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The musician stops the resonating strings, when so desired, with the fingers of the free hand. In modern times the veena has been generally replaced with the sitar in North Indian performances. [1] [3] The South Indian Saraswati veena, used in Carnatic classical music, is a lute. It is a long-necked, pear-shaped lute, but instead of the lower ...
Eminent veena player E. Gayathri has mentioned in many interviews that the Aitareya Upanishad contains a verse stating that human beings are the “veena” created by God (daiva veena), and the Saraswati veena (instrument) is the man-made form (maanushi veena).
The ancient veena is an early Indian arched harp, not to be confused with the modern Indian veena which is a type of lute or stick zither. Names of specific forms of the arched harp include the chitra vīṇā with seven strings, the vipanchi vīṇā with nine strings and the mattakokila vīṇā a harp or possibly board zither with 21 strings.
The Rudra veena (Sanskrit: रुद्र वीणा) (also spelled Rudraveena [1] or Rudra vīnā [2])—also called Bīn in North India [3] —is a large plucked string instrument used in Hindustani Music, especially dhrupad. [2] It is one of the major types of veena played in Indian classical music, notable for its deep bass resonance. [4]
Ravana and Narada from Hindu tradition are accomplished musicians; Saraswati with her veena is the goddess of music. Gandharvas are presented as spirits who are musical masters, and the gandharva style looks to music primarily for pleasure, accompanied by the soma rasa.
Indian santoor musician. The Indian santoor instrument is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer, and a variation of the Iranian santur. [1] The instrument is generally made of walnut and has 25 bridges.
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Veena is a type of Chordophone musical instrument, which has been mentioned in the Vedas. [4] Thanjavur veena is a type of Saraswati Veena, about 4 ft (1.2 m) long. It consists of a rounded wooden resonator and a thick, long neck, similar to a lute. The end of the neck is carved into intricate patterns and a tuning box attached to the underside ...