Tyamko

Tyamko ट्याम्क
	Tyamko, smallest drum in the panche baja ensemble.
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	211.1; (Instruments in which the body of the drum is dish- or bowl-shaped (kettle drums))
Developed	Nepalese variant of wider group of kettle drums that developed on Indian subcontinent, possibly related to Persian or Arabian kettledrums.
Related instruments
	Damaha; Naqareh;

The tyamko (ट्याम्को) or tyamako (ट्यामको) is a small Nepali kettle drum, a prominent member of the panche baja ensemble. The body of the instrument is made of soft wood, clay, copper or iron; the skin is cowhide. It is about 15cm in diameter and 15cm high, but this can vary as instruments are not standardized. It is carried on a strap around the neck, at the waist when standing, and played with two sticks.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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^ Sachs, Kurt (1940). The History of Musical Instruments. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 229–230, 249–250.
^ Kadel, Ram Prasad (2007). Musical Instruments of Nepal. Katmandu, Nepal: Nepali Folk Instrument Museum. p. 110. ISBN 978-9994688302.
^ "Instruments". spinybabbler.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-25.
^ "Tyamko 19th century". Metropolitan Museum of Art. made of wood, copper or earthenware according to regional taste...Western Nepali tradition

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[sachs1-1] Sachs, Kurt (1940). The History of Musical Instruments. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 229–230, 249–250.

[MusINstrNepal4-2] Kadel, Ram Prasad (2007). Musical Instruments of Nepal. Katmandu, Nepal: Nepali Folk Instrument Museum. p. 110. ISBN 978-9994688302.

[babbler-3] "Instruments". spinybabbler.org. Archived from the original on 2014-06-25.

[4] "Tyamko 19th century". Metropolitan Museum of Art. made of wood, copper or earthenware according to regional taste...Western Nepali tradition

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