List of Indian musical instruments
Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones, aerophones, membranophones and idiophones.
[Chordophones]
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- Chikara
- Dhantara
- Dilruba
- Ektara
- Esraj
- Kingri
- Mayuri veena or Taus
- Onavillu
- Behala
- Pena
- Pinaka veena
- Pulluvan veena - one-stringed violin
- Ravanahatha
- Sarangi
- Sarinda
- Tar Shehnai
- Villu - arched musical bow
Other string instruments
- Gethu or Jhallari – struck tanpura
- Gubguba or Jamuku
- Pulluvan kutam
- Santoor – Hammered dulcimer
[Aerophones]
Single reed
- Pepa
- Pungi or Been
Double reed
- Kuzhal
- Mukhavina
- Nadaswaram
- Shehnai
- Sundari
- Tangmuri
Flute
- Alghoza – double flute
- Bansuri
- Venu Pullanguzhal
Bagpipes
- Mashak
- Titti
- Sruti upanga
Free reed
- Gogona
- Morsing
Free reed and bellows
- Shruti box
- Harmonium
Brass
- Bigul – see Bugle
- Ekkalam
- Karnal
- Kombu
- Ramsinga
- Kahal
- Nagfani
- Turi
- Tutari
[Membranophones]
Hand drums
Hand frame drums
- Daf, duf, or dafli – medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin
- Dubki, dimdi or dimri – small frame drum without jingles
- Kanjira – small frame drum with one jingle
- Kansi – small drum without jingles
- Patayani thappu – medium frame drum played with hands
Stick and hand drums
- Chenda
- Davul
- Dhak
- Dhimay
- Dhol
- Dholi
- Dollu
- Idakka
- Thavil
- Udukai
- Urumi
Stick drums
- Chande
- Davul
- Kachhi Dhol
- Nagara – pair of kettledrums
- Pambai – unit of two cylindrical drums
- Parai thappu, halgi – frame drum played with two sticks
- Sambal
- Stick daff or stick duff – daff in a stand played with sticks
- Tamak'
- Tasha – type of kettledrum
- Thavanadai, Davandai
- Timki
- Urumee
Idiophones
- Chimta – fire tong with brass jingles
- Chengila – metal disc
- Elathalam
- Geger – brass vessel
- Ghanti – Northern Indian bell
- Ghatam and Matkam
- Ghungroo
- Khartal or Chiplya
- Manjira or jhanj or taal
- Nut – clay pot
- Sankarjang – lithophone
- Thali – metal plate
- Thattukazhi mannai
- Yakshagana bells
Melodic
- Jal tarang, ceramic bowls with water
- Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp
- Loh tarang, a set of tuned gongs
- Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone
Hand harmonium
Electronic
- Roland HandSonic
- Electronic tanpura
- Electronic tabla
- Talameter
- Musical instrument of Tamil nadu
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