India instruments 1.Sarangi:Sarangi has a hollow body and made of teak wood adorned with ivory inlays. It consisits of forty strings of which thirty seven are sympathetic. 2.Sarod:Sarod is a popular Indian classical musical instrument which is similar to the Western lute in structure. Among the followers and connoisseurs of Hindustani classical music Sarod is one of the most important musical instruments. 3.Sitar:Sitar is one of the most popular Indian classical instruments and it comes under the category of a chordophone in the lute family. Sitar has neck crafted from toon or teakwood and a resonator carved from a large seasoned gourd. 4.Tanpura:Tanpura in India is a drone instrument that accompanies Dhrupad singing and is the most fundamental of all instruments of Indian Classical Music. 5.Veena:Veena the traditional instrument of India is also known as Saraswati Veena which is a musical instrument of South India. Veena is a classical instrument basically plucked stringed instrument that is used to accompany Carnatic music. 6.Bansuri:Bansuri is basically a folk instrument, invariably linked to the lives and playfulnesses of Krishna. However, it was during the Bhakti movement that Bansuri raised to prominence. 7.Harmonium:Harmonium usually belongs to the family of free-reed aerophones. The instrument is a small, tabletop size organ which has bellows at the back that is pumped by one hand while the other hand plays the keyboard. 8.Shehnai:Shehnai the wind instrument is believed to have been introduced in India by the Muslims. Shehnai is the predominant double-reed wind instrument used in North Indian music Japan instruments 9.Hyōshigi:wooden or bamboo clappers 10.Mokugyo:woodblock carved in the shape of a fish, struck with a wooden stick; often used in Buddhist chanting 11.Shōko: small bronze gong used in gagaku; struck with two horn beaters 12.Sasara:clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord 13.Ita-sasara:clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord 14.Bin-sasara:clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord 15.Kokiriko:many people confuse the kokiriko with the sasara and sasara are often sold outside Japan under the name kokiriko. In fact, the kokiriko is a pair of sticks which are beaten together slowly and rhythmically Iran instruments 16.Akhlakandu: A very ancient percussion instrument. It was made of skull that it includes gravel stones in it. Today its name is Jeghjeghe that literally means rattle. It was played by shaking the instrument. Ajlakandu: Another name of Akhlakandu. 17.Alvah: It is a set of wooden or metallic plates that is played by being struck with sticks. 18.Arabaneh: A kind of frame drum, maybe with jingles. 19. Arkal: A kind of drum, maybe frame drum. 20.Ayine-pil: A big metallic ancient drum that was banded on elephant and it was played with sticks. Its French name is Gong. 21.Batare: A kind of frame drum, maybe the same as Daf. It should be mentioned that Bateri is the same as the English word Battery (sound of drum and also a kind of percussion instrument). 22.Bendayer: A kind of frame drum, maybe the same as Bendir. Please refer to Bendir. 23.Bendir: A kind of frame drum with bells. Today the Bendir is a typical frame drum. Similar instruments are common in the whole Near East from Morocco to Iraq and also in Northern Africa. The special feature of this Instrument lies in the snare strings that run inside the instruments body near the drum skin. 24.Boshghabak: Small cymbal to be used by dancers. 25.Chaghabeh: Another name of Chaghaneh
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