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SARANGI

18th November, 2024

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https://www.indiancultura.com/product/professional-rajasthani-folk-musical-string-instrument-sindhi-sarangi-sarnga?page=3

Context:

Recently, Sarangi giant Pandit Ram Narayan, who gave the humble, demanding instrument a classical stature, passed away at 96.

About Sarangi:

The Sarangi is a bowed string instrument that is used in various forms of Indian music, including classical and folk.
It is known for its emotive and soulful sound, and also for its ability to mimic the human voice.
It is played in traditional music from South Asia – Punjabi folk music, Nepali folk music, Rajasthani folk music, Sindhi folk music, Haryanvi folk music, Braj folk music, and Boro folk music (there known as the serja) – in Pakistan, South India and Bangladesh.
Carved from a single block of tun (red cedar) wood, the sarangi has a box-like shape with three hollow chambers: pet ('stomach'), chaati ('chest') and magaj ('brain').
The Sarangi became more popular in the 19th century when Thumri, a semi-classical form of Indian music, gained prominence.
Apart from Pandit Ram Narayan, Ustad Sultan Khan is another prominent name associated with the instrument.

Other types of musical instruments:

Sitar
  • Long neck, resonant gourd body, and sympathetic strings.
  • Used in classical music, particularly in North India.

Veena
  • Ancient and traditional string instrument.
  • Example: Saraswati veena and the Rudra veena.
  • Mostly used in the Carnatic music of South India.

Sarod
  • Fretless, plucked string instrument.
  • Prominently used in North Indian classical music.

Tanpura
  • Long-necked, plucked instrument.
  • Used in Indian classical music.

Source:

INDIAN EXPRESS

Practice Question

Q:Consider the following statements regarding Sarangi:

  1. It has the ability to mimic human voice.
  2. It is used in classical and folk music.
  3. It is carved from Sagun wood.

Select the correct statements using the code given below:

a. 1 and 2

b. 2 and 3

c. 1 and 3

d. 1, 2 and 3

Answer: a

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct.

It is known for its emotive and soulful sound and also for its ability to mimic the human voice.

Statement 2 is correct.

It is used in various forms of Indian music including classical and folk.

Statement 3 is incorrect.

Sarangi is carved from a single block of tun (red cedar) wood.

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