Traditional Indian Music And Instruments


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Traditional Indian Music And Instruments

Traditional Indian Music And Instruments Traditional Indian Music And Instruments What is Traditional Indian Music? Indian traditional music has its own importance and this music is divided into two major parts: 1.Hindustani music of North India 2.Karnatak music of South India The Indian music known for its traditional approach. List of Traditional Indian Music Instruments SITAR Sitar is very old and popular music instruments of Indian Classical culture and North India. The Sitar is long neck with twenty frets. Its very important for Indian Culture significance as Its said that Our Goddess Sarasvati also plays Sitar. IMAGE CREDIT:BLOG.BRITISHMUSEUM.ORG Sarod Sarod has a small wooden body covered with skin and a fingerboard that is covered with steel. Sarod does not have a fret and has twenty-five strings of which fifteen are sympathetic strings. A metal gourd acts as a resonator. The strings are plucked with a triangular plectrum IMAGE CREDIT:twitter.com/kryes Sarangi Sarangi is very old and traditional instrument of India. Sarangi is having hollow and made of wood with ivory inlays. Sarangi has forty strings and thirty seven are sympathetic. Famous Indian Sarangi players are Rehman Bakhs, Ghulam Sabir, Pt Ram Narayan, and Ustad Sultan Khan. IMAGE CREDIT:www.pinterest.co.uk Tabla Tabla is very popular musical instrument and widely used in North India. The Tabla is played in pair and pair of two small drums. The Tabla is made of wood and its head is made of some animal skin. IMAGE CREDIT:rattirammusical.blogspot.com Flute Flute is a also a very old traditional and simple instrument. Its a cylindrical tube of some bore in it. It is made of a fine wood. Its very simple and it produces melody when used fingers on holes of flute to play. India’s most famous flute players are Pt Pannalal Ghosh and Pt Hari Prashad Chaurasia. IMAGE CREDIT:Shutterstock Shehnai Shehnai is a traditional instrument and from older days its played regularly in marriages, Temples and holy occasions. The Shehnai consists of holes and to produce semi tones. Famous Shehnai players are Ustad Bismillah Khan. IMAGE CREDIT:https://www.amazon.in/MN-shehnai-Shehnai-Indian-Musical-Instrument/dp/B0013P74IM Harmonium The harmonium made of wood . Very popular musical instrument of India. The harmonium consists of keyboard. The keyboard is played. Right hand is used to play keyboard and left hand is used to blow the fan. Harmonium is a north Indian Style Instrument. IMAGE CREDIT:https://www.amazon.com/Calcutta-Harmonium-Maharaja-Musicals-Instrument THANKS