Monday 18 November 2013

Most Popular String Instruments in India

Indian Musical Instruments : String

From all the types of musical instruments, string had been my favourite. Today, I thought of summarizing of writing about them. I wrote more about

Guitar:

  Guitar 3 (2)

Played by plucking the strings. Guitar is most popular instrument of recent times. It is usually made from wood and plastic. Strings of guitar are made from steel or nylon.  The strings are plucked with finger or finger nails or plectrum. The beauty of guitar is that they can play all kinds of music from classical to rock.

Sitar:

  professional-sitar

Again an Indian Classical Musical Instrument which is known to world by famous and renowned player – Pundit Ravi Shankar.

Violin:

Violin1_2b

Though smallest of string family, Violin is one of the high-pitched musical instruments. The sound is usually produced by drawing a bow across one or more strings. Violin is also known as fiddler. Mandolin:

  mandolin1_2b

Mandolin is played by hitting its strings. Sound is similar to the tone of violin. Its body is made from wood and fingerboard which has fret.

Sarangi:

Sarangi1_3b

It is most common Indian Classical Instrument. The word saarangi has been derived from a Sanskrit word where saar means “summarization” while ang “many forms”. Hence the sarangi, can summarize all forms of musical instruments.

If you are looking for any sort of string instruments, log on to www.indianity.com

0 comments:

Post a Comment