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Rababa
Musical equipment; String instruments
This is a stringed instrument, typically used in music of the Said (Upper Egypt). It has one or two strings.
Lute
Musical equipment; String instruments
A musical instrument with strings, played like a guitar. Lutes were used esp in the 14th-17th century.
Shruti
Musical equipment; String instruments
Notes in Indian classical music (sometimes described as micronotes). A shruti is the smallest interval of pitch the ear can detect.
Jawari
Musical equipment; String instruments
A bridge on a sitar. Each sitar has two; one for the lower sympathetic strings, another for the main strings. Also, the craft of shaping bridges.
Gat
Musical equipment; String instruments
The main melody of a raga in Indian classical music. Around this, taans and other melodies are played.
Mizrab
Musical equipment; String instruments
Metallic pick or plectrum for use with a sitar. It slips over the index finger.
Tabli
Musical equipment; String instruments
A large flat wooden piece upon which the bridge sits in a sitar.
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