India’s Pride…There Musical Instruments
• Instruments are made from materials found in the environment.
• Woods, metals, strings, bronze, bamboo and leaves are just some of the common materials use to create instrument.
• Asian country like India and the Philippines use wood, bronze, metal and bamboo.
• The development of the characteristics of Indian music leads to the development of the Indian musical instrument.
• This instrument play a major role in characterizing Indian music.
• The sitar carries the melody.• The tabla provides the rhythmic
accompaniment.• Tambura produces drone.
• India’s intricate musical system is accompanied by these three very important instruments:
»Tambura»Sitar»Tabla
• The musical instruments of India are grouped based on their melodic and rhythmic functions.
1. Percussion instrument2. Melodic instrument
• The melodic instrument are further subdivided into:
1. stringed or plucked (tat)2. bowed string (vitat)3. wind blown (sushir)4. membranous (avanadoh)5. non-membranous (ghan)
Drums/Percussion
Tabla Pair• Most common and popular
drum in Northern India• Pair of drums – one for the
left and one for the right.• Made of wood and has head
made of stretched animal skin.
• Both drums have black spots at the center that are made of manganese and iron dust.
• Played by means of tapping.
Mridangam• Classical drum of
Southern India.• Literally means clay –
body, it was originally made of clay.
• Barrel shaped double – headed drums.
• Placed between the thighs of players.
• Used to perform the tala.
String Instruments
Veena• It is the most distinctive
instrument in Southern India.• It is carved from the single
block of jack wood which continues as a long fretted neck, wherein another resonator is attached.
• It has seven strings that function differently.
• Four strings are used to play the melody while the remaining three strings are used to play the drone.
Tambura• The tambura is a drone that
are instrument that is made of jack wood.
• It consists of a long unfretted neck which has 4 to 6 tuning pegs inserted into the upper end of the resonator.
• It is essential to all classical performances especially in concert.
• It is held upright and place on the lap of the instrumentalist.
• The strings are plucked by the forefinger and middle finger.
Sarangi• The sarangi is the most
popular stringed instrument that is used to accompany vocal music.
• It is shaped like a squashed guitar.
• It is made from a block of hollowed out wood and cover with parchment.
• It has no frets and is played with bow.
• It has a sympathetic vibrator that makes a harmonious sound.
Sitar• The sitar is the most
popular stringed instrument in Northern India.
• It is made of ivory inlay, teakwood and seasoned gourds.
• It has a long neck with 20 metals frets and six to seven main strings.
• It is used for solo parts in composition.
Sarod• The sarod is a
musical instrument that is smaller than the sitar.
• It is plucked with a piece of coconut shell.
Wind Instrument
Flute• Flute is one of the oldest
and most commonly used wind instruments in the Southern part of India.
• It is made of different materials like bamboo, ivory, ebony, sandalwood or metal.
• The South Indian flute is about fourteen inches long with eight finger holes of uniform size.
Nagaswaran• It is a double reed
instrument with a conical bore that enlarges towards the end.
• It has seven finger holes with five additional holes drilled at the bottom that are used as controllers.
• The instrument are played in temples, procession, festivals and in marriage ceremonies.
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Prepared by:Elna C. Panopio