Which musical string instrument would you associate with India?

Answer 1

The two main Musical Instruments associated with India would be the sitar and tablas. Together these instruments resonate the serenity of Indian music.

A sitar is a string instrument containing about 18-20 strings (11-13 sympathetic strings, 6-7 playing strings). It is the melodic emblem of Indian Classical Music. It is still pervasive in Indian music.

The tablas are the percussions of Indian classical music. There are two hand played drums. The bigger of the two emits a low bass type sound and the smaller a higher snare type sound. If the sitar is the melodic emblem, the tablas are the rhythmic ones.

These instruments are among the oldest in the world. The advent of synthetic music has taken over most of the new age Indian songs, but every now and then Indian music producers like to remind themselves and the Indians of their culture by including classical music that undoubtedly still in everyone's hearts.

Answer 2

Are you possibly asking about the "sitar" - the instrument most known for John Lennon learning to play it from Ravi Shankar?

Answer 3

The sitar is one.

Answer 4

lyre