Bansurî

The bansurî is large the cross Flûte Indian traditional and is probably oldest Musical instrument of the India of north. Its equivalent in the south is the come , which is a little smaller. The popular, right flute and with nozzle or bridging piece, smaller, is called murali . It is an instrument which plays a particular part in India, because it is strongly associated to the god Krishna.

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It is made of Bambou, of which best quality comes from the Assam and consists simply of a portion of bamboo of 70 cm length and 4 cm in diameter, dug holes and mouthful at an end. It is the favorite flute of the classical music because its mouth allows an excellent control of the sound. Its register covers two octave S with two octaves and half.

Traditionally dug of 6 holes, the Bengali virtuoso Pannalal Ghosh (July 31st 1911 - April 20th 1960) added a seventh of it to him, which gives him a greater flexibility and a better accuracy in the acute one. There is no key but attempts were made to add a cord of bumblebee to it!

Come comprises eight holes typically.

Play

Played sat by ground, the holes of the bansurî are sealed not with the pulp of the fingers, but with the phalanges. The sound is very serious.

It is employed in the music Hindustani while come is employed in the carnatic Musique; one plays all there the Râga S.

The murali is used in the folk musics and filmi.

Its principal interpreters are Hariprasad Chaurasia, G.S. Sachdev and Harsh Wardhan.

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