Indian musical instruments

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Lady playing pulluvan pattu
Chenda (top) and Chande (below) are different drums.

Indian musical instruments can be broadly classified into four categories: string instruments (chordophones), wind instruments (aerophones), membranophnes and idiophones.

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Chordophones [edit]

Plucked [edit]

Chord percussion:

  • Gethu or Jhallari
  • Gubguba
  • Pulluvan kutam (pot with one string attached to it)

Bowed [edit]

Tribal fiddle instruments called "Dhodro Banam" used by Santhal people in Eastern India.

Aerophones [edit]

  • Alghoza - double flute
  • Bansuri
  • Bombashi or Bommbanshi
  • Venu (Carnatic flute) Pullanguzhal

Single reed [edit]

Snake charmer playing pungi

Double reed [edit]

Flute [edit]

Bagpipes [edit]

Free reed [edit]

Free reed and bellow [edit]

Brass [edit]

Other wind instruments [edit]

Percussion instruments [edit]

Membranophones [edit]

Hand drums [edit]

Tumbaknaer, goblet drum from Jammu and Kashmir

Hand frame drums [edit]

  • Daff, duff, daf or duf - medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin
  • Dimdi or dimri - small frame drum without jingles
  • Kanjira - small frame drum with one jingle
  • Kansi - small without jingles
  • Patayani thappu - medium frame drum played with hands

Stick and hand drums [edit]

Stick drums [edit]

Idiophones [edit]

Melodic [edit]

Electronic [edit]

Sound Samples [edit]

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