sursingar
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thumbnail|Sursingar player The sursingar (IAST: ), sursringar or surshringar (Sringara: Pleasure in Sanskrit), is a musical instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent, having many similarities with the sarod. It is larger than the sarod and produces a deeper sound. It precedes the sarod chronologically.
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- Subclass of
- lute
- Country of origin
- North India
- Image
- Sursanga 19th century by Ali Akbar Khan, Metropolitan Museum of Art.png
- Has use
- dhrupad
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thumbnail|Sursingar player The sursingar (IAST: ), sursringar or surshringar (Sringara: Pleasure in Sanskrit), is a musical instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent, having many similarities with the sarod. It is larger than the sarod and produces a deeper sound. It precedes the sarod chronologically.
In Dhrupad style, it was used as a solo instrument in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is regarded as a further development of the Dhrupad-Rabab that has more or less disappeared today. Its neck has a metal fingerboard and the steel and bronze strings are played with a metal pick, while the bridge is made of a flat horn. It has two resonant boxes; the main box is made from a cut gourd, on which a wooden cover is attached.
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