![]() ![]() Pakhawaj is a barrel-shaped drum with two heads which are made of layers of skin. Pakhawaj usually accompanies Dhrupad style of singing. It is believed that the Tabla was derived from Pakhawaj. Both drums have a black spot in the center made of manganese or iron dust. The Bayan is the bass drum and is usually made of metal with a stretched skin head. Finer tuning of Tabla is done by striking the rim of the Tabla with a small hammer. The Tabla is made of wood and whereas its head is made of stretched animal skin. ![]() The Tabla consists of a pair of drums- the Tabla and the Bayan. The most popular musical instrument used in North India is the Tabla. Ustad Bismillah Khan is the unrivalled maestro of the Shehnai. The Shehnai has finger-holes to produce semi, quarter and micro-tones. Shehnai is a double reed instrument with a tapering bore which progressively increases towards the lower side. Shehnai is a traditional musical instrument, associated with auspicious occasions like marriages and temple processions. Notable flute exponents are Pt Pannalal Ghosh and Pt Hari Prashad Chaurasia. Variations in pitch are produced by altering the effective length of the air column. To produce sound or melody one has to cover the finger holes with the fingers of the left and right hand. Flute is held horizontally and is inclined downwards when it is played. Famous Sarangi maestros are Rehman Bakhs, Pt Ram Narayan, Ghulam Sabir and Ustad Sultan Khan.įlute is a simple cylindrical tube of uniform bore and associated with Indian music since time immemorial. To play the Sarangi one has to press the fingernails of the left hand against the strings. The Sarangi is held in a vertical position and played with a bow. Sarangi has forty strings of which thirty seven are sympathetic. The body of Sarangi is hollow and made of teak wood adorned with ivory inlays. Sarangi is one of the most popular and oldest bowed instruments in India. Buddhadev Das Gupta, Zarin Daruwalla and Brij Narayan. Some notable exponents of Sarod are Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. The strings are plucked with a triangular plectrum. Sarod does not have a fret and has twenty-five strings of which fifteen are sympathetic strings. Sarod has a small wooden body covered with skin and a fingerboard that is covered with steel. Ravishankar, Ustad Imrat Khan, Ustad Abdul Halim Zaffar Khan, Ustad Rais Khan and Pt Debu Chowdhury. ![]() ![]() Some famous Sitar players are Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pt. The frets are moved up and down to adjust the notes. A gourd, which acts as a resonator for the strings is at the lower end of the neck of the Sitar. Below the frets of Sitar are thirteen sympathetic strings which are tuned to the notes of the Raga. The Sitar has a long neck with twenty metal frets and six to seven main cords. Sitar is of the most popular music instruments of North India. ![]()
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