The ghaṭam (Sanskrit: घटm ghaṭ; Kannada: ಘಟ ghaṭa; Tamil: கடம் ghatam; Telugu: ఘటం ghataṃ; Malayalam: ഘടം ghataṃ) is a percussion instrument used in various repertoires across the Indian subcontinent, especially in Southern India.

2024年9月25日 · The ghatam is an ancient Indian percussion instrument that plays a large part in South Indian Carnatic classical music tradition. Other names for this instrument include bada, ghara, matka, and noot.

ghatam, large, narrow-mouthed earthenware water pot used as a percussion instrument in India. Unlike other Indian percussion instruments, such as the tabla and mridangam, the ghatam does not have a membrane over its mouth. Ghatam produce a distinctive metallic sound and are made in several sizes, each size having a different pitch.

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2023年11月18日 · The ghatam is a narrow-mouthed earthenware water pot percussion instrument that is widely used in Indian music, particularly in the Carnatic music tradition of South India. Notably, it is one of the oldest percussion instruments in India and is made from clay mixed with grounded copper, giving it a red/orange color copper appearance.

Ghatam is said to be made of the five elements of nature, i.e. earth, water, fire, air and space. Ghatams are made of clay with iron fillings. Copper, silver, gold and aluminium particles are also mixed with the clay to give the instrument sweet and resonant tonal quality.

The ghatam, a very ancient percussion instrument of South India, is a mud pot with a narrow mouth. From this narrow mouth, it shapes itself outwards to form a ridge. Primarily made of clay fired with brass or copper filings with some small amount of iron filings, the ghatam's size varies according to pitch.

2 天之前 · "Ghatam ranks fifth in the hierarchy but in my concerts, I put it at the centre of the stage, above the mridangam and violin," says the Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee.

2019年2月12日 · Oft-ignored due to the primacy of the mrdangam, the virtuosity of the karathaala, and the facility of the kanjeera, the ghatam has a unique place among percussion instruments. Ghana and Avanatha vaadhyas provide both the beat and rhythm of the night during marghazhi season kutcheris as well as casual kutapas .

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