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1. Music Instruments of India (3/3)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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2. A membranophone is any musical instrument
which produces sound primarily by way of a
vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four
main divisions of instruments in the original
Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument
classification.
The important membranophones of India such as
Tabla, Mrigandam/Pakhawaj, Dholak, Tavil/Thavil,
Khol (Mrdanga), Kanjira,Damru/Damaru, Daf.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membranophone
3. The Tabla is a membranophone percussion instrument
originating from the Indian subcontinent, consisting of a pair
of drums, used in traditional, classical, popular and folk music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabla
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4. Zakir Hussain born 9 March 1951) is an Indian tabla player in Hindustani
classical music, musical producer, film actor and composer. He was
awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002, by the
Government of India. He was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award in 1990, given by the Sangeet Natak Academy, India's National
Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. In 1999, he was awarded the United
States National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship, the
highest award given to traditional artists and musicians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)
6. Table & Sarod: The synergy between Debasmita
Bhattacharya and Gurdain Singh Rayatt was impalpable
throughout the evening; the way the artists played
together was wholeheartedly assured, both playfully and inextricably tight.
performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FUG1jQxJ5A
7. The Mridangam/Pakhawaj is a percussion instrument from
India of ancient origin. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment
in a Carnatic music ensemble, and in Dhrupad, where it is
known as the Pakhawaj.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mridangam
8. Patri Satish Kumar (born 3 August 1970) is an Indian Carnatic musician
and player of the Mridangam. Carnatic music, is a system of music
commonly associated with southern India as well as Sri Lanka. It is one
of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from
ancient Hindu traditions, the other subgenre being Hindustani music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patri_Satish_Kumar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4BcxbYKvKg&list=RDEM87mUPvPyLVAMp1mj-mITuw&start_radio=1
9. The Pakhawaj or Mridang is a barrel-shaped, two-headed
drum, originating from the Indian subcontinent, a variant and
descendant of the older mridang.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakhavaj
10. Pakhawaj, Tabla & Sarangi: Show now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ztoBzEgHG0
11. The Dholak is a South Asian two-headed hand-drum. It may have
traditional cotton rope lacing, screw-turnbuckle tensioning or both
combined: in the first case steel rings are used for tuning or pegs are
twisted inside the laces. The dholak is mainly a folk instrument,
lacking the exact tuning and playing techniques of the tabla or the
Pakhawaj. The drum is pitched, depending on size, with an interval
of perhaps a perfect fourth or perfect fifth between the two heads.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dholak
12.
13. The Dholak for concert. It is better built-up and more expensive.
Show: Dholak performed by Nitin Chimote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR9vDm9iu3c
14. The Thavil or Tavil is a barrel shaped percussion instrument
from Tamilnadu. It is used in temple, folk and Carnatic music,
often accompanying the Nadaswaram. The thavil and the
nadaswaram are essential components of traditional festivals
and ceremonies in South India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thavil
16. The Khol also known as a Mrdanga in the Odia language (lit. "mrit+anga"
= "clay limb") or mridĂŽngo (Bengali: àŠźà§àŠŠàŠà§àŠ) (not to be confused with
mridangam) is a terracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern
India for accompaniment with devotional music (bhakti). It originates from
the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Manipur. The drum is played
with palms and fingers of both hands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khol
North India: Khol or Mrdanga
18. The kanjira, khanjira, khanjiri or ganjira, a South Indian frame drum,
is an instrument of the tambourine family. As a folk and bhajan instrument,
it has been used in India for many centuries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanjira
19. Kanjira Artist: Natarajan Ganesh Kumar, popularly known as Kanjira
Ganesh is an Indian percussionist, teacher and music composer. He
develops new techniques to play the kanjira and is the first south Indian
percussionist to receive a Fulbright Fellowship award, given by the
United States Department of State. [Wikipedia]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPPBoei6oCs&t=62s
20. DAF: The daf (Persian: â«ŰŻÙâŹâdaf; Arabic: Ùâ«ÙâŹÙâ«ŰŻâŹâduf) is
a large Middle Eastern frame drum used in popular and classical
music. The frame is usually made of hardwood with many metal
ringlets attached, and the membrane is usually fish skin but other
skin types such as cow, goat, and horse are used.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daf
21. Daf - Persian Frame Drum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LybyKLzwO9w
22. Damaru/Damru is a small two-headed drum, used in Hinduism
and Tibetan Buddhism. In Hinduism, the damru is known as the
instrument of the deity Shiva, and is said to be created by Shiva
to produce spiritual sounds by which the whole universe has been
created and regulated. In Tibetan Buddhism, the damaru is used
as an instrument in tantric practices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaru
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23. Lord Shiva (God Shiva) is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.
He is the supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three most
influential denominations in modern Hinduism. (Damaru/Damru)
24. Lord Shiva Sound of - Damru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKlL4bJe3Q8&t=40s
25. An idiophone is any musical instrument that creates sound
primarily by the instrument as a whole vibrating -without the
use of strings or membranes. It is the first of the four main
divisions in the original HornbostelâSachs scheme of
musical instrument classification (see List of idiophones by
HornbostelâSachs number). The early classification of
Victor-Charles Mahillon called this group of instruments
autophones.
The important membranophones of India such as ghatam,
jantarang, gong, xylophone, rattle, cymbals (taal/manjira/
Manjeera/jalra/gini), ektara, and ghungroo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiophone
26. Idiophone, class of musical instruments in which a resonant
solid materialâsuch as wood, metal, or stoneâvibrates to
produce the initial sound. The eight basic types are
concussion, friction, percussion, plucked, scraped, shaken,
stamped, and stamping. In many cases, as in the gong, the
vibratingâmaterialâitselfâformsâtheâinstrumentâsâbody.âOtherâ
examples include xylophones and rattles.
Credit: https://www.britannica.com/art/idiophone
27. The Ghatam is one of the most ancient percussion instruments
of South India. It is a clay pot with narrow mouth. From the mouth,
it slants outwards to form a ridge. Made mainly of clay backed with
brass or copper filings with a small amount of iron filings, the pitch
of the ghatam varies according to its size.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghatam
28. Ghatam Artist: Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram, also known as Vikku
Vinayakram, is a Grammy Awardâwinning Indian percussionist. He plays
Carnatic music with the ghatam, an earthen pot, and is credited with
popularising the ghatam. (Wikipedia)
performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYEh5uXrL4w
29. Jal tarang (melody) : The jal tarang is a melodic percussion
instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent. It consists
of a set of ceramic or metal bowls tuned with water. The bowls
are played by striking the edge with beaters, one in each finger.
Show now!
30. S : Show now!
Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsOcNpH_Ad4&t=327s
31. Gong, a circular metal platelike percussion instrument, usually having
a turned-down rim. In most forms it is struck in the centre with a felt- or
leather-covered beater, producing a sound of either definite or indefinite
pitch. Its vibrations issue from the centre, in contrast to bells, which
vibrate principally at the rim. Gongs may have shallow or deep rims (kettle
gongs) and may be bossed (knobbed in the centre) or unbossed. Rimless
gongs occur occasionally.
32. Xylophone, from Greek xylon and phonÄ, âwoodâ and âsoundâ,
percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated, tuned wooden bars
supported at nodal (nonvibrating) points and struck with sticks or padded
mallets.
33. Rattle, percussion instrument consisting of resonant objects strung
together and set in a sliding frame or enclosed in a container such that
when it is shaken the parts strike against each other, producing sounds.
In many societies, rattles are associated with the supernatural and
accompany religious rites. Slung rattles (shells, bones, hooves, or similar
objectsâstrungâonâaâcordâorâtiedâinâbunchesâandâattachedâtoâaâdancerâsâ
body) are among the earliest musical instruments, appearing, along with
gourd and tube rattles, in prehistoric times. Gourd rattles are particularly
prominent as ritual instruments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattle_(percussion_instrument)
34. The Taal, manjira (also spelled manjira or manjeera), jalra, or gini is a
pair of clash cymbals, which make high-pitched percussion sounds. In
its simplest form, it consists of a pair of small hand cymbals. The word
Taal comes from the Sanskrit word Tala, literally means a clap. It is a
part of Indian music and culture, used in various traditional customs
e.g. Bihu music, Harinaam etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taal_(instrument)
35. Ektara literally "one-string", also called iktar, ektar, yaktaro, gopichand,
gopichant, gopijiantra, tun tuna) is a one-string instrument most often
used in traditional music from Bangladesh, Egypt, India, and Pakistan.
In origin the ektara was a regular string instrument of wandering bards and
minstrels from India and is plucked with one finger. The ektara is a drone
lute consisting of a gourd resonator covered with skin, through which a
bamboo neck is inserted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ektara
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37. Ghungroo âalso known as ghunghroo or ghunghru or
ghungur (Bengali), is one of many small metallic bells
strung together to form ghungroos, a musical anklet tied
to the feet of classical Indian dancers.The sounds produced
by ghungroos vary greatly in pitch depending on their
metallic composition and size.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghungroo
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