Famous Musical Instruments and their Exponents
Every musical instrument boasts its own group of masters who have perfected the art of playing it. These virtuosos can be found among orchestra members, solo performers, or professional musicians who participate in various musical groups or ensembles. The lineage of renowned musical instruments and their masters stretches back to ancient times, when humans first began creating sounds using natural materials such as bones, shells, and hollowed-out logs.
List of Important Musical Instruments and their Exponents
| Wind Instrument | Exponents |
|---|---|
| Harmonium | Shri Purushottam Walawalkar, Appa Jalgaonkar, Jnan Prakash Ghosh |
| Flute | TR Mahalingam, Hariprasad Chaurasiya, N. Ramani, Pannalal Ghosh |
| Shehnai | Daya Shankar, Bismillah Khan, Ali Ahmad Hussain |
| Nadaswaram | Rajaratanam Pillai, Sheikh Chinnamaula, Neeruswami Pillai |
Famous Musical Instruments and their Exponents
| Instrument | Exponents |
| Ghatam | TH Vinayakram, EM Subramaniam |
| Kanjira | Pudukottai Dakshinamurthy Pillai |
| Tabla | Zakir Hussain, Sabir Khan, Allah Rakha, Pt Kishan Maharaj, Sandeep Das, Ustaad Shafaat Ahmad Khan, Pt Jnan Prakash Ghosh |
| Pakhawaj | Totaram Sharma, Gopaldas, Ramshankar Pagaldas, Pt Ayodhya Prasad |
| Mridangam | SV Rajarao, KV Prasad, Palghat Mani Iyer, Palghat Raghu, Karaikudi R Mani |
| Instrument | Artists |
| Guitar | Braj Bhushan Kabra |
| Mandolin | S Balamurali Krishna, Nagen Dey, Khagen Dey, U Srinivas |
| Rudra Veena | Asad Ali Khan |
| Piano | V Balsara |
| Been | Asad Ali Khan |
| Vichitra Veena | Abdul Aziz Khan, Ahmed Raja Khan |
| Mohan Veena | Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhat |
| Santoor | Bhajan Sopori, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt Tarun Bhattacharya |
| Sarangi | Abdul Latif Khan, Ustad Binda Khan, Ramesh Mishra, Sultan Khan, Pt Ram Narayan, Shakoor Khan |
| Sitar | Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pt Ravi Shankar, Shujaat Hussain Khan, Shahid Parvez Khan, Anushka Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Mustaq Ali Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee |
| Sarod | Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Allaudin Khan, Bahadur Khan, Zarin S Sharma, Sharan Rani, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan |
| Violin | Lalgudi Jayaram, VG Jog, M Chandrasekharan, NR Murlidharan, MS Gopalakrishnan |
Famous Musical Instruments and their Exponents
What are the Types of Musical Instruments?
Musical instruments can be classified into various categories on the basis of their types. We have majorly categorized them into 4 categories below. Here is the table for the various types of important musical instruments and their exponents:
Percussion Instruments
Instruments which produce sound by being hit/ rubbed or struck are known as percussion instruments. Some of the most popular percussion instruments are listed below:
- Mridangam
- Drums
- Xylophone
- Snare drum
- Tabla
- Triangle
- Cymbal
- Bass drum
- Maracas
- Chimes
- Tambourine
- Timpani
- Marimba
Keyboard Instruments
These kinds of instruments make use of keys to give out sounds. Various forms of keyboard instruments are:
- Harmonium
- Celeste
- Piano
- Claviola
- Pipe organ
- Accordion
- Harpsichord
- Organ
- Harmonica
- Synthesiser
Brass/Wind Instruments
Wind or brass instruments are instruments that make sound through a tubular sound resonator. Some of the top brass/wind instruments are listed below:
- Trumpet
- Flute
- Saxophone
- Mouth organ
- Tuba
- Piccolo
- Bassoon
- Trombone
- French horn
- Euphonium
- Cornet
- Oboe
- Clarinet
- Bassoon
String Instruments
String instruments are instruments that produce sound through the vibrations of strings. Some of the most popular string instruments are:
- Guitar
- Violin
- Cello
- Harp
- Sitar
- Veena
- Mandolin
- Viola
- Lute
- Banjo
- Ukulele
Important Musical Instruments and their Exponents
| Instrument | Description | Indian Exponents |
| Guitar | A six-stringed fretted instrument, guitar is a famous international string instrument. | Braj Bhushan Kabra |
| Mandolin | S Balamurali Krishna, Nagen Dey, Khagen Dey, U Srinivas | |
| Rudra Veena | Asad Ali Khan | |
| Piano | V Balsara | |
| Been | Asad Ali Khan | |
| Vichitra Veena | Abdul Aziz Khan, Ahmed Raja Khan | |
| Mohan Veena | Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhat | |
| Santoor | Bhajan Sopori, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt Tarun Bhattacharya | |
| Sarangi | Abdul Latif Khan, Ustad Binda Khan, Ramesh Mishra, Sultan Khan, Pt Ram Narayan, Shakoor Khan | |
| Sitar | Used in Hindustani classical music, Sitar is a plucked string instrument. | Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pt Ravi Shankar, Shujaat Hussain Khan, Shahid Parvez Khan, Anushka Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Mustaq Ali Khan, Budhaditya Mukherjee |
| Sarod | Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Allaudin Khan, Bahadur Khan, Zarin S Sharma, Sharan Rani, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan | |
| Violin | ||
| Harmonium | Harmonium is a keyboard instrument that blows sounds through reeds. | Shri Purushottam Walawalkar, Appa Jalgaonkar, Jnan Prakash Ghosh |
| Flute | Flute is a wind instrument, and makes sound through air vibrations. | TR Mahalingam, Hariprasad Chaurasiya, N. Ramani, Pannalal Ghosh |
| Tabla | Similar to drums, Tabla is a common percussion instrument played in Asia. | Zakir Hussain, Sabir Khan, Allah Rakha, Pt Kishan Maharaj, Sandeep Das, Ustaad Shafaat Ahmad Khan, Pt Jnan Prakash Ghosh |
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