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Instruments in Carnatic Music

Here an attempt is made to introduce readers, to the classification of musical instruments and about various musical instruments used in
 Classical Carnatic consorts.

Click the instrument from the list

or its picture to know more about it, including audio sample

A typical Carnatic Kachcheri (Vocal concert) will generally have the following instruments as accompaniment:

• Classification of Musical Instruments

• Popular instruments in Carnatic Music

  • Percussion instruments

    • Mridhangam

    • Tabla

    • Ghatam

    • Morsing

  • Drone instrument

    • Thampura

  • Wind instrument

    • Flute

  • Reed instrument

    • Harmonium

  •  String instrument

    • Veena

    • Violin