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Classification of Musical Instruments From India

1. The document classifies musical instruments from India into 5 categories: Ghan (non-membranous percussive instruments with solid resonators like ghatam and manjira), Avanaddh (membranous percussive instruments like drums), Sushir (wind instruments that use air like shankh and bansuri), Tat (plucked string instruments like sitar and ektar), and Vitat (bowed string instruments like banam and sarangi). 2. Japanese musical instruments are also classified into 3 categories: percussion instruments (membranous like tsuzumi and taiko), string instruments (chordophones) like koto and shamisen, and wind instruments

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Classification of Musical Instruments From India

1. The document classifies musical instruments from India into 5 categories: Ghan (non-membranous percussive instruments with solid resonators like ghatam and manjira), Avanaddh (membranous percussive instruments like drums), Sushir (wind instruments that use air like shankh and bansuri), Tat (plucked string instruments like sitar and ektar), and Vitat (bowed string instruments like banam and sarangi). 2. Japanese musical instruments are also classified into 3 categories: percussion instruments (membranous like tsuzumi and taiko), string instruments (chordophones) like koto and shamisen, and wind instruments

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CLASSIFICATION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FROM INDIA

1).GHAN-ddescribed as a non-membranous percussive instrument but with solid resonators. it


is one of the oldest classes of instrument in India. it may also be a melodic Instrument or
Instruments to keep tal.
GHATAM KARTA
MANJIRA NOUT
2).AVANADDH-Described as a membranous percussive Instrument. this class of Instruments
typically comprise the drums.
DAF(DUF, DAPHU) DHOL TABLA
3).SUSHIR-Also known as “blown air” it is characterized by the use of air to excite the various
resonators.
SHANKH BANSURI
SURPETI SHEHNAI
4).TAT-Referred to as vina during the old civilization. Instruments in this class are plucked
(Stringed Instruments).
SITAR GOTUVADYAM EKTAR
RABAB GOPICHAND
5).VITAT-Described as bowed stringed Instruments. this is one of the oldest classifications of
intruments and yet did not occupy a place in classical Indian Music until the last few centuries.
BANAM ESRAJ
CHIKARA SARANGI
JAPANESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT (MAMBRANOPHONE)
1.ODAIKO 3.TSURIDAIKO
2.TSUZUMI 4.TAIKO
SSTRING INSTRUMENTS (CHORDOPHONE)
1.KOTO 2.SHAMISEN 3.BIWA
WIND INSTRUMENT (AEROPHONE)
1.SHAKUHACHI 3.HICHIRIKI 5.SHINOBUE
2.NOKKAN 4.SHO 6.RYUTEKI

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