MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FEATURE

 Sitar


    

     The sitar is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India and flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries and arrived at its present form in 18th-century India

    Sitar, a stringed instrument of the lute family popular in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Usually measuring approximately 1.2 meters (4 feet) in length, the sitar has a deep, pear-shaped gourd body; a long, thick, hollow wooden neck; front and side tuning pegs; and 20 arched movable frets.


VIDEO EXAMPLE OF HOW TO PLAY SITAR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTbY_EeC9Wg



reference

picture: (wikipedia, nd)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar

description: (britannica, nd)

https://www.britannica.com/art/sitar

video: (tothszabi, 2017 ) yt: A mind-blowing sitar player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTbY_EeC9Wg


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