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Origins of Stringed Instruments

Richard Kurin discusses the evolution of stringed instruments from the ektar to the dutar, sitar, qatar and finally to the guitar.

Yo Yo Ma
Ragas sound recording : songs of India / sung by Balakrishna of Travancore with Sitar, Tabla accompaniment by Anand Mohan
Two Male Figures playing the Horn and Sitar
Morakutti Krishna Lila
Stringed Instrument (Vina Or Tamburi)
Nazir Jairazbhoy explains the theory of classical Hindusthani instrumental music sound recording / by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy
Guitar
Sarangi (Musical Instrument)
Musical instrument (qin)
Estudiantina Stringed Instrument
Musical Instrument: Lyre
Seven-stringed lute (qin)
Lyre Guitar
Figure with Lyre
Lyre Guitar
Stringed Musical Instrument "Kirat Vina"
Musical Instrument:"Prasarani Vina"
(Seated Female with Lyre)
Lyre
Lyre Guitar
Woman with Lyre
Musical Instrument: Fiddle And Bow "Sarangi"
Apollo With The Lyre
Pip'a kŏmungo t'ago, 1886
Pipa musician Wu Man performs "Kazakh Song"
Molo Musical String Instrument
Gibson Electric-Acoustic Guitar
Parker Fly Electric Guitar
Garth Brooks' Takamine Guitar
Electric guitar belonging to Chuck Berry, nicknamed "Maybellene"

topic
culture
place
date
- 1300s 1
- 1520s 1
- 1640s 2
- 1730s 1
- 1880s 7
- 1920s 2
- 1930s 2
- 1950s 4
- 1960s 4
- 1990s 2
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