sarod

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The sarod is a fretless, plucked string instrument prominent in Hindustani classical music, known for its deep, resonant tone and complex melodic capabilities.

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instanceOf Hindustani classical music instrument
lute family instrument
plucked string instrument
string instrument
capableOf fast taans (rapid melodic runs)
gamak (ornamentation)
meend (glissando)
hasBodyMaterial wood
hasCulturalRegion Bangladesh
North India
linked to: northern India

Pakistan
hasFeature complex melodic capabilities
hasFret fretless
hasNeck fretless metal fingerboard
hasNotableExponent Aashish Khan
Ali Akbar Khan
Amjad Ali Khan
linked to: Ali Akbar Khan

Annapurna Devi (as teacher and lineage influence)
Buddhadev Dasgupta
linked to: Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Radhika Mohan Maitra
Sharan Rani
Zarin Daruwala Sharma
hasNumberOfDroneStrings 2 to 4
hasNumberOfMainStrings 4 to 6
hasNumberOfSympatheticStrings up to 15
hasOrigin Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
hasPlayingPosition played seated
hasPlayingTechnique plucked with plectrum
hasPlectrumMaterial coconut shell
ebony
plastic
hasProminentGharana Gwalior gharana
Lucknow gharana
Maihar gharana
Senia Shahjahanpur gharana
hasResonatorCover animal skin
hasStrings metal strings
hasTone deep
resonant
hasTuningSystem variable according to raga and gharana
playedWith fingernails on left hand
relatedTo rabab
rebab
sitar
veena
supportedOn player's lap
usedFor accompaniment
instrumental ensembles
solo performance
usedIn Hindustani classical music
North Indian classical music

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dotara relatedInstrument sarod