Mezrab (plectrum)
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A mezrāb or mizrab (
Hindi: मिज़राब), also known as a zakhmeh or (Persian: زخمه, also spelled as zakhma) is a plectrum which is used for several Iranian and Indian string instruments.[1][2]
For
little finger
. The mezrab fits tightly on the end of the finger so that it does not move while playing, intended to be projected roughly 1/4 inch from the end of the finger.
Mezrab is also the name for the lightweight wooden hammer used to play the Persian
santur.[3]
Different strokes used
There are four different Bols (strokes) used when playing sitar: Da, Ra, Dir and Dra.[4][5]
- Da Bol - When the stroke is from outward to inward on the first string.
- Ra Bol - When the stroke is from inward to outward on the first string.
- Dir Bol - When the first string is stroked rapidly from both sides. It is similar to tremolo pickingon guitars.
- Dra Bol - when the first string is stroked from inward and then immediately outward very fast, giving the outward stroke more power/emphasis than inward stroke.
See also
References
- ^ "New persian-english dictionary". Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Kapur, Ajay; Tzanetakis, George; Driessen, Peter F. (5 August 2004). "Audio-based gesture extraction on the esitar controller". DAFX.
- ^ Kelley Crawford. "Traversing concepts of time and place with Dr. Sepehr Saberian and the santur". ViaNolaVie. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Excerpts from 'Bharatiya Sangeet Vadya: Sitar' By Dr. Lalmani Misra. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Pandit Arvind Parikh (7 January 2020). "Bandish On Instruments with Particular Reference to Sitar". Nad Sadhna. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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