Umlando we-Karnay

Jezisa – Lena insimbi yomculo evuthwayo, esakazwa kabanzi emazweni afana ne-Iran, Tajikistan kanye ne-Uzbekistan. Liyipayipi elide, lethusi elingamamitha amabili ubude. Iqukethe izingxenye ezi-2, ezilungele ukuhamba.

I-Karnay iyinsimbi yakudala kakhulu, ngesikhathi kumbiwa ithuna likaTutankhamen, kwatholakala ipayipi elide elifakwe ngokhuni, laliyisibonelo sensimbi yesimanje, nakuba ingehluke kakhulu kweyanamuhla. Ezikhathini zasendulo, yayisetshenziswa abantu njengethuluzi lezempi. Wayengummemezeli wempi. Ngokusho kocwaningo oluthile, uKarnay ungomunye wamapayipi amathathu ahambisana namabutho kaTamerlane, uGenghis Khan, uDarius empini, ithuluzi kwakufanele likhuthaze amasosha, libase umlilo ezinhliziyweni zabo. Empilweni yabantu, yayisetshenziswa njengethuluzi lokumemezela umlilo noma impi; kwezinye izindawo, yibo ababebikelwa ngokufika kommemezeli.

Isikhathi sanamuhla siwushintshe kakhulu umqondo kaKarnay, ukubamba iqhaza kwakhe ezimpilweni zabantu abajwayelekile nakho kushintshile. Manje isetshenziswa emikhosini nemikhosi ehlukahlukene; lapho kumenyezelwa ukuqala nokuphela kwemidlalo yezemidlalo, esekisini ngisho nasemishadweni.

Umsindo weKarnay awudluli i-octave, kodwa ezandleni zenkosi, umculo ophuma kuye uphenduka umsebenzi wangempela wobuciko. Eqinisweni, lo mshini awukwazi ukubizwa ngokuthi umculo, kunalokho ungowomndeni wezinsimbi zesignali. Uma siyiqhathanisa neminye imikhiqizo, i-trombone iseduze kakhulu nayo. U-Karnay ujwayele ukudlala noSurnay noNagor, kodwa akavamile ukudlala yedwa.