Sarangi

Bowed, short-necked string instrument from South Asia SarangiClassification Chordophone Related instruments Sarinda Taus Dilruba/Esraj Dhantara Nepali Sarangi The sarangi is a bowed, short-necked three-stringed instrument played in traditional music from Nepal. It is said to resemble the sound of the human voice through its ability to imitate vocal ornaments such as Gamaks or Gamakam (shakes) and meends (sliding movements). The Nepali sarangi is similar, but is a four-stringed, simpler folk instrument. Playing Surjeet Singh tuning his sarangi The repertoire of sarangi players is traditionally related to vocal music. Nevertheless, a concert with solo sarangi as the main item will sometimes include a full-scale raga presentation with an extensive alap (the unmeasured improvisatory development of the raga) in increasing intensity (alap to jor to jhala) and several compositions in increasing tempo called bandish. As such, it could be seen as being on par with other instrumental styles such as sitar, sarod, and bansuri. It is rare to find a sarangi player who does not know the words of many classical compositions. The words are usually mentally present during the performance, and a perf