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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).
Many scholars of Indian classical music believe that the sarod is a combination of the ancient chitravina, the medieval Indian rabab and modern sursingar. [ citation needed ] The origins of sarod music can be traced back to the rhythmic and vibrant melodies of the Afghani rubāb , as well as the Indian seni rubāb , which held a significant ...
A demo of tabla playing. A tabla [nb 1] is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent.Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, [3] where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments and vocals, or as a part of larger ensembles.
The Sitarmakers of Miraj, India, have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers ...
Pages in category "Indian musical instruments" The following 147 pages are in this category, out of 147 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Northern and central-Indian Hindustani musicians favor the term tanpura (often used within the context of languages such as Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Sindhi, Punjabi, etc.), whereas southern and Carnatic musicians normally prefer tambura (for example, in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, or Telugu); tanpuri is a smaller variant of the instrument ...