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sitar

plucked stringed instrument used in Hindustani classical music
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sitar

Summary

sitar is a type of musical instrument[1]. sitar has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • sitar's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3].
  • setar is named after sitar[4].
  • sitar is a type of necked bowl lute sounded by plectrum[5].
  • sitar is a type of necked lute[6].
  • sitar's Commons category is recorded as Sitars[7].
  • sitar's country of origin is recorded as India[8].
  • sitar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sitars[9].
  • sitar's used by is recorded as sitarist[10].
  • sitar's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 321.321-6[11].
  • sitar's different from is recorded as zither[12].
  • sitar's different from is recorded as cittern[13].
  • sitar's different from is recorded as setar[14].
  • sitar's has list is recorded as list of Indian musical instruments[15].

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Definition and Type

sitar's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[3]. Recorded subclass of include necked bowl lute sounded by plectrum[5] and necked lute[6].

Origins

setar is named after sitar[4].

Use and Application

sitar's used by is recorded as sitarist[10].

Why It Matters

sitar has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] sitar is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

sitar has been cited as an influence by electric sitar[17].

FAQs

Who did sitar influence?

sitar has been cited as an influence by electric sitar[17].

Related Entities

Anoushka Shankar A. R. Rahman Beck Brian Jones David A. Stewart George Harrison India Jeff Buckley Lenny Kravitz Paul McCartney Ravi Shankar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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