Classification of Musical Instruments Flashcards
Thatha Vadhyams
Stringed instruments/chordophones (Tambura, veena, guitar, mandolin)
Sushira Vadhyams
Wind instruments/aerophones (Flute, nadhaswaram, saxophone)
Ghana Vadhyams
Meta/wood instruments/idiophones/autophones (ghatam, cymbals, jalra)
instruments that are plucked
tambura, veena, gotuvadhyam, mandolin
instruments that are played with a bow
violin, sarangi, viola, dilruba
instruments that are blown
flute, nadaswaram, saxophone, clarinet
percussion instruments
thavil, mridangam, ghatam, ganjira, morsing
instruments played with your hands
veena, gotuvadhyam, violin, tambura, thavil, mridangam, kanjira, ghatam
instruments played with hands and mouth
flute, nadhaswaram, clarinet, morsing
electronic instruments
sruthi box, electronic tambura
sruthi vadhyams
tambura and sruthi box
thala/laya vadhyams
thavil, mirudangam, kanjira, ghatam
ghana/sangeetha vadhyams
used for playing musical compositions & manodharma sangeetham (veena, gotuvadhyam, violin, flute, nadhaswaram, clarinet)
pradhana vadhyams
focus instruments (violin/flute)
pakkavadhyams
accompanying instruments (violin, mirudangam)
how many sthayis can a flute play
2.5
how many stahyis can a veena play
3.5
how many sthayis can a violin play
4
ekathvani vadhyams
monophonous (one note at a time, flutes)
bahudvani vadhyams
polyphonous (multiple notes at a time, veena)
sakala vadhyams
sruthi can sound along with the instruments (makudi and veena)
nishkala vadhyams
need a separate drone like tambura (violin, flute, nadhaswaram, clarinet)
sithara vadhyams
cannot be transported (piano)
sara vadhyams
transportable (violin, flute, veena)
