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.

• 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 The sitar is one of the most popular instruments
• Surbahar
• Swarabat
• Swarmandal
• Tambura
• Veena
  • Magadi Veena
  • Mohan Veena
  • Nakula Veena
  • Rudra Veena
  • Saraswati Veena
  • Vichitra Veena

Contents 1 Bowed String Instruments 2 Wind 2.1 Brass 2.2 Flute 2.3 Single reed instruments. 2.4 Double reed 2.5 Free reed 3 Percussion 3.1 Drums 3.2 Other 4 Sound Samples 5 External links

[edit] Bowed String Instruments

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

[edit] Wind

[edit] Brass

• Bhankora

[edit] Flute

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

[edit] Single reed instruments.

• Pepa
• Pungi or Been

[edit] Double reed

• Alghoza
• Kuzhal
• Nadaswaram
• Shehnai

[edit] Free reed

• Gogona
• Morsing

[edit] Percussion

[edit] Drums

• Chande or Chenda
• Daf - a tambourine
• Dhadh or Damru
• Dhol
• Dholak
• Dollu
• Ghumot
• Idakka
• Kanjira
• Khol
• Maddale
• Mizhavu
• Morsing
• Mridangam
• Pakhavaj
• Pung
• Shuddha madalam
• Tabla
• Tabla tarang
• Tasha - a kettledrum
• Tamak'
• Thanthi Panai
• Tumbak
• Thavil
• Urumee
• Udukai

[edit] Other

• Chimpta - a fire tong with brass jingles
• Ghatam
• Ghungroo
• Jal tarang
• Kartal - a pair of wooden blocks
• 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

• Indian Instruments - Chandrakantha.com's extensive treatment on the musical instruments of India