Inside Musical Instruments – 6
- POSTED ON: 23 Feb, 2018
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The veena is a popular string instrument used in Indian classical music. There are four types – namely the ‘Saraswati’ veena, the ‘chitra’ veena, the ‘vichitra’ veena and the ‘rudra’ veena. Out of these, the rudra and vichitra veenas are used in Hindustani music, while the Saraswati veena and chitra veena are used in the Carnatic music of South India. Let’s take a look at the parts of a ‘Saraswati veena’ – click on the hotspots to know more…