CLASS 9
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
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Question
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a musician
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a singer
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a barber
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none
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Pungi was known as a ‘reeded noisemaker’. A barber in the court of Aurangzeb decided to improve the quality of the Pungi. He decided to transform the Pungi into a Shehnai which is used even today in modern day India. The shehnai, when compared to the Pungi, sounds much better and has a clearer tune.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bismillah Khan improved the tonal quality of Pungi and transformed it. He played the instrument in the Royal Court and every one wasimpressed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The barber of a skilled musician’s family, who had ties to the royal palace, decided to enhance the pungi’s tonal consistency. The barber picked up a pipe, a pipe that had a hollow stem. Longer and wider than the pungi, it was.
Detailed explanation-4: -A barber from a family of professional musicians, who had access to the royal palace, decided to improve the tonal quality of the pungi. He chose a pipe with a natural hollow stem that was longer and broader than the pungi, and made seven holes on the body of the pipe.
Detailed explanation-5: -Shehnai is an improved version of pungi as it has better tonal quality than pungi. Shehnai was traditionally played in royal courts, temples and weddings, while pungi is played by Jogi in the Thar desert.