List of Indian musical instruments

Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments). == Chordophones == === Plucked strings === === Bowed strings === Chikara Dhantara Dilruba Ektara Esraj Kamaicha Kingri Mayuri veena or Taus Onavillu Behala Pena Pinaka veena Pulluvan veena - one-stringed violin Ravanahatha Sarangi Sarinda Tar Shehnai Villu - arched musical bow === Other string instruments === Gethu or Jhallari – struck tanpura Gubguba or Jamuku (khamak) Pulluvan kutam Santoor – Hammered dulcimer == Aerophones == === Single reed === Pepa Pungi or Been === Double reed === Kuzhal Mukhavina Nadaswaram Shehnai Sundari Tangmuri === Flute === Alghoza – double flute Bansuri Venu (Carnatic flute) Pullanguzhal === Bagpipes === Mashak Titti Sruti upanga === Free reed === Gogona Morsing === Free reed and bellows === Shruti box Harmonium (hand-pumped) === Brass === Bigul – see Bugle Ekkalam Karnal Kombu (instrument) Ramsinga Kahal Nagfani Turi Tutari == Membranophones == === Hand drums === === Hand frame drums === Daf, duf, or dafli – medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin Dubki, dimdi or dimri – small frame drum without jingles Kanjira – small frame drum with one jingle Kansi – small drum without jingles Patayani thappu – medium frame drum played with hands === Stick and hand drums === Chenda Davul Dhak Dhimay Dhol Dholi Dollu Idakka Thavil Udukai Urumi (drum) === Stick drums === Chande Davul Kachhi Dhol Nagara – pair of kettledrums Pambai – unit of two cylindrical drums Parai thappu, halgi – frame drum played with two sticks Sambal Stick daff or stick duff – daff in a stand played with sticks Tamak' Tasha – type of kettledrum Thavanadai, Davandai Timki Urumee == Idiophones == Chimta – fire tong with brass jingles Chengila – metal disc Elathalam Geger – brass vessel Ghanti – Northern Indian bell Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum) Ghungroo Khartal or Chiplya Manjira or jhanj or taal Nut – clay pot Sankarjang – lithophone Thali – metal plate Thattukazhi mannai Yakshagana bells === Melodic === Jal tarang, ceramic bowls with water Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp Loh tarang (लोह तरंग), a set of tuned gongs Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone == Hand harmonium == Dwarkanath Ghose (Dwarkin) modified the French pedal harmonium.

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List of Indian musical instruments

Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments). == Chordophones == === Plucked strings === === Bowed strings === Chikara Dhantara Dilruba Ektara Esraj Kamaicha Kingri Mayuri veena or Taus Onavillu Behala Pena Pinaka veena Pulluvan veena - one-stringed violin Ravanahatha Sarangi Sarinda Tar Shehnai Villu - arched musical bow === Other string instruments === Gethu or Jhallari – struck tanpura Gubguba or Jamuku (khamak) Pulluvan kutam Santoor – Hammered dulcimer == Aerophones == === Single reed === Pepa Pungi or Been === Double reed === Kuzhal Mukhavina Nadaswaram Shehnai Sundari Tangmuri === Flute === Alghoza – double flute Bansuri Venu (Carnatic flute) Pullanguzhal === Bagpipes === Mashak Titti Sruti upanga === Free reed === Gogona Morsing === Free reed and bellows === Shruti box Harmonium (hand-pumped) === Brass === Bigul – see Bugle Ekkalam Karnal Kombu (instrument) Ramsinga Kahal Nagfani Turi Tutari == Membranophones == === Hand drums === === Hand frame drums === Daf, duf, or dafli – medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin Dubki, dimdi or dimri – small frame drum without jingles Kanjira – small frame drum with one jingle Kansi – small drum without jingles Patayani thappu – medium frame drum played with hands === Stick and hand drums === Chenda Davul Dhak Dhimay Dhol Dholi Dollu Idakka Thavil Udukai Urumi (drum) === Stick drums === Chande Davul Kachhi Dhol Nagara – pair of kettledrums Pambai – unit of two cylindrical drums Parai thappu, halgi – frame drum played with two sticks Sambal Stick daff or stick duff – daff in a stand played with sticks Tamak' Tasha – type of kettledrum Thavanadai, Davandai Timki Urumee == Idiophones == Chimta – fire tong with brass jingles Chengila – metal disc Elathalam Geger – brass vessel Ghanti – Northern Indian bell Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum) Ghungroo Khartal or Chiplya Manjira or jhanj or taal Nut – clay pot Sankarjang – lithophone Thali – metal plate Thattukazhi mannai Yakshagana bells === Melodic === Jal tarang, ceramic bowls with water Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp Loh tarang (लोह तरंग), a set of tuned gongs Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone == Hand harmonium == Dwarkanath Ghose (Dwarkin) modified the French pedal harmonium.

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