Indian musical instruments

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Indian musical instruments can be broadly classified into three categories, mainly classical, western and folk. See Carnatic music and Hindustani music. The instruments are further sub-classified into the type based on the science behind the same.

Contents 1 Plucked String Instruments 2 Bowed String Instruments 3 Wind instruments 3.1 Brass 3.2 Flute 3.3 Single reed 3.4 Double reed 3.5 Free reed 3.6 Free reed and bellow 4 Percussion instruments 4.1 Membranophones 4.2 Idiophones 5 Sound Samples 6 External links

[edit] Plucked String Instruments

• Bela Bahar, a combination of Sarod, Violin & Santoor.
• Bulbul Tarang
• Dotar, the two-stringed version of the Ektar, in Bengal known as Dotora or Dotara.
• Ektara
• Getchu Vadyam or Gettuvadyam, Gethu Vadyam, Jhallari
• Gopichand or Gopiyantra or Khamak
• Gottuvadhyam or Chitravina
• Katho
• Mikrab
• Rabab
• Santoor
• Sarod
• Seni Rabab
• Sitar
• Surbahar
• Swarabat
• Swarmandal
• Tambura
• Veena
  • Magadi Veena
  • Mohan Veena
  • Nakula Veena
  • Rudra Veena
  • Saraswati Veena
  • Vichitra Veena

[edit] Bowed String Instruments

• Chikara
• Dilruba
• Esraj
• Kamancha
• Mayuri Vina or Taus
• Pena or Bana
• Ravanhasta
• Sarangi
• Sarinda
• Tar Shehnai

[edit] Wind instruments

[edit] Brass

• Bhankora

[edit] Flute

• Bansuri
• Bombashi or Bommbanshi
• Pullanguzhal
• Venu (Carnatic flute)

[edit] Single reed

• Pepa
• Pungi or Been

[edit] Double reed

• Alghoza
• Kuzhal
• Nadaswaram
• Shehnai

[edit] Free reed

• Gogona
• Morsing

[edit] Free reed and bellow

• Surpeti
• Hand-pumped harmonium

[edit] Percussion instruments

[edit] Membranophones

Chande or Chenda Daf - a tambourine Dhadh or Damru Dhol Dholak Dollu Esraj Ghumot Idakka Kanjira Khol Maddale Mizhavu Mridangam

Pakhavaj Panchamukha vadyam Pung Shuddha madalam or Maddalam Tabla Tabla tarang Tasha - a kettledrum Tamak' Tamte Thanthi Panai Tumbak Thappu or Parai Thavil Urumee Udukai

[edit] Idiophones

• Chimpta - a fire tong with brass jingles
• Chengila
• Ghatam
• Ghungroo
• Jal tarang
• Khartal
• Kasht tarang
• Manjira or jhanj or tala

[edit] Sound Samples

Sound Samples of Indian Instruments (non-commercial page) Courtesy of www.superbrass.com

[edit] External links

• I-Soft Sangeet Research on Indian & Pakistani music
• Indian Instruments - Chandrakantha.com's extensive treatment on the musical instruments of India
• instrumentos del mundo