Veena
Encyclopedia
Veena may refer to one of several Indian plucked instruments:
With frets
Fretless
Guitar
With frets
- Rudra veenaRudra veenaSee also veenaThe rudra veena is a large plucked string instrument used in Hindustani classical music. It is an ancient instrument rarely played today...
, plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music - Saraswati veenaSaraswati veenaThe Saraswati veena is an Indian plucked string instrument. It is named after the Hindu goddess Saraswati, who is usually depicted holding or playing the instrument. Also known as raghunatha veena is used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music...
, plucked string instrument used in Carnatic music
Fretless
- Vichitra veenaVichitra veenaThe vichitra veena is a plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music. It is similar to the Carnatic gottuvadhyam . It has no frets and is played with a slide.-The structure:...
, plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music - Chitra veena or gottuvadhyam , plucked string instrument used in Carnatic music
Guitar
- Mohan veenaMohan veenaThe Mohan veena is a stringed musical instrument used in Indian classical music. It derives its name from its inventor Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt...
, slide guitar