Government of IndiaSome notes on Gaman Hevisi (march beats): an aspects of Sinhala drum music of Sri Lanka
Author: Seneviratna, Anuradha
Keywords: Musical instruments
Musical instruments--Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Issue Date: 1981
Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description: Hewisi or drumming forms a nucleus of traditional Sinhala music in Sri Lanka. It is a combination of five musical instruments namely: 1. Dawula (a barrel shaped drum), 2. Tammeltama (a species of the kettle drum), 3. Horanewa (Temple oboe), 4. Tiilampota (cymbals) and, 5. Hakge~iya (Conch), collectively known as Pancatorya Nada. The aim of this paper is to record some of the Gaman Hevisiot. March beats played in these 'processions namely a Pinkama, perahera, pelapaliya and a Malagama. Here make a distinction between a Pinkama procession of small scale compared with a procession of larger scale.
Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type: Article
Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Seneviratna, Anuradha |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Sri Lanka |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-20T07:24:40Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-20T07:24:40Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1981 |
| dc.description.abstract | Hewisi or drumming forms a nucleus of traditional Sinhala music in Sri Lanka. It is a combination of five musical instruments namely: 1. Dawula (a barrel shaped drum), 2. Tammeltama (a species of the kettle drum), 3. Horanewa (Temple oboe), 4. Tiilampota (cymbals) and, 5. Hakge~iya (Conch), collectively known as Pancatorya Nada. The aim of this paper is to record some of the Gaman Hevisiot. March beats played in these 'processions namely a Pinkama, perahera, pelapaliya and a Malagama. Here make a distinction between a Pinkama procession of small scale compared with a procession of larger scale. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 5-13 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Musical instruments Musical instruments--Sri Lanka Sri Lanka |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 61-62 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Seneviratna, Anuradha |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Sri Lanka |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-20T07:24:40Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-20T07:24:40Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1981 |
| dc.description.abstract | Hewisi or drumming forms a nucleus of traditional Sinhala music in Sri Lanka. It is a combination of five musical instruments namely: 1. Dawula (a barrel shaped drum), 2. Tammeltama (a species of the kettle drum), 3. Horanewa (Temple oboe), 4. Tiilampota (cymbals) and, 5. Hakge~iya (Conch), collectively known as Pancatorya Nada. The aim of this paper is to record some of the Gaman Hevisiot. March beats played in these 'processions namely a Pinkama, perahera, pelapaliya and a Malagama. Here make a distinction between a Pinkama procession of small scale compared with a procession of larger scale. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 5-13 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Musical instruments Musical instruments--Sri Lanka Sri Lanka |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 61-62 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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