sarod

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The sarod is a fretless, plucked string instrument prominent in Hindustani classical music, known for its deep, resonant tone and complex melodic capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani classical music instrument
lute family instrument
plucked string instrument
string instrument
capableOf fast taans (rapid melodic runs)
gamak (ornamentation)
meend (glissando)
hasBodyMaterial wood
hasCulturalRegion Bangladesh NERFINISHED
North India NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
hasFeature complex melodic capabilities
hasFret fretless
hasNeck fretless metal fingerboard
hasNotableExponent Aashish Khan NERFINISHED
Ali Akbar Khan NERFINISHED
Amjad Ali Khan NERFINISHED
Annapurna Devi (as teacher and lineage influence)
Buddhadev Dasgupta NERFINISHED
Radhika Mohan Maitra NERFINISHED
Sharan Rani NERFINISHED
Zarin Daruwala Sharma NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfDroneStrings 2 to 4
hasNumberOfMainStrings 4 to 6
hasNumberOfSympatheticStrings up to 15
hasOrigin Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
hasPlayingPosition played seated
hasPlayingTechnique plucked with plectrum
hasPlectrumMaterial coconut shell
ebony
plastic
hasProminentGharana Gwalior gharana NERFINISHED
Lucknow gharana NERFINISHED
Maihar gharana NERFINISHED
Senia Shahjahanpur gharana NERFINISHED
hasResonatorCover animal skin
hasStrings metal strings
hasTone deep
resonant
hasTuningSystem variable according to raga and gharana
playedWith fingernails on left hand
relatedTo rabab
rebab
sitar
veena NERFINISHED
supportedOn player's lap
usedFor accompaniment
instrumental ensembles
solo performance
usedIn Hindustani classical music
North Indian classical music

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