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String instruments

mizrab

Musical equipment; String instruments

Metallic pick or plectrum for use with a sitar. It slips over the index finger.

taan

Musical equipment; String instruments

A fast melodic composition in Indian classical music.

gat

Musical equipment; String instruments

The main melody of a raga in Indian classical music. Around this, taans and other melodies are played.

meend

Musical equipment; String instruments

In a sitar, bending/pulling on the string to reach the next notes.

shruti

Musical equipment; String instruments

Notes in Indian classical music (sometimes described as micronotes). A shruti is the smallest interval of pitch the ear can detect.

rababa

Musical equipment; String instruments

This is a stringed instrument, typically used in music of the Said (Upper Egypt). It has one or two strings.

Aeolian harp

Musical equipment; String instruments

The Aeolian harp is a musical instrument that is fashioned from a wooden sounding box with strings that stretch across the length of the box, fastened by two bridges on each side. The Aeolian harp is ...

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