Swarabat
'Lady playing swarabat'. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma.
The swarabat, swarbat or swaragat is a plucked string instrument of southern India. It has a body made of wood on which a skin is stretched. On top of this skin, a bridge is placed upon which silk strings pass, which are plucked with a plectrum. It produces a timbre similar to a bass rubab. Some personages who have played it have been Parmeswara Bhagavathar, Baluswami Dikshitar, the Raja Swati Thirunal, Veene Seshana, and Krishna Iyengar.
See also
References
- Padma Bhushan Prof. P. Sambamurthy (2005). "History of Indian Music". The Indian Music Publishing House, 208-214.
- Photo of Met museum
- India9.com
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