Essay name: Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature
Author:
S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya
Affiliation: University of Madras / Department of Sanskrit
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.
Chapter 2 - Origin and evolution of Music and Musical instruments
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TEMPLE INSTRUMENTS such as Horns, trumpets, Mukha V墨峁嚹�,
Conch, Bhuri, U岣峚l, U岣島kkai, Pambai, etc.
MARTIAL INSTRUMENTS such as Dundubhi, Bheri, Parai, T膩rai, etc.
FOLK INSTRUMENTS such as Ekt膩r, tutari, pot-drum, iron cymbals,
tamuku, (Pa峁璦ha) etc. In Tamiln膩岣島, percussion instruments like
U岣島kkai, Davan岣峚i, Pambai, Suryapirai and Chandrapirai are quite
popular.
We also have a few types of secondary Musical instruments such as:
鈥� Semakk膩lam
鈥� J膩lra
鈥� Brahmat膩lam
鈥�
Chipl膩 & Kart膩l
鈥� 艢ilambu
厂补濒补苍驳补颈/骋别箩箩耻/碍颈苍办颈峁噄
Bell of mendicants
Pair of metal cymbals
also known as Brihat t膩lam
are varieties of T膩la Cymbals
anklet with Jingling, bells.
another variety of anklets.
By their purpose, Musical Instruments can also be classified as:
鈥� G墨t膩nuga
accompaniment for singing
鈥� N峁泃y膩nuga
艢耻峁补
accompaniment for dance
solo variety
We have seen that instruments can be classified as Idiophones,
Membrophones, Chordophones, Aerophones and Electrophones. Some
examples can be given for these classifications.
