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Ghungharu Musical Instruments from India
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Product Feature
Musical Instruments
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Ghungharu made of padded cushion, 120 bells
* Musical Instruments Size : Length 19
inches
* Perform classical Indian dance
* Handmade by metal craftsmen from Patiala in Punjab in North India
* Shipped in 24 hours from Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi, India
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Product
Description
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Brass Instruments Ghugroos
are globular bells each about 2 cm in diameter. Dancers
string them on ropes or sew them onto cloth or leather
strips and wear them around ankles. Larger ghungroos may
be strung on a circle of wire and shaken as
accompaniment to a song. They are often fixed to other
instruments to add to the sound. The bells are
decorative in themselves and the cords strung are often
bright and finished with tassels.
There are two common forms
of the ghungharu. The traditional form is merely
a number of bells woven together on a string. However
today it is common to find them stitched to a padded
cushion. This may then be strapped to the feet of a
dancer. Both forms are shown in the accompanying
illustration.
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Development of Indian Music
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There is
a lot of music in India as also in every other part of
the world. It is not posiible to trace the whole
history or to set it in a proper perspective. It deals
mainly with the sound or sounds which are pleasing and
fascinating to the ear.
It is possible to divide sound in small parts. The
smallest part of a sound is known as Shruti. Shrutis,
when combined in a suitable manner, form notes or
swaras.
How did shrutis come into being ? How, why or when
notes formed ? Who was responsible for forming and
developing those notes ? These questions are relevant
as replies to these questions will help us in
understanding the true significance of music.
Shrutis and notes are the means to transform natural
music into a regular form. That transformation enables
us to enjoy the natural sound as and when we desire by
combining the shrutis and notes in a systematic manner
for purposes of singing. That combination of shrutis
and notes should be such that all human beings, without
any exception, may sing and enjoy those notes. Not only
that. It should be possible for every human being not
only to sing for his own enjoyment but also for the
enjoyment of others including the birds and beasts.
According to the Indian culture, music is meant for
self-enjoyment. It is also considered as a means for
unification of soul with the Almighty Bhagwan. That is
why Hindu ascetics and mendicants used to sing songs
and hymns in praise of God musically. They when used to
sit in samadhi and concentrate on his worship was
through music. That is why the history of Hindu or
Indian Music begins from the day shrutis came into
being and notes were formed with the combination and
permutation of those shrutis. For the fixation of that
very period, we begin from the very first historical
date line of India. |
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