Carnatic music instruments Carnatic music instruments The Carnatic flute, also called kuzhal (in Tamil language) or pulangoil, is an 9 holed bamboo flute. The flute is keyless and fingers are used to close and open the holes. It has a hole at one end where you blow in air and eight closely placed holes from the other end. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carnatic flute"
The ganjira or kanjira (or south Indian frame drum) is an instrument of the tambourine family. It is mostly used in Carnatic music concerts (south Indian classical music) as a supporting instrument for the mridangam. The ganjira is a recent innovation (less than 100 years), and was added to classical concerts during the 1930s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ganjira"
A ghatam is a percussion instrument, used in South Indian Carnatic music. It is nothing but an earthenware pot; the artist uses both hands, wrists, fingers and nails to hit the outer surface of the walls of the ghatam. An airy low-pitch sound is created by hitting over the hole. The artist sometimes uses his belly to cover the mouth of the pot, controlling the tuning, but the instrument can also be held mouth upwards or facing the audience. Different volumes and tonal colors can be produced by hitting different parts of the surface. Ghatam is usually accompanied by a mridangam. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ghatam"
The gottuvadhyam (also known as gottuvadyam, chitravina, chitra vina, or mahanataka vina) is a Carnatic music string instrument played mainly in South India. It is usually used as a solo instrument in Carnatic music. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gottuvadhyam"
A mandolin is a small, plucked, stringed musical instrument, descended from the mandora and mandolino . It is characterized by: ...more on Wikipedia about "Mandolin"
A morsing (also mourching or morching) is a percussion instrument, mainly used in the Carnatic music of South India. It can be categorized under lamellaphones, which is in the category of plucked idiophones. It consists of a metal ring in the shape of a horseshoe with two parallel forks which form the frame, and a metal tongue in the middle, between the forks, fixed to the ring at one end and free to vibrate at the other. The metal tongue is bent at the free end in a plane perpendicular to the circular ring so that it can be struck and is made to vibrate.This bent part is called the trigger. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morsing"
The mridangam is a percussion instrument from South India. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mridangam"
Nadaswaram, also spelt Nadhaswaram, and also called Nagaswaram, is one of the most popular classical instruments of south India and the world's loudest non-brass acoustic instrument. It is a wind instrument similar to the Shehnai but larger with a large flaring bell, sometimes metal. It may be swung through the air while playing, creating a doppler effect. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nadaswaram"
A sruti box is a small wooden instrument that traditionally works on a system of bellows. It is similar to a harmonium and is used to provide a drone in a practice session or concert of Indian classical music. Adjustable buttons allow tuning. Nowadays, electronic sruti boxes are commonly used. It is also called sruti petti in Tamil and sur peti in Hindi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sruti box"
The tambura is a type of musical instrument found in different versions in different places around the world; most are plucked lutes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tambura"
The thavil is a barrel shaped percussion instrument from South India. It is used in folk music and Carnatic music, often accompanying the nadaswaram. The thavil and the nadaswaram are essential ingredients of traditional festivals and ceremonies in South India. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thavil"
(Vīṇā) Veena (also spelled vina) is a stringed instrument used in Carnatic music. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vīṇā"
The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart, the lowest being the G just below middle C. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello. Music written for the violin almost always uses the G clef ( treble clef). A related bowed string instrument, the double bass technically belongs to the similar but distinct viol family. ...more on Wikipedia about "Violin"
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