Question

information about the musical instrument called jaltarang and how the different notes are product from it

Answer 1

The earliest mention of the Jal-Taranga is found in book 'Vātsyāyana's Kamasutra' as playing on musical glasses filled with water.[1]It is one of the 64 Arts and Science to be studied by a maiden.[1] Jal-tarang was also found mentioned in medieval Sangeet Parijaattext, categories this instrument under Ghan-Vadya (Idiophonic instruments in which sound is produced by striking a surface, also called concussion idiophones.) SangeetSaarconsidered one with 22 cups to be complete jal tarang and one with 15 cups to be of mediocre status. Cups, of varying sizes are made of either bronze or porcelain. Jal-tarang was also called jal-yantra in the medieval times, poets of Krishna cult (also called Asht-chhap poets) have mentioned this instrument.[2]