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  2. Tanpura - Wikipedia

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    Visually, the tanpura resembles a simplified sitar or similar lute-like instrument, and is likewise crafted out of a gourd or pumpkin. The tanpura does not play a melody , but rather creates a meditative ambience, supporting and sustaining the performance of another musician or vocalist, as well as for musicians accompanying a dance performance.

  3. Jivari - Wikipedia

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    Side view of a Tanjore-style rosewood tanpura bridge with cotton threads adjusted for full resonance. In Indian classical music , javārī [ a ] refers to the overtone -rich "buzzing" sound characteristic of classical Indian string instruments such as the tanpura , sitar , surbahar , rudra veena and Sarasvati veena .

  4. Sitar - Wikipedia

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    The sitar (English: / ˈ s ɪ t ɑːr / or / s ɪ ˈ t ɑːr /; IAST: sitāra) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in 19th-century India.

  5. Hindustani classical music - Wikipedia

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    Many musical instruments are associated with Hindustani classical music. The veena, a string instrument, was traditionally regarded as the most important, but few play it today and it has largely been superseded by its cousins the sitar and the sarod, both of which owe their origin to Persian

  6. Veena - Wikipedia

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    The sitar has been popular with Indian Muslim musicians. [37] Surbahar the base tuned version of the Sitar, created due to the fact that Sitar players wanted to play a base tune like that of the Saraswati veena. Ālāpiṇī vīṇā. Historical. A one string stick-zither style veena, shorter than the one string Eka-tantri vina. It had one half ...

  7. School board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names

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    The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district ...

  8. Tanbur - Wikipedia

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    The tanbur is 80–85 cm in length, and is carved from the trunk of a mulberry or apricot tree. Its sounding board is made of goat or sheep skin. Its unfretted fingerboard has a hollow to create a more powerful voice, and its top is shaped like a half moon. It has seven nylon strings and an eight-string, which duplicates the highest note. [13]

  9. Alice Piper - Wikipedia

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    Board of Education (1954) ruling that ended the practice of segregated schools in the United States. [ 6 ] Alice Piper stands as an early civil rights hero who championed equal educational opportunities for Native Americans, opening the door for equal access to education for all children regardless of race.