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| Brass instrument | |
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| Classification | brass |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423.121 (Natural trumpets – There are no means of changing the pitch apart from the player's lips;end-blown trumpets – The mouth-hole faces the axis of the trumpet.) |
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Thekarnal (Nepali:कर्नाल) is a large, straight brasstrumpet, over a metre long, played in parts of NorthernIndia andNepal. It has a prominent bell resembling adatura flower.[1] It is used on ceremonial occasions, such as the processions of village deities.[2] It is often included among the five instruments of the Nepalipancai baja ensemble.
