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Notable Indian shehnai players

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	The '''''shehnai''''' is a [[musical instrument]], originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]]. It is made out of wood, with a [[double reed]] at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end.<ref name=EB>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/765595/shehnai Shehnai] [[Britannica.com]].</ref><ref>[[#Ra\|Ranade. p. 307]].</ref><ref>[[#Ho\|Hoiberg, p. 1]]</ref> Its sound is thought to create and maintain a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity and as a result, is widely used during [[marriage]]s, [[processions]] and in [[~~Temple\|temples~~]] although it is also played in [[~~Concert\|concerts~~]]. It was a part of the Naubat or traditional ensemble of nine instruments found in the royal court. The shehnai is similar to [[South India]]'s [[nadaswaram]].		The '''''shehnai''''' is a [[musical instrument]], originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]]. It is made out of wood, with a [[double reed]] at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end.<ref name=EB>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/765595/shehnai Shehnai] [[Britannica.com]].</ref><ref>[[#Ra\|Ranade. p. 307]].</ref><ref>[[#Ho\|Hoiberg, p. 1]]</ref> Its sound is thought to create and maintain a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity and as a result, is widely used during [[marriage]]s, [[processions]] and in [[temple]]s although it is also played in [[concert]]s. It was a part of the Naubat or traditional ensemble of nine instruments found in the royal court. The shehnai is similar to [[South India]]'s [[nadaswaram]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	*[[Bismillah Khan]]		*[[Bismillah Khan]]
	*[[Anant Lal]]		*[[Anant Lal]]
			*[[Madhukar Dhumal]]
	*[[Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan]]		*[[Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan]]
	*[[Lokesh Anand]]
	*[[S. Ballesh]]		*[[S. Ballesh]]
	*[[Pandit Basavaraj Bajantri]]

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	*[[Reed instrument]], a type of woodwind instrument		*[[Reed instrument]], a type of woodwind instrument
	*[[Shawm]], a type of reed instrument		*[[Shawm]], a type of reed instrument

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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	{{Reed aerophones}}		{{Reed aerophones}}
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	[[Category:Single oboes with conical bore]]		[[Category:Single oboes with conical bore]]

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{{Infobox Instrument
|name=Shehnai
|names= Shahnai, Shenai, Sahanai, Sanai, Shenoy, Shanai, Sahnai
|image=Shehnai.jpg
|classification=
*[[Double reed]]
*[[Wind instrument|Wind]]
*[[Aerophone]]
|range=
|midi=111/112 (Shanai)
|related=
*[[nadaswaram]]
*[[sundari (instrument)|sundari]]
*[[suona]]
*[[sopila]]
*[[zurna]] }}

The '''''shehnai''''' is a [[musical instrument]], originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]]. It is made out of wood, with a [[double reed]] at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end.<ref name=EB>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/765595/shehnai Shehnai] [[Britannica.com]].</ref><ref>[[#Ra|Ranade. p. 307]].</ref><ref>[[#Ho|Hoiberg, p. 1]]</ref> Its sound is thought to create and maintain a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity and as a result, is widely used during [[marriage]]s, [[processions]] and in [[Temple|temples]] although it is also played in [[Concert|concerts]]. It was a part of the Naubat or traditional ensemble of nine instruments found in the royal court. The shehnai is similar to [[South India]]'s [[nadaswaram]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Sahane.jpg|Nepal. The sahane is a curved instrument, played in the [[panche baja]].
File:A tribal shehnai player.jpg|India. A tribal shehnai player.
</gallery>

== Characteristics ==
This tubular instrument gradually broadens towards the lower end. It usually has between six and nine holes. It employs one set of [[quadruple reed]]s, making it a [[quadruple reed]] [[woodwind]]. To master the instrument, the [[musician]] must employ various and intricate [[embouchure]] and [[fingering (music)|fingering]] techniques.<ref name=EB/>

The shehnai has a range of two [[octave]]s, from the A below [[middle C]] to the A one line above the treble clef (A3 to A5 in [[scientific pitch notation]]).

A shehnai is often but not always made with a body of [[wood]] or [[bamboo]] and a flared [[metal]] end.<ref>{{cite web|last1=(N.A)|first1=(N.A.)|title=shehnai|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/indi/hd_indi.htm|website=metmuseum.org |publisher=Allen Roda|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref>

== Origin of the shehnai ==
The shehnai is thought to have been developed by improving upon the [[pungi]] (a woodwind folk instrument used primarily for [[snake charming]]).

Another theory of the origin of the shehnai is that the name is a modification of the word "shah-nai". The word nai<ref>[[Nai (caste)]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}} is used in many Indian languages to mean barber. The word "shah" refers to a Royal. Since it was first played in the Shah's chambers and was played by a nai (barber), the instrument was named "shehnai". The sound of the shehnai began to be considered auspicious. And for this reason it is still played in temples and is an indispensable component of any North Indian wedding. In the past, the Shehnai was part of the naubat or traditional ensemble of nine instruments found at royal courts. Till recently it was used only in temples and weddings. The credit for bringing this instrument onto the classical stage goes to Ustad Bismillah Khan.<ref>[[Bismillah Khan]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}}

The counterparts to the shehnai played in West India<ref>[[Western India]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}} and Coastal Karnataka<ref>[[Kanara]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}} are indigenous to the territory. Shehnai players were/are an integral part of Goan/Konkani and temples along the western coast and the players are called ''Vajantri'' and were allotted lands for services rendered to the temples.<ref name=goa>{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu: district gazetteer, Volume 1|year=1979|publisher=Gazetteer Dept., Govt. of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu}}</ref>

== Notable Indian shehnai players ==
*[[Bismillah Khan]]
*[[Anant Lal]]
*[[Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan]]
*[[Lokesh Anand]]
*[[S. Ballesh]]
*[[Pandit Basavaraj Bajantri]]

== See also ==
*[[Mizmar (instrument)|Mizmar]], a shawm similar to the shehnai
*[[Nadaswaram]], a similar South Indian instrument
*[[Reed instrument]], a type of woodwind instrument
*[[Shawm]], a type of reed instrument
== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}

== References ==
* {{cite book |title=Music contexts: a concise dictionary of Hindustani Music|last=Ranade |first=Ashok Damodar|year=2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=81-85002-63-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cFwbGi3oBHgC&q=Shehnai&pg=PA307 |ref=Ra }}
* {{cite book |title=Students' Britannica India|last=Hoiberg|first=Dale|author2=Indu Ramchandani |year=2000|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn= 9780852297605|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DPP7O3nb3g0C&q=Shehnai&pg=PA1 |ref=Ho }}

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