The tyamko (ट्याम्को) or tyamako (ट्यामको) is a small Nepali kettle drum, a prominent member of the panche baja ensemble. The body of the instrument is made of soft wood, clay, copper or iron; the skin is cowhide. It is about 15cm in diameter and 15cm high, but this can vary as instruments are not standardized. It is carried on a strap around the neck, at the waist when standing, and played with two sticks.[2][3][4]
,_Nepal.jpg) Tyamko, smallest drum in the panche baja ensemble. | |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.1 (Instruments in which the body of the drum is dish- or bowl-shaped (kettle drums)) |
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| Developed | Nepalese variant of wider group of kettle drums that developed on Indian subcontinent, possibly related to Persian or Arabian kettledrums.[1] |
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References edit
- ^ Sachs, Kurt (1940). The History of Musical Instruments. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 229–230, 249–250.
- ^ Kadel, Ram Prasad (2007). Musical Instruments of Nepal. Katmandu, Nepal: Nepali Folk Instrument Museum. p. 110. ISBN 978-9994688302.
- ^ "Instruments". spinybabbler.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-25.
- ^ "Tyamko 19th century". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
made of wood, copper or earthenware according to regional taste...Western Nepali tradition
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