Engineering:Dhyāngro
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| Percussion instrument | |
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| Classification | Frame drum |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.32 (Directly struck membranophone) |
The dhyāngro is a frame drum played by the jhakri (shamans) of Nepal—especially those of the Magars, the Kirati, and the Tamang—as well as by Tibetan Buddhist musicians.
The dhyāngro may be either single- or double-headed. Double-headed drums are said to have a male side and a female side.[1] The drumhead, which is made from animal skin, is struck with a curved beater fashioned from cane.[2] The frame may also be equipped with jingles. Like the na drum of Tibet, but unlike most frame drums, the dhyāngro usually has a handle. The carving in the wooden handle of a dhyāngro may be quite intricate; owing to Buddhist influence, the handles of some drums are fashioned into a kīla.
Ceremonial use
In Nepal, a jhakri (shaman) plays the dhyāngro during traditional shamanic ceremonies.[1]
The drum is occasionally used in Tibetan Buddhist celebrations, as in an orchestra performing Buddhist music. For example: In Malaysia, such a performance greeted the seventh Ling Rinpoche when he visited the Tadika Than Hsiang Farlim and Child Care Centre on Penang Island.[3]
See also
- Damaru
- Banjhakri and Banjhakrini
- List of Nepali musical instruments
- Music of Nepal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bhola nath Banstola (2008). Breeze Wood, Nicholas. ed. "Jhankri: The Shamans of Nepal" (PDF). Sacred Hoop (60). ISSN 1364-2219. http://www.nepalese.it/sites/default/files/BHOLA_0.pdf. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Images from the Beede Gallery: Frame Drum (Dhyāngro), Nepal, Early 20th Century". University of South Dakota. 2010. http://orgs.usd.edu/nmm/Tibet/3980/DrumNepal.html#beater. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Visit by His Eminence the 7th Ling Rinpoche". 31 December 2009. http://thanhsiang.org/en/content/visit-his-eminence-7th-ling-rinpoche-0. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
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