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The sitar or is a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Hindustani music and Indian classical music. The instrument is believed to have been derived from the veena, an ancient Indian instrument, which was modified by a Mughal court musician to conform with the tastes of his Mughal patrons and named after a Persian instrument called the setar (meaning ''three strings''). The sitar flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries and arrived at its present form in 18th century India. It derives its distinctive timbre and resonance from sympathetic strings, bridge design, a long hollow neck and a gourd-shaped resonance chamber. In appearance, the sitar is similar to the tanpura, except that it has frets. Used widely throughout the Indian subcontinent, the sitar became popularly known in the wider world through the works of Ravi Shankar, beginning in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The instrument saw initial use in Western popular music by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, beginning a trend for the use of the sitar in popular music. ==Etymology and history== The Hindi and Urdu word ''sitar'' originally derives from Persian ''seh'' + ''tar'', literally meaning "three strings."〔(Sitar – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary ). Merriam-webster.com (2012-08-31). Retrieved on 2013-07-17.〕 Another etymology is that it may be derived from sanskrit words saptatantri veena(sanskrit- seven stringed veena),which later was called as sattar(hindi-seven strings) and then eventually became sitar. The instrument is thought to have been a version of the Veena, another prominent instrument in Carnatic and Hindustani music, altered in order to conform with Mughal tastes. The sitar flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries and arrived at its present form in 18th century India, gaining prominence in the royal court of the Mughal Empire based in Northern India. In his ''Bharatiya Sangeet Vadya'' Dr. Lalmani Misra traces the instrument's development from the Tritantri veena through the ''nibaddh'' and ''anibaddh Tamburas'' also called ''tanbur'' and later the ''jantra''. Construction of the similar ''tanpura'' was described by Tansen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sitar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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