MUSIC 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Plucked String Instrument, Music Of Indonesia, Sarod
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Sarod: guitar type instrument, looks like a mushroom on the end, with an airplane wing in the middle, also looks like a hybrid between the guitar and the violin, sliding, rather than bending the strings. Influences with lutes, zithers, and arched harps: also spelled as vina, beena, or bina, multistring chordophone of the indian subcontinent, can produce pitches in full three octave range, long hollow neck design, popular classical music. Sitar: plucked string instrument, used in hindu music, traditional nepali music, and indian classical music, derived from the veena. Indian classical music: genre of south asian music, northern indian classical music tradition is called hindustani, southern indian expression is called carnatic, two foundational elements, raga and tala. Raga: refers to a melodic mode in indian classical music, consists of at least five notes, provides the framework, a pattern of notes having characteristic intervals, rhythms, and embellishments, used as a basis for improvisation.
