venu

musical instrument

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use in South Indian music

  • ghatam
    In South Asian arts: South India

    …lute with seven strings; the venu, a side-blown bamboo flute; the nagaswaram, a long, oboe-like, double-reed instrument with finger holes; the violin, imported from the West in the 18th century, played while seated on the floor with the scroll resting on the player’s left foot; and the gottuvadyam, a long-necked…

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