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{{For|the Persian instrument|Santur}} | {{For|the Persian instrument|Santur}} | ||
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[[Image:Indian santoor musician.jpg|thumb|right|Indian santoor musician]] | [[Image:Indian santoor musician.jpg|thumb|right|Indian santoor musician]] | ||
The Indian '''santoor''' instrument is a [[trapezoid]]-shaped [[hammered dulcimer]], and a variation of the [[Iran]]ian | The Indian '''santoor''' instrument is a [[trapezoid]]-shaped [[hammered dulcimer]], and a variation of the [[Iran]]ian [[santur]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Heydarian |first1=Peyman |last2=Reiss |first2=Joshua |title=Persian Music and the Santur Instrument |date=2005 |publisher=University of London |location=Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK |pages=524–527}}</ref> The instrument is generally made of walnut and has 25 bridges. Each bridge has 4 strings, making for a total of 100 strings. It is a traditional instrument in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], and dates back to ancient times. It was called ''Shatha Tantri Veena'' in ancient Sanskrit texts. | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
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==Technique== | ==Technique== | ||
The santoor is played while sitting in an ''[[asana]]'' called ''ardha-padmasana'' | The santoor is played while sitting in an ''[[asana]]'' called ''ardha-padmasana'' and placing it on the lap. While being played, the broad side is closer to the waist of the musician and the shorter side is away from the musician. It is played with a pair of light wooden mallets held with both hands. The santoor is a delicate instrument and sensitive to light strokes and glides. The strokes are played always on the strings either closer to the bridges or a little away from bridges: the styles result in different tones. Strokes by one hand can be muffled by the other hand by using the face of the palm to create variety. | ||
==Notable players== | ==Notable players== | ||
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*[[Tarun Bhattacharya]] (b. 1957) | *[[Tarun Bhattacharya]] (b. 1957) | ||
*[[Rahul Sharma (musician)|Rahul Sharma]] (b. 1972) | *[[Rahul Sharma (musician)|Rahul Sharma]] (b. 1972) | ||
*[[Shivkumar Sharma]] ( | *[[Shivkumar Sharma]] (1938–2022) | ||
*[[Abhay Sopori]] | *[[Abhay Sopori]] | ||
*[[Bhajan Sopori]] ( | *[[Bhajan Sopori]] (1948-2022) | ||
*[[R. Visweswaran]] (1944–2007) | *[[R. Visweswaran]] (1944–2007) | ||
*[[Varsha Agrawal]] (b. 1967)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imcradiodotnet.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/our-wishes-to-indias-single-female-santoor-player-dr-varsha-agrawal-born-29-jan-1967/|title=Our wishes to | *[[Varsha Agrawal]] (b. 1967)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imcradiodotnet.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/our-wishes-to-indias-single-female-santoor-player-dr-varsha-agrawal-born-29-jan-1967/|title=Our wishes to India's single female Santoor player Dr. Varsha Agrawal (born 29 Jan 1967)|date=January 28, 2013}}</ref> | ||
*[[Mohammad Tibet Baqal]] (1914–1982)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://autarmota.blogspot.com/2015/04/ustaad-muhhammad-abdullah-tibetbaqal.html|title=CHINAR SHADE : USTAAD MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH TIBETBAQAL ( 1914-1982) SUFIANA MUSICIAN FROM KASHMIR|first=Chinar|last=Shade|date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> | *[[Mohammad Tibet Baqal]] (1914–1982)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://autarmota.blogspot.com/2015/04/ustaad-muhhammad-abdullah-tibetbaqal.html|title=CHINAR SHADE : USTAAD MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH TIBETBAQAL ( 1914-1982) SUFIANA MUSICIAN FROM KASHMIR|first=Chinar|last=Shade|date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> | ||
*[[Harjinder Pal Singh]] (b. 1953)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=601|title=Artist - Harjinder Pal Singh (Santoor), Gharana - None|website=www.swarganga.org}}</ref> | *[[Harjinder Pal Singh]] (b. 1953)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=601|title=Artist - Harjinder Pal Singh (Santoor), Gharana - None|website=www.swarganga.org}}</ref> | ||
*[[Areti Ketime]] (b. 1989) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{Zithers}} | {{Zithers}} | ||
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[[Category:Hammered box zithers]] | [[Category:Hammered box zithers]] | ||
[[Category:Hindustani musical instruments]] | [[Category:Hindustani musical instruments]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistani musical instruments]] | [[Category:Pakistani musical instruments]] | ||
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The Indian santoor instrument is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer, and a variation of the Iranian santur.[1] The instrument is generally made of walnut and has 25 bridges. Each bridge has 4 strings, making for a total of 100 strings. It is a traditional instrument in Jammu and Kashmir, and dates back to ancient times. It was called Shatha Tantri Veena in ancient Sanskrit texts.
DevelopmentEdit
In ancient Sanskrit texts, it has been referred to as shatatantri vina (100-stringed vina).[2] In Kashmir the santoor was used to accompany folk music. It is played in a style of music known as the Sufiana Mausiqi. Some researchers slot it as an improvised version of a primitive instrument played in the Mesopotamian times (1600–900 B.C.)[3] Sufi mystics used it as an accompaniment to their hymns.[citation needed] In Indian santoor playing, the specially-shaped mallets (mezrab) are lightweight and are held between the index and middle fingers. A typical santoor has two sets of bridges, providing a range of three octaves. The Indian santoor is more rectangular and can have more strings than its Persian counterpart, which generally has 72 strings. Musical instruments very similar to the santoor are traditionally used all over the world.
CharacteristicsEdit
The trapezoid framework is generally made out of either walnut or maple wood. The top and bottom boards sometimes can be either plywood or veneer. On the top board, also known as the soundboard, wooden bridges are placed, in order to seat stretched metal strings across. The strings, grouped in units of 3 or 4, are tied on nails or pins on the left side of the instrument and are stretched over the sound board on top of the bridges to the right side. On the right side there are steel tuning pegs or tuning pins, as they are commonly known, that allows tuning each unit of strings to a desired musical note or a frequency or a pitch.
TechniqueEdit
The santoor is played while sitting in an asana called ardha-padmasana and placing it on the lap. While being played, the broad side is closer to the waist of the musician and the shorter side is away from the musician. It is played with a pair of light wooden mallets held with both hands. The santoor is a delicate instrument and sensitive to light strokes and glides. The strokes are played always on the strings either closer to the bridges or a little away from bridges: the styles result in different tones. Strokes by one hand can be muffled by the other hand by using the face of the palm to create variety.
Notable playersEdit
- Ulhas Bapat (1950–2018)
- Tarun Bhattacharya (b. 1957)
- Rahul Sharma (b. 1972)
- Shivkumar Sharma (1938–2022)
- Abhay Sopori
- Bhajan Sopori (1948-2022)
- R. Visweswaran (1944–2007)
- Varsha Agrawal (b. 1967)[4]
- Mohammad Tibet Baqal (1914–1982)[5]
- Harjinder Pal Singh (b. 1953)[6]
- Areti Ketime (b. 1989)
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Heydarian, Peyman; Reiss, Joshua (2005). Persian Music and the Santur Instrument. Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK: University of London. pp. 524–527.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ "Magazine / Culture : Santoor magic". The Hindu. 2005-02-27. Archived from the original on 2005-03-05. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ↑ "How All did the Soporis improvise their Folk instrument". Outlook India. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Our wishes to India's single female Santoor player Dr. Varsha Agrawal (born 29 Jan 1967)". January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Shade, Chinar (April 14, 2015). "CHINAR SHADE : USTAAD MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH TIBETBAQAL ( 1914-1982) SUFIANA MUSICIAN FROM KASHMIR".
- ↑ "Artist - Harjinder Pal Singh (Santoor), Gharana - None". www.swarganga.org.