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A sonatina (French: “sonatine”, German: “Sonatine") is a small sonata. As a musical term, sonatina has no single strict definition; it is rather a title applied by the composer to a piece that is in basic sonata form , but is shorter and lighter in character, or technically more elementary, than a typical sonata. [ 1 ]
A medieval instrument, labeled nagaveena (snake veena), is a type of musical scraper. Chigggjha – fire tong with brass jingles; Chengila – metal disc; Eltathalam; Gegvrer – brass vessel; Ghaynti – Northern Indian bell; Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum) Ghunyugroo; Khartal or Chiplya; Manjira or jhanj or taal; Nut – clay pot ...
A modern scientific classification of instruments based on intensity, pitch, range etc. has been envisaged in the twelfth chapter. Iconic and aesthetic elements of instruments have been discussed in the thirteenth chapter. Instruments are a vehicle conveying essential nature of others to the artiste while transporting his emotions to listeners.
A stringed instrument is described with proportional lengths in Jaiminiya Brahmana and Aitareya Aranyaka, and these are compared to poetical meters. [10] The 17th-century text Sangita Darpana defines sangita (musical arts) as " gītam vādyam tathā nrityam trayan sangīta muchyate ", meaning sangita comprises gīta (vocal music), vādya ...
a violin sonatina, six sonatas with piano, and three solo sonatas; Johann Paul von Westhoff. Sonata for violin and basso continuo (December 1682, published in Mercure galant) Sonate a Violino solo con basso continuo (Dresden, 1694) Charles-Marie Widor. Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 50 ("sonata for piano and violin", 1881)
Among bowed instruments, the sarangi and violin are popular. The bansuri, shehnai and harmonium are important wind instruments. In the percussion ensemble, the tabla and the pakhavaj are the most popular. Rarely used plucked or struck string instruments include the surbahar, sursringar, santoor, and various versions of the slide guitar. Various ...
Clarinet Sonatina (Martinů) S. Sonatine for Flute and Piano This page was last edited on 22 June 2013, at 10:24 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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 ...