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Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments).
Two-stringed versions are called dotara (two strings), a name which also applies to other instruments. In origin, the ektara was a regular string instrument of wandering bards and minstrels from India and is plucked with one finger.
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.
The second chapter examines the primary elements of singing, instrument and dance and categorizes the musical instruments. Third chapter describes in detail the Tat-Vadya or string instruments from Analambi, Alapini, Ektantri Veena [3] to Kand, Kinnari, Ghoshvati, Rudra, Saraswati and Vichitra Veena.
The sarod is a stringed instrument, used in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. Along with the sitar , it is among the most popular and prominent instruments. [ 1 ] It is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound, in contrast with the sweet, overtone-rich texture of the sitar, with sympathetic strings that give it a resonant ...
Surbahar (Hindi pronunciation: [s̪urbəhɑːr]; transl. Springtime of Notes) [1] sometimes known as bass sitar, is a plucked string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is closely related to the sitar, but has a lower pitch. Depending on the instrument's size, it is usually pitched two to five whole ...
A tamboori is played as a melodic instrument, unlike the tanpura. Each string has a fundamental tone with its own spectrum of overtones , which makes a rich and vibrant sound, due to interactive harmonic resonance that will support the external tones played by the soloist.
The strings run over a Fretboard which is known Surpatti in Hindi, while above are keys resembling typewriter keys, which when depressed fret or shorten the strings to raise their pitch. Taisho Koto, probably first imported into India in the 1930s, which has caught on both in India and Pakistan and become a legitimate instrument, now called ...