Gyaling

Gyaling (also gya ling, gya -ling, jahlin, jah - lin, jahling, jah -ling, rGya - gling ) is a double reed instrument of the Tibetan music. It will be copied in the Tibetan monasteries, especially during the Puja, the most practiced daily religious homage, and to welcome heads of llamas and Rinpoche.

Origin and design

The gyaling one of the most widespread in Asia cone oboe type of Persian surnai, to which the Turkish zurna, the Indian shehnai or the Chinese suona belong. These are related to the European shawm. Other wind in the Tibetan popular music are the bamboo flute ngug -ling and the wooden flute tre -ling.

The length of the gyaling is 65 to 70 centimeters. She has about eight finger holes, seven of which are played; one of them located at the bottom. It consists of a wooden pipe melody to which the mouthpiece and the bell of bronze or partially chromed brass are plugged.

Play

The gyaling is played with circular breathing and produces a high, shrill sound. In the religious ritual music, they can be used as the leading melodic instrument. At invocation rituals in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries instruments play in pairs. In addition to the gyaling to a music group includes the long natural trumpets ( ing ) ( tion tion ) of metal and screw horns ( making kar ). In addition, usually the percussion instruments rol -mo ( hunched pair of cymbals), silnyen ( flat pair of cymbals) and the stalk drum RNGA. In contrast to the aforementioned wind instruments the gyaling is also played in the secular music on festive occasions.