tarka
Illustration — Tarka (flute). • Illustration — Kids playing the tarka. The tarka (Quechua, Aymara: tharqa) is an indigenous flute of the Andes. Usually made of wood, it has 6 finger holes, fipple on mouth end and free hole on distant end.
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tarka
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- woodwind instrument · open flute with internal duct with fingerholes
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Illustration — Tarka (flute). • Illustration — Kids playing the tarka. The tarka (Quechua, Aymara: tharqa) is an indigenous flute of the Andes. Usually made of wood, it has 6 finger holes, fipple on mouth end and free hole on distant end.
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The tarka is a blockflute, like a recorder, but is comparatively shorter and quite angular in shape, requires greater breath, and has a darker, more penetrating sound. The tarka has three variants: big, medium (tuned by fifth above) and small (tuned by octave above). Usually all three kinds of tarka are used together in a big ensemble, all playing the same melody on three voices at fixed intervals and accompanied by percussion instruments (tinya, wankar). This traditional genre is called tarqueada.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 4289888-2, Tarka.
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500184615, Kings, Tarka.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1123270: tarka
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Vada-tarka vidya is a means of improving the intellectual abilities of hindu students, Dharmakirti: International Journal of Religion, Mind and Science, 2024.
From Tarka to Anumana: A Rational Journey of Knowledge, Ayushdhara, 2026
Tarka in Sadanga Yoga Wrhaspati Tattwa: The Construction of Spiritual Reasoning in the Balinese Hindu Tradition, Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Holistik (JIPH), 2026
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 4289888-2, Tarka.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500184615, Kings, Tarka.The Getty Research Institute
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