Sarod
Instrumental Music – Sarod
Presenting to you today Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on Sarod with double Tabla with one of the Rain Ragas. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, born on 9th October 1945 is a famous Indian Classical Sarod Maestro. He is known best for his clear and fast Ekhara Taans. Taan is a technique used in vocal performance of Raga in Hindustani Classical Music. His first performance was in 1963 in the United States. He was awarded 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award and received Padma Sri in 1975, Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Vibhushan in 2001. Watch this video for his excellent performance. Video provided only for illustration – Credit: Darbarfestival 00
Sarod
Sarod is a stringed musical instrument as popular as sitar, used mainly in Hindustani Music. It is a fretless instrument but can produce continuous slides between noyes known as Meend. In Hindustani Music, Meend refers to a glide from one note to another. The word Sarod means more or les “Beautiful Sound” or “Melody” in Persian. The design of the instrument depends on the school (Gharana) playing it. Conventionally there are three main types having 17 to 25-strings. Four to five main strings of the lute-like instrument are used for playing the melody. One or two are drone strings. Two of them are chikari strings and nine to eleven sympathetic strings. The strings of Sarod are either made of steel or phosphor bronze and are plucked with a triangular Plectrum made of ...