titti
The titti (titti, masaka titti, or tutti) is a type of bagpipe played in Andhra Pradesh, India, made from an entire goat-skin. The instrument is described as a goatskin with a double-reed inserted into one leg, and a bamboo blowpipe into the other. The term tittii is used in Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
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The titti (titti, masaka titti, or tutti) is a type of bagpipe played in Andhra Pradesh, India, made from an entire goat-skin. The instrument is described as a goatskin with a double-reed inserted into one leg, and a bamboo blowpipe into the other. The term tittii is used in Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
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History
Several paintings possibly depicting bagpipes are shown in Kerala, from the early eighteenth century. Colonel James Tod (1782–1835 CE) notes that the Yanadis, a forest tribe in Madras, also play the bagpipes,
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Usage
The instrument is often used to provide solely a constant drone. References note the instrument being used as a drone accompaniment by storytellers and singers, as well as for village dance-dramas.
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- 1.Mashak at India9.com
- 2.Subhash Kak (Louisiana State University). The Indian Epic Song Tradition. Presented at The 7th International Conference and Festival of Asian Music, Busan, Korea, Sept 26-Sept 30, 2002.
- 3.Gene Henry Roghair. The epic of Palnāḍu: a study and translation of Palnāṭi Vīrula Katha, a Telugu oral tradition from Andhra Pradesh, India. Clarendon Press. 1982. 978-0-19-815456-3.
- 4.Sangeet Natak Akademi. Sangeet natak. 669. 1969.
- 5.Committee on Research in Dance. Dance research monograph. CORD. 20. 1973.
- 6.James Tod. Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan: or The central and western Rajput states of India. H. Milford, Oxford University Press. 755–. 1920.
- 7.Printed by the Superintendent, Govt. Press. Bulletin. 1–. 1900.
- 8.Sangeet Natak Akademi. Sangeet natak. 1969.
- 9.Alison Arnold. South Asia: the Indian subcontinent. Taylor & Francis. 901–. 2000. 978-0-8240-4946-1.
- 10.Light Isaac. Theory of Indian music. Printed at Shyam Printers. 148–156. 1967.
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