Indian musical instruments

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Indian musical instruments can be broadly classified into three categories, namely classical, western and folk. See Carnatic music and Hindustani music. They are discussed in detail by Dr. Lalmani Misra in his book, Bharatiya Sangeet Vadya.

The instruments are further sub-classified into the type based on the science behind the same.

Contents 1 Plucked 2 Bowed 3 Wind 3.1 Flute 3.2 Single reed 3.3 Double reed 3.4 Free reed 4 Percussion 4.1 Drums 4.2 Other 5 Sound Samples

[edit] Plucked

• Shahi_baaja
• Ektara
• Gottuvadhyam (also called Chitravina)
• Santoor
• Sarod
• Sitar
• Surbahar
• Swarmandel
• Tanpura
• Veena
  • Mohan veena
  • Rudra Veena
  • Saraswati veena
  • Vichitra Veena
• Bela Bahar, a combination of Sarod, Violin & Santoor.
• Mikrab

[edit] Bowed

• Esraj (also called dilruba)
• Sarangi
• Sarinda
• Rabab

[edit] Wind

[edit] Flute

• Bansuri
• Pullanguzhal
• Venu (Carnatic flute)

[edit] Single reed

• Pepa
• Pungi or Been

[edit] Double reed

• Alghoza
• Kuzhal
• Nadaswaram
• Shehnai

[edit] Free reed

• Gogona
• Morsing

[edit] Percussion

[edit] Drums

• Chenda
• Dhol
• Dholak
• Idakka
• Kanjira
• Mizhavu
• Mridangam
• Pakhavaj
• Tabla
• Thavil
• Urumee
• Udukai
• Dhadh

It is a small two-sided wooden drum. Some call it the damru. It is about 10 to 12 inches in length, with a narrow waist in the middle. The parchments are held by cotton straps. It is held in the left hand and played with the right hand.

[edit] Other

• Ghatam
• Jal tarang - A set of tuned rice bowls tuned by filling with varying amounts of water

[edit] Sound Samples

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