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Peru

Instruments

Name: Antara

Type: Panpipes > Aerophone

Region: Peru > South America

Source: Lark in the Morning 1997, Seattle USA.  

Description: The Antara is pre-Colombian a single row panpipe they have thin 14 bamboo tubes and Antara are tuned to the pentatonic scale. Antara are played solo, or traditionally with percussion or in recent additions of many of the Andean instrumental ensembles.

Anatomy of the Antara: The antara has a total of 14 tubes two strips of bamboo are tied on to each of the bamboo tubes with thread. The latice work provides structural support for the antara to retain its shape when played.

Antara Tuning
Low Pitch D E G A B d', g', b", e" to high pitch

 

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