Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature
by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya | 2008 | 66,229 words
The essay studies the Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature and its relationship with the South Indian musical tradition. The study emphasizes the universal appeal of music and documents how it pervades various aspects of life, art, literature, painting, and sculpture. The thesis further examines the evolution of musical instruments from ancie...
Appendix 7.4 - Musical Instruments from Ancient Afghanistan
[Full title: A view of few Musical Instruments from other Ancient World Cultures (4) Afghanistan]
AFGHAN REBAB One of the oldest Afghan instruments the Rebab, dating back to at least Ghandaran times. The ancestor of the Indian sarod, the rebab has a large hollow wooden body with a skin resonator; played with a pick, the nylon main playing strings and metal sympathetic strings give the rebab a unique tone color.