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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).
The instrument's string is plucked with the musician's index fingernail. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] A second instrument (the gopichanta) uses a drum-like body, a one-piece bamboo neck consisting of a pegbox and two laths formed out of a carved section of hollow bamboo (with a wooden peg on the side of the pegbox at the upper end), as well as a skin soundboard ...
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 ...
The word sitar is derived from the Persian word sehtar, meaning ' three-stringed '. [7] According to Curt Sachs, Persians chose to name their lutes around the word tar, meaning string, combined with a word for the number of strings. Du + tar is the 2-stringed dutār, se + tar is the 3-stringed setār, čartar (4 strings), pančtār (5 strings). [8]
Typical of javari on an instrument with preferably long strings, is that on the soundboard the strings run over a wide bridge with a very flat parabolic curve. The curvature of the bridge has been made in a precise relation to the optimum level of playing, or more exact, a precise amplitude of each string.
A Brief History of String Instruments Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine This page was last edited on 8 November 2024, at 20:54 (UTC). Text is available ...
The esraj or esraaj (from the Punjabi: ਇਸਰਾਜ Shahmukhi: اسراج) is an stringed instrument found in two forms throughout South Asia. It is a relatively recent instrument, being only about 300 years old.
Musical instruments, such as the seven-holed flute and various types of stringed instruments such as ravanahatha, [1] cymbals have been recovered from Indus Valley civilization archaeological sites. Evidence suggests use of drum or dhol in the Indus valley civilization. [ 2 ]