Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature
by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya | 2008 | 66,229 words
The essay studies the Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature and its relationship with the South Indian musical tradition. The study emphasizes the universal appeal of music and documents how it pervades various aspects of life, art, literature, painting, and sculpture. The thesis further examines the evolution of musical instruments from ancie...
Appendix 7.5 - Musical Instruments from Ancient Greece
[Full title: A view of few Musical Instruments from other Ancient World Cultures (5) Greece]
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BOUZOUKIS The bouzouki, although a distinctly Greek instrument, is a relatively modern offshoot of the Turkish baglama saz. The Turkish ancestry of these long-neck lutes, as small sazes are called "cura" which is pronounced "jura".