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sarangi
Sign in to saveThe sarangi is a bowed, short-necked three-stringed instrument played in traditional music from South Asia. It is said to resemble the sound of the human voice through its ability to imitate vocal ornaments such as Gamaks or Gamakam (shakes) and meends (sliding movements). The Nepali sarangi is similar, but is a four-stringed, simpler folk instrument.
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Sarangi
- Instrument.image
- The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis - Sarangi.jpg
- Instrument.classification
- Chordophone
- Instrument.related
- Sarinda Taus Dilruba/Esraj Dhantara Nepali Sarangi
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Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- India
- Image
- Saranghi ou Sarangi (Luth), "Rituels et Musiques du Monde", CPFI, Festival Les Orientales (Saint-Florent-Le-Vieil).jpg
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- Commons category
- Sarangis
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 321.322-71
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Playing
- Structure
- Decline
- Notable performers
- Sarangi players in India
- Sarangi players in Pakistan
- Other sarangi players
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The sarangi is a bowed, short-necked three-stringed instrument played in traditional music from South Asia. It is said to resemble the sound of the human voice through its ability to imitate vocal ornaments such as Gamaks or Gamakam (shakes) and meends (sliding movements). The Nepali sarangi is similar, but is a four-stringed, simpler folk instrument.
== Playing == thumb|150px|Surjeet Singh tuning his sarangi The repertoire of sarangi players is traditionally related to vocal music. Nevertheless, a concert with a solo sarangi as the main item will sometimes include a full-scale raga presentation with an extensive alap (the unmeasured improvisatory development of the raga).In increasing intensity (alap to jor to jhala) and several compositions in increasing tempo called bandish. As such, it could be seen as being on a par with other instrumental styles such as sitar, sarod, and bansuri.
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