a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings
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sitar::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | stringed instrument |
Examples of sitar
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It was while as a member of the dance group that he was introduced to the sitar.
From the independent.co.uk
He veers away from the concert to give a long history of the sitar, for example.
From the boston.com
In Thievery Corporation's world a sitar sits comfortably inside a Latin rhythm.
From the abcnews.go.com
He was the first to combine the flute and the clarinet, the sitar and mandolin.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But none more famous than sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar who died Tuesday at age 92.
From the timesunion.com
I started teaching her how to play sitar from the time she was about 9 years old.
From the latimes.com
He even played sitar for a short time, although he does not care to discuss this.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He could play the sitar and surbahar, but elected not to pursue a solo career.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He married Rajan in 1989 and trained young Anoushka as his heir on the sitar.
From the latimes.com
- A stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings
- The sitar (English pronunciation: /u02C8su026Atu0251u02D0r/ or /su026Au02C8tu0251u02D0r/; Hindi: u0938u093Fu0924u093Eu0930, situ0101ra pronouncedu00A0) is a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Hindustani music and Indian classical music...
- A Hindustani/Indian stringed classical musical instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber
- A stringed instrument (get a Ravi Shankar album to hear one)
- A popular stringed instrument with frets.
- Fretted string instrument of India with a gourdlike body and a long neck, made popular in the West by Ravi Shankar.
