Question

information about the musical instruments called jaltarang and find out the different nodes prouduse in it

Answer 1

Among the melodic percussion instruments in India, JalTarang is one played with a set of bowls filled with water, which can be of either ceramic material or metal, preferably bronze, arranged in a semi circle form, in front of the player, who uses a beater to strike the bowls’ edges to make different resonances of sound, bringing out melodious music according to the composed tunes, the meaning of JalTarang being ‘Waves in Water’, while the water levels in the bowls so meticulously poured to right levels that each of the bowl would give sounds of different variation.
Playing Positions

The sizes of cups or bowls vary according to the resonance they are supposed to bring in JalTarang instrument, notes of lower octave being referred as MandraSwar requiring larger ones, while notes of higher octave called TaarSwar requiring smaller ones, water filled in according to the pitch expected from those cups, which are arranged in half-circle fashion in front of the player, in such a manner he or she can reach the cups easily and comfortably, the player hitting the tip of the cups using a wooden stick, by doing which the skilful player of JalTarang brings out such a melody, that is required for the tune, the art of playing this instrument involves nuances of special kind, which only a seasoned and well trained artiste can employ.