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کرنا
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Also known as karnā

The karnay or kerana is a metal natural trumpet. The name is first mentioned in the biblical book of Daniel, used in the Middle Ages to the Persian military bands and in the Indian Mughal Empire to the representative orchestra naqqāra-khāna and which is still used by this name in ceremonial music in Central Asia and northern India.

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Instrument.name
Karnay
Instrument.image
Pastimes of Central Asians. Musicians. A Man Playing a Karnay, a Long-necked Trumpet-like Instrument WDL10827.png
Instrument.image_size
200px
Instrument.alt
man playing a karnay trumpet
Instrument.caption
A man in Russian Turkestan plays the karnay.
Instrument.background
brass
Instrument.classification
brass
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
423.121
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
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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Karnay
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