sarod
Sign in to savethumb|A 19th century sarod, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sarod is a stringed instrument, used in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. Along with the sitar, it is among the most popular and prominent instruments. It is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound, in contrast with the sweet, overtone-rich timbre of the sitar, with sympathetic strings that give it a resonant, reverberant quality. A fretless instrument, it can produce the continuous slides between notes known as meend (glissandi), which are important in Indian music.
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- Origins
- Design
- Playing technique
- Notable sarodiyas
- Deceased
- Living
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|A 19th century sarod, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sarod is a stringed instrument, used in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. Along with the sitar, it is among the most popular and prominent instruments. It is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound, in contrast with the sweet, overtone-rich timbre of the sitar, with sympathetic strings that give it a resonant, reverberant quality. A fretless instrument, it can produce the continuous slides between notes known as meend (glissandi), which are important in Indian music.
==Origins== The word sarod was introduced from Persian during the late Mughal Empire and is much older than the Indian musical instrument. It can be traced back to sorūd meaning "song", "melody", or "hymn", and further to the Persian verb sorūdan, which means "to sing", "to play a musical instrument", or "to compose".