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| Other names | Sharnai, Saanai, Sahnai, Sanai, Serunai, Shahnai, Shanai, Shenai, Shenoy, Sahnai, Babol Basi |
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The shehnai, is a type of oboe originating from the Indian subcontinent.[1] It is made of wood, with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end.[2][3][4] It was one of the nine instruments found in the royal court. The shehnai is similar to South India's nadaswaram.
- ^ Flora, Ries (1984). "Śahnāī". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. Vol. 3. pp. 283–284.
- ^ "Shehnai | musical instrument". Britannica. www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ Ranade. p. 307.
- ^ Hoiberg, p. 1