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- What is Sarangi in musical instrument?
- What is Sarangi called in English?
- Is sarangi a violin?
- What is classification of sarangi?
What is Sarangi in musical instrument?
Sarangi, also called saran or saranga, short-necked fiddle used throughout South Asia, particularly for folk and classical Hindustani music. Measuring about 76 cm (30 inches) long, the instrument has a roughly rectangular slightly waisted body and broad fretless neck generally carved from a single piece of wood.
What is Sarangi called in English?
a stringed instrument of India played with a bow.
Is sarangi a violin?
Like a violin, the sarangi is played with a bow, but unlike the violin it is held vertically with the sound chamber below. The sarangi is usually carved out of a single block of wood and its hollowed belly is covered with parchment.
What is classification of sarangi?
The Nepali Sarangi is also a traditional stringed musical instrument of Nepal, commonly played by the Gaine or Gandarbha ethnic group but the form and repertoire of sarangi is more towards the folk music as compared to the heavy and classical form of the repertoire in India.
