahnai, shenai or mangal vadya (Template:Lang-hi, Template:Lang-bn, Template:Lang-mr) is a musical instrument similar to the oboe, common in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. It is made out of wood, with a double reed at one end and metal or wooden flared bell at the other end.[1][2][3] Its sound is thought to create and maintain a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity and, as a result, is widely used during marriages, processions and in temples although it is also played in concerts. The shehnai is similar to South India's nadaswaram.

Characteristics

This tubular instrument gradually broadens towards the lower end. It usually has between six and nine holes. It employs one set of quadruple reeds, making it a quadruple reed woodwind. By controlling the breath, various tunes can be played on it.

The shehnai has a range of two octaves, from the A below middle C to the A one line above the treble clef (A3 to A5 in scientific pitch notation).

Origin of the shehnai

The shehnai is thought to have been developed by improving upon the pungi (a woodwind folk instrument used primarily for snake charming).

Another theory of the origin of the shehnai is that the name is a modification of the word "sur-nal". The word nal/nali/nad is used in many Indian languages to mean pipe or reed. The word "sur" means tone or tune—musical note or simply music—and is used as a prefix to the names of many Indian instruments. The "sur-nal" is said to have given its name to the "surna/zurna" which is the name by which the reed-pipe is known throughout the Middle East and eastern Europe. Shehnai is usually played at traditional North Indian weddings and is associated with the bride leaving her parental house for her husband's house.[4] Sometimes, two shehnais can be tied together, making it a double shawm similar to the ancient Greek aulos.[5]

Whereas the counterparts played in West Indian and Coastal Karnataka are indigenous to the territory. Shenai players were/are an integral part of Goan/Konkani and temples along the western coast and the players are called as Vajantri and they were allotted lands for services rendered for the temples.[6]

In northern parts of Karnataka shehnai players are from Bhajantri/Bajantri families, in districts like Hubli, Dharwar, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Haveri they are called as Bhajantri's and in Maharastra they are called as Jadhav, Mane.

Notable Indian shehnai players

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Shehnai Britannica.com.
  2. ^ Ranade. p. 307.
  3. ^ Hoiberg, p. 1
  4. ^ Dileep Karanth, The Indian Oboe Reexamined, E-ASPAC 2005, retrieved 5 May 2008
  5. ^ Chalumeau double (picture from the book "Illustrated encyclopedia of Musical Instruments".there are also reeds that are blown through to make it vibrate to make the sound come out
  6. ^ Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu: district gazetteer, Volume 1. Gazetteer Dept., Govt. of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu,. 1979.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ By Aparna Desikan Published:09th April 2015
  8. ^ Firoz Rozindar, The Hindu, Vijayapura, February 9, 2015 (February 9, 2015). "Top artistes to be invited for Navaraspur Utsav-Noted Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Shehnai player Krishna Ballesh and several other artistes". The Hindu. Retrieved January 6, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Aparna Desikan (January 4, 2016). "Following the Strains of Shehnai-"Perhaps because they can convey all emotions," says Krishna Ballesh, his son, a shehnai player himself". The New Indian Express. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  10. ^ Jyoti Nair Belliappa (July 25, 2003). "Hindustani music festival-The audience was treated to a shehnai recital by Krishna Balesh, who played Madhuwanti traditionally". The Hindu. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

References

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