Indian Instruments
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GHAN
- Described as a non-membranous
percussive instrument but with
solid resonators. It is one of the
oldest classes of instrument in
India. It may also be a melodic
instrument or instruments to keep
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Types of Ghan
• Ghatam is
nothing more than Click icon to add pictu
a large clay pot.
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Kartal
• is a pair of wooden
blocks or frames with Click icon to add pictu
small metal jingles
mounted in them.
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Manjira
• is basically a set of small
cymbals. It is a Click icon to add pictu
ubiquitous component of
dance music and
bhajans.
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The Nout (a.k.a
Nuht)
• is a small pot used in
Kashmir as a
percussion instrument.
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Avanaddh
Described as a membranous
percussive instrument. This class
of instruments typically comprise
the drums.
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Daf
• is a tambourine. It is
commonly used in
folk music but is rarely Click icon to add pictu
heard in other styles.
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Dhol
• is barrels haped with a
simple membrane on the
right hand side; basically
it is just a smaller version
of the dhol.
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Tabla
• is consists of a small
right hand drum called
dayan and a larger
metal one called
bayan.
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Sushir
• Also known as a “blow
air”. It is characterized
by the use of air to
execute the various
resonators
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Shankh
• is a conch shell. This
instrument has a
strong association
with the Hindu
religion.
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Bansuri and Venu
• are common Indian
flutes. They are
typically made of
bamboo or reed.
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Surpeti
• also called swar pethi,
swar peti, swarpeti,
surpeti, sur peti, sruti
box, or shruti box, is an
Indian drone instrument.
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Shehnai
• The sound of the Shehnai
is considered particularly
auspicious. For this reason
it is found in temples and is
an indispensable
component of any North
Indian wedding.
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4. TAT - Referred to
as Vina during the old
civilization.
Instruments in this
class are pluck
(stringed instruments)
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Sitar
• is perhaps the
most well known
of the Indian
instruments.
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• Gopichand, also,
known as gopiyantra,
is a very popular folk
instrument of Bengal
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• Rabab is a very
ancient instrument
found primarily in
Afghanistan but in India
is common in Kashmir.
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• Ektar is described
in ancient Sanskrit
texts as the ekatantri
vina, literally the
"one stringed lute".
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Gottuvadyam – long-
necked stringed
instrument of the lute.
Is a staple instrument
of the Karnatak music
tradition of India.
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5. Vitat - Described as
bowed stringed
instruments. This is one
of the oldest
classifications of
instruments and yet did
not occupy a place in
classical Indian music in
the last few centuries
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• The Banam is a
class of folk fiddles
found among the
Santal people of
North East India
and Bangladesh.
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• The Esraj is
popular in the
Bengal area of
India.
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Sarangi is a
common
representative of
vitat
class of musical
instruments.
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•Chikara is
a simple
spike fiddle.
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