Description :Tingshag a pair of brass plate with a small central dome is usually clanged by the lamas during the puja rites and offerings of the tormas to the peaceful deities. Among the four orchestral section of Tibetan ritual musical instrument tingshag is under ‘ringing’. The other three are; ‘percussive’ (drums) ‘wind’ (horns and conches), and ‘plucked’ (stringed instruments) – String instruments are not actually used in ritual music, but their harmonic presence is acoustically imagined.
Source :Sikkim State Archives
Type :Instrument
Received From :Sikkim State Archives
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Tibet
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2019-10-31T15:33:56Z
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2019-10-31T15:33:56Z
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Tingshag a pair of brass plate with a small central dome is usually clanged by the lamas during the puja rites and offerings of the tormas to the peaceful deities. Among the four orchestral section of Tibetan ritual musical instrument tingshag is under ‘ringing’. The other three are; ‘percussive’ (drums) ‘wind’ (horns and conches), and ‘plucked’ (stringed instruments) – String instruments are not actually used in ritual music, but their harmonic presence is acoustically imagined.
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