Indian musical instrument are
deep diverse as deep as the diverse culture of the country , rich in huge varieties of instruments in art music,
folk music, traditional and now the Indian musical instruments manufacturers
provides contemporary instruments also.it is believed that musical instruments have been playing here since the mythological
period as find mentioned on some
mythological books and still find the images of some deities are holding
the instruments and are the symbol of the gods and goddesses.
Just as the universal category of
musical instruments it is distributed in four categories subdivided into
numerous categories
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| Indian Musical Instruments |
1.vedic music includes all the strings instruments dated
back to 2500bc -1000 BC they are called Vedic music in Indian literature they
are basically bow shaped instruments some of them are Kap Shir Sha veena, gargar, when(hundred
string instruments) etc.
2. Natya shastra includes all the
aerial instruments that played without the string membrane, they are dated back
to 3rd century AD some of them are Tata (lutes) Shusira (flute) etc.
3. Sangeet Ratnakar is divided
into four sub categories
(a)String instruments that are
one string to nine strings lutes like Tritntrika, (three strings) Ekatantri
(single string)
(b)Blowing instruments include
all the aerial instruments like Murali
(bamboo flute) Tutari (war trumpets)
(c) All the barrel percussion
like Mardal, Dhol, Tabla
(d)Solid bodied instruments like
the dancer anklets (Ghungru in India)
4. The fourth category includes
all the medieval period instruments that the most of the Indian music are
composed up of Like Harmonium, Shenai, Tabla etc.