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Yangqin – The Chinese Dulcimer


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What is Yangqin?

Yangqin is an instrument that originated in Central Asia but got prominence in China. But few theories are there to oppose the fact that it had been invented by the Chinese solely without any foreign influence. Some research discovered the instrument may have been introduced by land, through the Silk route, or by sea, through the port of Guangzhou (Canton). Yangqin is the hammered dulcimer. It is played by hitting strings with a pair of bamboo mallets, the size of a chopstick. Models vary in size, range, and quality. They usually include an ornate folding stand. It is also sometimes called the “Chinese piano”. It is having slightly over 4 octaves.

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The History And Evolution Of The Oud, the Unique Instrument.


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The History And Evolution Of The Oud, the Unique Instrument.

The oud, the mahogany wooden string instrument was prominent in medieval and modern Islamic music. While the oud is not as widely known in the West as it is in its native land of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, this timeless instrument has indeed traveled worldwide. Today, musicians across the globe use the oud for their own unique style of music. But why? What makes this seemingly simple stringed instrument so special?

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A Brief Introduction To The Sarangi, India’s Royal Musical Instrument.


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Introduction

Sarangi comes with a rich background of Indian musical tradition. Earlier, it was extensively used as a folk instrument. The short-necked fiddle fretless, bowed string instrument from the Indian subcontinent. This is the most versatile instrument. It can create every shades of musical notes which accompany with vocal music of any classical Indian musical gharana like dhrupad, khayal, thumri, tappa, bhajan, ghazal, with exact texture and techniques.

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Veena the classical Indian Instrument


Veena the classical instrument

Veena the classical instrument

 

Veena the classical instrument is auspicious in Indian religious context which imagined to be as an instrument of the Goddess Saraswati. One of the oldest of Indian musical instruments. It belongs to a family of chordophone instruments. This is a type of plucked string musical instrument. From descriptions in the vedic literature tend to suggest veena of a different design than the present day ones. In the Indian music has always kept the highest regard for the veena music. Any type Indian raga music can be played on it. It can create beautiful and complex melody instrument in other music genres or it may be played for meditative purposes to sooth the nerves, to enhance the mental health.

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Khol Indian authentic musical instrument


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Khol the ethnic folk musical instrument was originated from West Bengal, Assam & Manipur. The folk instrument mainly used for the devotional numbers of the eastern & north eastern state of India, from which it has been taken in shape. Another name of the Khol is Mridanga, which means made of clay. Which describes the main component of the instrument. It is widely used percussion instrument in eastern India.

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