User Manual

110 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
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Program Description:
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India
Khol e Khol is a double-sided drum covered with
goatskin leather and laced together with leather
straps around the circumference of the drum.
• C2 – A3 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Manjeera Manjeera are small unpitched cymbals used
in folk and devotional music. ey are usu-
ally made of bronze, brass, or copper and are
held and played with the hands. ey are also
known as Manjira or Jhanji.
• C2 – C3 –Manjeera 1 - various hits
• C4 – A4 – Manjeera 2 -various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Murchang e Murchang is a mouth instrument that is
very similar to a Jaw harp. It is used in the
Carnatic music of South India and Pakistan
and is also known as the Morsing.”
• C2 – G#5 – various hit
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Mridangam e Mridangam is a double-sided oblong
drum. Its body is made of hollowed jackfruit
wood and both ends of the drum are covered
by animal skin laced with leather straps. e
Mridangam is often used in South Indian
dance.
• C2 – G5 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Naal e Naal is an Indian folk drum with a high-
pitched head on one side and a lower-pitched
head on the other side. e instrument is also
known as a Dholki.
• C2 – C4 – various hits and slaps
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Nagara e Nagara is a kettle drum played in tra-
ditional Indian ensembles. ese drums are
about one to two feet in diameter and played
with sticks.
• C2 – C3 – various head hits and rim hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches