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The sound of music 2 :Shehai of BISMILLA KHAN lesson summery ​

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The musical instrument pungi was banned by Aurangazeb in the royal residence because of its high-pitched unpleasant sound. But a barber of a family of professional musicians, who had access to the royal palace, took it upon himself to improve the tonal quality of the pungi. He selected a pipe with a natural hollow stem that was longer and broader than the pungi and made seven holes in it. Upon playing it, melodious and pleasant sounds were produced. Everyone was now impressed by the sound of this instrument and since it was played for the first time in the Shah’s chambers and was played by a nai(barber), this instrument came to be known as the ‘Shehnai’.

The sound of the shehnai eventually began to be considered auspicious because of which it is still played in temples and in North Indian weddings. The instrument that was once part of the traditional nine instruments found at royal courts now began to be used only in weddings and temples. However, the credit for bringing shehnai onto the classical stage goes to Ustad Bismillah Khan.

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