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Sarangi

Front

Three thick strings and as many as 36 sympathetic strings

Back

Tabla

Front

A pair of different-sized drums, played by hand. The right drum is tuned to the tonic, and the left functions as a bass. Can produce a variety of tone colors and pitches.

Back

Sa

Front

Tonic

Back

Esraj

Front

Bowed string instrument with frets

Back

Bandish

Front

The last section of a vocal raga - a 'fixed composition' for voice in the form of a song (the tabla also plays)

Back

Tambura

Front

A round-bodied and long-necked lute with 4-5 resonating strings plucked continually in succession, used to provide the "drone" element. The drone usually plays the tonic and dominant (or subdominant)

Back

Tihai

Front

Rhythmic cadence (ending), in which the same rhythmic pattern is played three times in succession, generating complex rhythmic relationships with the underlying tala cycle in the process, indicating the end of an improvisation

Back

Raga

Front

A complete and self-contained and melodic framework that serves as the basis for all the melodic materials.

Back

Alap

Front

The opening, freely rhythmic period of improvisation of raga performance with drone accompaniment

Back

Tala

Front

Fixed time cycle or meter, built from uneven groupings of beats. The most common is 16 beats divided into 4x4. An important note is often played on the first beat.

Back

Jhor

Front

The second improvisational section of a raga, which is faster and more rhythmic with a steady beat

Back

Harmonium

Front

An small, hand-pumped organ-like keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet

Back

Bansuri

Front

Wooden flute with no keys

Back

Vina

Front

Plucked chordophone

Back

Octave

Front

80 notes

Back

Sitar

Front

Melodic instrument with 7 main strings, with five for melodies and two for drone, and 9-13 "sympathetic" strings on the neck. The strings above the frets play the melody, and the "sympathetic" strings play the drone. The frets can move to play quarter tones.

Back

Gat

Front

The final section of an instrumental raga - a "fixed composition" for solo instrument with some improvised embellishments where tabla is present

Back

Mridangam

Front

Two-headed barrel drum played with open hands and fingers. The right drum head is tuned to the tonic, and the left functions as a bass.

Back

Sarod

Front

A fretless plucked lute from Northern India. Six main strings: four for melodies and two for drones and rhythm. 11-16 other strings vibrate sympathetically.

Back

Jhalla

Front

The third section of the Raga which is much faster, has a pulse and has virtuoso displays, which has NO TABLA

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