Tyamko

Tyamko ट्याम्क
	Tyamko, smallest drum in thepanche bajaensemble.
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	211.1; (Instruments in which the body of the drum is dish- or bowl-shaped (kettle drums))
Developed	Nepalese variant of wider group of kettle drums that developed on Indian subcontinent, possibly related to Persian or Arabian kettledrums.
Related instruments
	Damaha; Naqareh;

Thetyamko(ट्याम्को) or tyamako (ट्यामको) is a small Nepalikettle drum,a prominent member of thepanche bajaensemble. The body of the instrument is made of soft wood, clay, copper or iron; the skin is cowhide. It is about 15cm in diameter and 15cm high, but this can vary as instruments are not standardized. It is carried on a strap around the neck, at the waist when standing, and played with two sticks.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^Sachs, Kurt (1940).The History of Musical Instruments.New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 229–230, 249–250.
^Kadel, Ram Prasad (2007).Musical Instruments of Nepal.Katmandu, Nepal: Nepali Folk Instrument Museum. p. 110.ISBN 978-9994688302.
^"Instruments".spinybabbler.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-06-25.
^"Tyamko 19th century".Metropolitan Museum of Art.made of wood, copper or earthenware according to regional taste...Western Nepali tradition

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[sachs1-1] Sachs, Kurt (1940).The History of Musical Instruments.New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 229–230, 249–250.

[MusINstrNepal4-2] Kadel, Ram Prasad (2007).Musical Instruments of Nepal.Katmandu, Nepal: Nepali Folk Instrument Museum. p. 110.ISBN 978-9994688302.

[babbler-3] "Instruments".spinybabbler.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-06-25.

[4] "Tyamko 19th century".Metropolitan Museum of Art.made of wood, copper or earthenware according to regional taste...Western Nepali tradition

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