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		The ottu is a south Indian drone instrument.
		It is very similar to the nadaswaram or the shehnai in construction.
		It has four or five holes, which are not fingered but merely occluded with wax to bring the instrument to the correct pitch (shruti).
	www.india4world.com /indian-celebrities/Indian-Music/india-musical-instrument/Ottu.shtml (82 words)

	Indian Embassy, Manila Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This instruments is a close relative of the nadaswaram found in south Indian music.
		Nadaswaram is a South Indian version of the shehnai.
		There is smaller version of the nadaswaram which is played in folk music and is known mukhavina.
	www.embindia.org.ph /wind.html (277 words)

	The Hindu : Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram / Festivals : Celebratory notes
		Nadaswaram is a `mangala vadyam,' considered a harbinger of the auspicious, and Jayasankar began the concert with the customary mallari.
		The Nadaswaram is said to be the only instrument in Indian music capable of reproducing the traditional 15 gamakas.
		Early in the concert, the contrast between the Nadaswaram and the flute became very evident: for the Nadaswaram, for all its majesty, produces very loud music which is best suited to an out-door stage.
	www.hindu.com /fr/2006/09/22/stories/2006092200700300.htm (543 words)

	Rajarathinam Pillai
		This instrument - nadaswaram is specially suited for being heard from afar and is generally played in the open air so that worshippers living even some miles away could hear the music and are drawn to the procession of deities.
		Eminent nadaswaram vidwans had been pathfinders, epoch makers famous for raga elaboration- an art calling for a strict grasp of the grammar of that raga and a rich imagination (kalpana).
		That night the portrait of Saint Thiyagaraja would be carried in a decorated palaugu (palanquin) through the four main roads of Thiruvaiyaru to the accompaniment of nadaswaram music of nearly half a dozen group consisting of two to play on the nadaswaram and two to accompany them on the tavil (drum).
	www.tamilnation.org /culture/music/rajarathinam.htm (1117 words)

	CARNATIC MUSIC :: Tour India (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nadaswaram, or Nagaswaram, is one of the most popular auspicious classical music instruments of south India.
		Nadaswaram is having a much larger, hardwood body and a large flaring bell made of wood or metal.
		In India the nadaswaram is considered to be very auspicious, and it is the key instrument which is played in almost all Hindu marriages and temples in South India.
	www.carnaticindia.com /instruments.html (1281 words)

	Nadaswaram - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In India the nadaswaram is considered to be very auspicious, and it is the key instrument which is played in almost all Hindu marriages and temples.
		The instrument is usually played in pairs, and accompanied by a pair of drums called thavil.
		U.S. composers such as Lewis Spratlan and Carl Stone have expressed admiration for the nadaswaram, and the jazz musician Charlie Mariano (b.
	www.rajputana.com /mediawiki/index.php/Nadaswaram (182 words)

	THE NAGASWARAM AND CARNATIC MUSIC
		Nadaswaram, is considered to be one of the most ancient and unique musical instruments of Tamilnadu.
		Nadaswaram and other instruments like Ottu, Shehnai, Makuti etc., are the culmination of such efforts.
		The Timiri Nadaswaram was normally 18 1/4 inches long, and used base pitch of note B sharp or 7 kattai.
	www.carnatica.net /sangeet/nagaswaram-art.htm (1460 words)

	Welcome to KutcheriBuzz.com
		Sheik Mahaboob Subhani and his wife Kaleeshabi Mahaboob, the nadaswaram couple, are disciples of the celebrated vidwan, late Sheik Chinna Moulana Sahib.
		In my family, it is said that seven generations of nadaswaram vidwans are blessed by the local deity Munimandamma, who gave a Bhijaksharam to one of our forefathers.
		Nowadays, nadaswaram is played on the inauguration day as a ritual and rarely as a three hour concert, for reasons unknown.
	www.kutcheribuzz.com /features/interviews/sheik.asp (1411 words)

	LIVE ON, RESONANCE ! - The Sunday Observer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		And it is this sustained practice that the Nadaswaram requires that he finds lacking in the youth of today, which could contribute to being one of the reasons for not many of them shining in the concert circuit.
		Where the Nadaswaram has suffered most a blow, is in its obligation to bow down to changing circumstances that necessitate brevity in playing.
		Though the state of the Nadaswaram is better off in Tamil Nadu where many schools coach students in the art, as compared to other Southern states, Krishnan does not rule out the fact that the Nadaswaram has being seeing a decline in recent years.
	www.vasumathi.net /new/print.asp?id=23 (1455 words)

	Eelavar Networks: History Net (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Music, chronologically is earlier than the temple, and the latter made effective use of music and musicians to promote its own grandeur The nadaswaram with its sanctity attached, popular with the temoles commands a place in temple service and auspicious functions in Hindu households.
		Music of nadeswaram is audible even at a distance of a kilometer or two without aids of amplification A popular nadaswaram party always attracts vast crowds to the temple festivals.
		Nadaswaram service in temples is conditioned by irrevocable use of appropriate tunes or ragas that fits in with the schedled services for the deity.
	www.eelavar.com /eelam/pageview.php?ID=618&SID=2226 (753 words)

	Profile - "Mambalam" Siva (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Siva started handling the Nadaswaram from the tender age of ten and learnt it in the traditional way from his father.
		His brother M.K.S. Natarajan is also a Nadaswaram artiste and they used to perform together almost in all the programmes.
		"Nadaswaram" is one of the ancient musical instruments and has got a remarkable place in history.
	www.chennaionline.com /musicseason99/profile/mambalamsiva.html (490 words)

	Thavil
		Currently, the use of nadaswaram on the concert platfrom is near nil.
		In Kerala, it is common to hear the Nadaswaram and Thakil in the temples, I remember hearing it couple miles away from a local temple.
		The nadaswarams in the procession sounds very different for it is played very fastly, and sounds high pitched; the thakils in Thakilmelam are played with two sticks, rather than one hand and one stick.
	forumhub.com /indcmusic/25148.10688.19.42.02.html (1700 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Nadaswaram vidwan Chinna Moulana dies on the banks of Cauvery
		Nadaswaram vidwan Chinna Moulana dies on the banks of Cauvery
		He is survived by a son and daughter, both Nadaswaram Vidwans.
		Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Sheikh Chinna Moulana, along with his family members, had settled decades ago on the banks of the river Cauvery in the island of Sri Rangam, the abode of Lord Ranganatha.
	www.indiaabroad.com /news/1999/apr/13nad1.htm (164 words)

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		This instrument - nadaswaram is specially suited for being heard from afar and is generally played in the open air so that worshippers living even some miles away could hear the music and are drawn to the processio n of deities.
		Eminent nadaswaram vidwans had been pathfinders, epoch makers famo us for raga elaboration- an art calling for a strict grasp of the grammar of that raga and a rich imagination (kalpana).
		That night the portrait of Saint Thiyagaraja would be carried in a decorated palaugu (palanquin) through the four main roads of Thiruvaiyaru to the accompaniment of nadaswaram music of nearly half a dozen group consisting of two t o play on the nadaswaram and two to accompany them on the tavil (drum).
	www.geocities.com /tiruneelveli/Pillai/TRajathinamPillai.htm (886 words)

	Nadaswaram, Nadhaswaram or Nagaswaram
		Nadaswaram is a South Indian version of the shehnai.
		It is substantially larger than the shehnai and has a simple double reed rather than the more complex quadruple reed.
		There is a smaller version of the nadaswaram which is played in folk music and is known mukhavina.
	chandrakantha.com /articles/indian_music/nadaswaram.html (183 words)

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		Notes of nadaswaram heard loud and clear to signify the union here is scared and divine.
		As he does so the Nadaswaram is played loud and fast so as to muffle any inauspicious sounds at the critical hour.
		Nadaswaram : Traditional South Indian music ensemble including the tavil (drum), nadaswaram (a sort of wind instrument) and small cymbals.
	www.umiacs.umd.edu /users/sawweb/sawnet/wedding/tamil_vedic.html (3059 words)

	nadaswaram
		We was all afire nadaswaram 'most out of breath when nadaswaram got our breath again and nadaswaram piled into him and snowed him under.
		She was boring right into me with the club; and the diseased; and they told how they laid in together to ruin me with the.
		Another five nadaswaram I done it!" It was dreadful to hear him talk so.
	hometown.aol.com /ElliMilty7373/nadaswaram.html (198 words)

	The Music Magazine -- India's first and finest music e-zine
		Chakkani raja margamulu by Thyagaraja in Karaharapriya seems to be made for the nadaswaram with its cascades of descending notes pa-da ma-pa ga-ma ri-ga sa-ri.
		The kritis on this tape are reminiscent of the '60s and early '70s concert agenda.
		This comes with a tani on the thavil by Haridwaramangalam A K Palanivel and Thiruvalaputhur T A Kaliyamurthy, notable for strokes matching the sangatis of the nadaswaram.
	www.themusicmagazine.com /namagirialbum.html (476 words)

	Nadaswaram music for Aish!
		Chennai, May 6: The shehnai was replaced by the nadaswaram at the wedding of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, with a four-member team of musicians playing traditional tunes with a south Indian flavour selected by the bride.
		The nadaswaram is a wind instrument played in south India during auspicious occasions and the suggestion that it should replace the shehnai, associated with north Indian weddings, came from none other than the bride.
		Speaking to PTI on a relaxed afternoon here, he said it still had not sunk in for him that he had performed at the high-profile but private event that was extensively covered by the media.
	www.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=86043 (397 words)

	The Online Panchangam - The Wedding Ceremony
		He is escorted by the bride's parents, and welcomed at the marriage mandap which is the bride's abode.
		Nadaswaram band leads the way along the streets, the flower-decorated car jam-packed with children.
		As he does so, the Nadaswaram drums are beaten loud and fast, so as to muffle any inauspicious sound at the critical hour.
	www.panchangam.com /kalyaan.htm (2592 words)

	Nadaswaram - Definition, explanation
		In India the nadaswaram is considered to be very auspicious, and it is the key instrument which is played in almost all Hindu marriages and temples.
		The instrument is usually played in pairs, and accompanied by a pair of drums called thavil.
		U.S. composers such as Lewis Spratlan and Carl Stone have expressed admiration for the nadaswaram, and the jazz musician Charlie Mariano (b.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/n/na/nadaswaram.php (241 words)

	Interview with Kadri Gopalnath - www.chennaibest.com
		The Saxophone is basically a western instrument, whereas the Nadaswaram is an Indian Instrument, meant for Carnatic music.
		The shape of the Nadaswaram is straight but the Saxophone is curved.
		The other major difference is that the Nadaswaram has double reeds, but the Saxophone has only one reed.
	www.chennaibest.com /discoverchennai/artandculture/musicanddance/musicinterviews03.asp (446 words)

	Thavil at AllExperts
		It is used in folk music and Carnatic music, often accompanying the nadaswaram.
		The thavil and the nadaswaram are essential ingredients of traditional festivals and ceremonies in South India.
		It is not uncommon for left-handed players to use the opposite hands, and some nadaswaram groups feature both a right- and a left-handed thavil player.
	en.allexperts.com /e/t/th/thavil.htm (283 words)

	MusicalNirvana - Articles on Kadri Gopalnath
		By the age of ten, Kadri Gopalnath was quite proficient at playing the Nadaswaram, the Indian equivalent of the clarinet.
		Kadri Gopalnath was born in Panemangalore (near Mangalore) in Dakshina Kannada in 1950.
		But nadaswaram didn't sway young Gopalnath.He saw the saxaphone being played in the Mysore palace and set thrilled on hearingthe vibrant tone of saxophone, he decided to master it.
	www.musicalnirvana.com /carnatic/kadri_articles.html (659 words)

	Nadaswaram also spelt Nadhaswaram and also called Nagaswaram... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nadaswaram also spelt Nadhaswaram and also called Nagaswaram...
		"Nadaswaram", also spelt "Nadhaswaram", and also called "Nagaswaram", is one of the most popular classical instruments of south India.
		It is a wind instrument similar to the Shehnai but larger.
	www.geodatabase.de /Nadaswaram (95 words)

	rasikas.org / The Nadaswaram
		Unfortunately today, the nadaswaram art seems to be in the wane.
		The story is told from the perspective of a little boy, son of a nadaswaram vidwan at the Kamakshiamman temple, Kanchipuram.
		During the season, I went to a lec-dem early, and the sound men filled the air with the sound of the saxophone before the start of the program, and my head was filled with the sound of (piri piri piri piri) music!
	www.rasikas.org /viewtopic.php?pid=9241 (1169 words)

	Ash insisted on nadaswaram at her wedding-India-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: )
		NEW TUNE: The shehnai was replaced by the nadaswaram at the wedding of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan.
		CHENNAI: The shehnai was replaced by the nadaswaram at the wedding of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, with a four-member team of musicians from here playing traditional tunes with a south Indian flavour selected by the bride.
		The nadaswaram is a wind instrument played in south India during auspicious occasions and the suggestion that it should replace the shehnai, associated with north Indian weddings, came from none other than the bride.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /India/Ash_insisted_on_nadaswaram_at_her_wedding/rssarticleshow/2008573.cms (506 words)

	Music: S. Kasim and S. Babu, Texas Union Theatre, Austin, TX (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In India the Nadaswaram is considered to be the most auspicious of musical instruments.
		The sound of the Nadaswaram is held to be a summons to the Divine to bear witness and bless an event.
		The Thavil and the Nadaswaram are essential ingredients of traditional festivals and ceremonies in South India.
	www.austin360.com /event/events2/etc/userEventDisplay.jspd?eventid=92245&eventStatus=Approved (427 words)

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