CLASS 9
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
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Question
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musical instrument
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mouth organ
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Guitar
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Pungi
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Detailed explanation-1: -The shehnai is thought to have been developed by improving upon the pungi (a woodwind folk instrument used primarily for snake charming).
Detailed explanation-2: -’Shehnai’ is a musical instrument originated from the Indian subcontinent. It is made out of wood, with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shehnai was firstly played by a Barber who is also called a ‘nai’ and it was played at Shah’s Chamber so from here it got its name Shehnai.
Detailed explanation-4: -(Bismillah Khan, A barber, Ali Bux) transformed the pungi into a shehnai.
Detailed explanation-5: -The name shehnai comes from the Persian word, shah meaning king, whlist nai or ney is the generic term for any kind of wind-blown flute-like instrument. In other words, it is either ‘the king of flutes’ or ‘a flute fit for kings’.