Dran-nye
Dran-nye (also dranyen, dramyin , Tibetan sgra snyan , dzongkha dramnyen , in Nepal damyan , which means “sweet tones” in German) is a traditional throat lute from the Himalayan region and especially in Bhutan and in Tibetan music in the Use. It has three to seven strings and is similar in structure to the Pamiri rubab played in Tajik music in Badachshan .
Design and style of play
The dran-nye is carved out of a solid piece of wood. As with the rubab , the top of the body is divided into two parts. The upper part, which tapers seamlessly to the neck, is made of wood, the lower part is covered with an animal skin. The strings extend from the bottom of the body via a web placed on the ceiling and disappear in an opening in front of the semi-circular curved rearwardly peg box , at the rear they are wrapped tightly on wooden pegs. On seven-string instruments, the middle string ends at a peg in the middle of the neck.
The dran-ye was used in ancient Tibet to drive away evil spirits from animals. People came from all over Tibet to have their animals cured by the Dran-nye players (only women could have this gift). If you did not discover this gift early enough and if you did not promote it, it would wane and you could never learn to play dran-nye.
In the annual dramnyen cham (Tibetan sgra snyan ?? cham ), a mask dance in Tibetan Buddhism belonging to the Cham mysteries , the instrument, which is otherwise played in folk music, is used to accompany religious songs. On some thangkas a dran-nye is depicted, occasionally it serves as an offering.
literature
The magazine Dranyen , published by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, publishes sheet music for historical pieces for this Tibetan lute. The TIPA is a cultural institute in exile that was founded by the Dalai Lama after the Chinese occupation of Tibet, based in Dharmshala (India).
Web links
- Sgra-Snyan. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (illustration)
- Dranyen Shapdro. Youtube video (Tibetan "Dranyen dance")
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elaine Dobson: Dancing on the demons back: the dramnyen dance and song of Bhutan. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 359 kB) University of Canterbury, New Zealand
