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| | MHN Instrument Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | Many of these nonwestern instruments use a reed made from a flattened stalk of grass, unlike the harder cane reeds of western oboes. |
 | | The serunai and its relatives, including the zurna (Turkey), kangling (Tibet),sorna (Afghanistan), suona (China) and raita (Morrocco), have been played at temple festivals, outdoor processionals, games, weddings and community dances. |
 | | Prior to this century, the zurna was also associated with Turkish Janissary (or military) band processionals, along with kettledrums. |
| www.si.umich.edu /chico/instrument/pages/serunai_gnrl.html (191 words) |
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