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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)
The sitar (English: / ˈsɪtɑːr / or / sɪˈtɑːr /; 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 tanpura (Sanskrit: तंबूरा, romanized: Taṃbūrā; also referred to as tambura, tanpuri, tamboura, or tanpoura) is a long-necked, plucked, four- stringed instrument originating in the Indian subcontinent, found in various forms in Indian music. [1] Visually, the tanpura resembles a simplified sitar or similar lute -like ...
Saraswati veena. The Sarasvatī vīṇa (also spelled Saraswati veena) (Telugu: సరస్వతి వీణ, Kannada: ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ವೀಣೆ, Tamil: சரஸ்வதி வீணை, Malayalam: സരസ്വതി വീണ) is an ancient Indian plucked veena. It is named after the Hindu goddess Saraswati, who is usually ...
Sarod. A 19th century sarod, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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 ...
The esraj or esraaj (from the Punjabi: ਇਸਰਾਜ Shahmukhi: اسراج) is an Indian stringed instrument found in two forms throughout the Indian subcontinent. It is a relatively recent instrument, being only about 300 years old. It is found in Pakistan and North India, primarily Punjab, where it is used in Sikh music, and West Bengal ...
A sarinda or saranda is a stringed folk musical instrument from North and Eastern India and Pakistan, similar to the sarangi, lute, and the fiddle. [1] [2]The sarinda is played with a bow and is crafted from a single wooden block, and features three playable strings, consisting of two steel strings and one made from gut, along with a total of thirty-six sympathetic strings.
String instrument; Other names: Vina [1]: Classification: String instruments: Developed: Veena has applied to stringed instruments in Indian written records since at least 1000 BCE. . Instruments using the name have included forms of arched harp and musical bow, lutes, medieval stick zithers and tube zithers, bowed chordophones, fretless lutes, the Rudra bīn and Sarasvati v