dron
It can play the melody, melody drone, a drone and a rhythm. This is becaus it is said that it is very similar to the human voice - which means that basically, it can do what we can do!
It plays melody - not melody drone, with rhythm usually provided by the percussion instrument known as the tabla.
Melody :D
No. It has drone strings, but these are only used for embellishment. The sitar is primarily a solo or lead instrument, the drone played by a tambura or shruti box.
Cymbals provide rhythm, as cymbals are non-pitched.
It can play the melody, melody drone, a drone and a rhythm. This is becaus it is said that it is very similar to the human voice - which means that basically, it can do what we can do!
It plays melody - not melody drone, with rhythm usually provided by the percussion instrument known as the tabla.
Melody :D
No. It has drone strings, but these are only used for embellishment. The sitar is primarily a solo or lead instrument, the drone played by a tambura or shruti box.
Rhythm.
Yes
The tambura is a very common instrument in Indian dance and music recitals. Its main use is to help us maintain the pitch and not go out of tune.
Cymbals provide rhythm, as cymbals are non-pitched.
Rhythm. In a typical rock band: Rhythm section = drums / percussion / bass Melody section = vocals / guitar / keyboard (occasionally bass)
Drums can be pitched, so you can play both.
The saxophone may play either melody or harmony. However, as an instrument that was designed to simulate the human vocal apparatus it often tends to play melody. The alto sax is more likely to play melody (as opposed to harmony) than the tenor sax, being a higher-pitched instrument.
If a band has two guitarists, one is generally lead and one is the rhythm player. The rhythm guitarist usually plays more chords and background notes to create a base song structure that the lead player and singer can build on and create melody with. Also, rhythm players sometimes play a harmony (or counter melody) to augment the lead players melody.