List of Indian musical instruments

Indian musical instruments can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments).

Lady playing pulluvan veena

Chordophones

Plucked strings

Bowed strings
Tribal fiddle instruments called "Dhodro Banam" used by Santhal people in Eastern India.

+ Behala - Bengal Murshidabad Violin Persian "Behaaleh" (Restless)

Other string instruments

Aerophones

Single reed
Snake charmer playing pungi
Bansuri player at Mehrangarh Fort at Jodhpur.
Indian Harmonium

Double reed

Flute

Bagpipes

Free reed

Free reed and bellows

Brass

Membranophones

Hand drums
Learning to play tabla
Tumbaknaer, drum from Jammu and Kashmir for accompanying devotionals
Chenda (top) and Chande (below) are different drums
Chande of Yakshagana

Hand frame drums
  • Daf, duf, or dafli – medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin
  • Dubki, dimdi or dimri – small frame drum without jingles
  • Kanjira – small frame drum with one jingle
  • Kansi – small drum without jingles
  • Patayani thappu – medium frame drum played with hands

Stick and hand drums

Stick drums
Chennakeshava Temple, 12th century A.D. Goddess playing an hourglass drum, possibly an udukai.

Idiophones
A medieval instrument, labeled nagaveena (snake veena), is a type of musical scraper.
  • Chigggjha – fire tong with brass jingles
  • Chengila – metal disc
  • Eltathalam
  • Gegvrer – brass vessel
  • Ghaynti – Northern Indian bell
  • Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum)
  • Ghunyugroo
  • Khartal or Chiplya
  • Manjira or jhanj or taal
  • Nut – clay pot
  • Sankarpjlnjang – lithophone
  • Thali – metal plate
  • Thattukanvjzhi mannai
  • Yakshahgana bells

Melodic
Jaltarang

Hand harmonium

Dwarkanath Ghose (Dwarkin) modified the French pedal harmonium.

Electronic

See also

References
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