History
Sopori’s death comes simply weeks when santoor virtuoso
Pandit shiv Kumar Sharma, who conjointly belonged to Kashmir and took the
instrument to the classical music stage, died on might 10.
· The musician-composer belonged to north
Kashmir’s Sopore district and came from the ‘SufianaGharana’.
· Indian SantoorThe Indian santoor instrument is
a trapezoid-shaped beat dulcimer, and a variation of the Iranian Santur.
· The Indian santoor is a lot of rectangular and
may have a lot of strings than its Persian counterpart that usually has 72
strings.
· The instrument is usually made from walnut and
has 25 bridges.
· Every bridge has 4 strings, creating for a
complete of 100 strings.
· Its a standard instrument in Jammu and
Kashmir, and dates back to earlier period.
· It absolutely was known as ShathaTantriVeena in
ancient Sanskrit texts.
· Its contend during a variety of music called
the SufianaMausiqi.
· Some researchers slot it as an impermanent
version of a primitive instrument played within the Mesopotamian times (1600–900
B.C.).
· The santoor is played whereas sitting in an
posture known as ardha-padmasana and inserting it on the lap within the
NatyaShastra, compiled by India Muni dated 200 B.C.-200 A.D.,
· Musical instruments are divided into four main
classes on the premise of however sound is created.
i.
The Tata Vadya or Chordophones- Stringed
instruments
ii.
TheSushiraVadya
or Aerophones- Wind instruments
iii. The AvanaddhaVadya or Membranophones- Percussion instruments
iv. The Ghana Vadya or Idiophones- Solid instruments
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