Newari music

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National anthem	"Rastriya Gaan"

Newari Music is a traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. It mainly consists of percussion instruments, some wind instruments and no string instruments.

Contents 1 Instruments 1.1 Percussion instruments 1.2 Wind instruments 2 Traditional music 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Instruments

The instruments can be categorized as

[edit] Percussion instruments

• Dhime
• Bhusyaa

[edit] Wind instruments

• Bansuri
• Nayakhin

[edit] Traditional music

The traditional Newari music have been arranged into a particular schedule ¹. There are certain songs played at certain season. The songs generally narrate or depict the mood of the particular season.

Season	Festival	Song
Grishma (Summer)	Sithinakha to Gathāmuga Chare	Sinjyā
Warshā (Monsoon)	Gathāmuga Chare to Yanlā Punhi	Tukājyā
Sharad		Silu mye
Hemant		Mālshree
Shishir		Holi mye
Basanta	Holi Punhi to Buddha Jayantee

Besides these, there are certain pieces played at particular time of day.

Rāg	Time of day
Kola	12 pm to 1 am
Namāmi	1 am to 2 am
Mālawā	2 am to 3 am
Biha chuli	3 am to 5 am
Bhakta	5 am to 7 am
Jayasiree	7 am to 9 am
Māluwā	9 am to 12 am
Wimaasa	12 am to 1 pm
Āshāwani	1 pm to 2 pm
Padmajati	2 pm to 3 pm
Deshā	3 pm to 4 pm
Kausi	4 pm to 6 pm
Kedār	6 pm to 7 pm
Wijaya	7 pm to 10 pm
Wimāsa	10 pm to 11 pm
Nāya	11 pm to 12 pm

[edit] References

1. Kantipur by Basu Pasa

[edit] See also

1. Prajapati Subhash Ram (2000), "Cultural Musical Instruments of Kathmandu Valley". Kathmandu : Newa Dey Daboo (Newars' National Forum)
2. Prajapati Subhash Ram (2006), "Pulangu Nepalbhasa Natakya Sangeet Paksya (Musical Aspects of Ancient Nepalbhasa Dramas)". Seattle : newatech, inc.