What is Sitar?
{{Infobox instrument |background = string |name=Sitar |names= |image=sitar.jpg |classification= *[[Necked bowl lutes]] *[[String instruments]] |range= |related= *[[Balalaika]] *[[Lute]] *[[Mandolin]] *[[Oud]] }} The '''sitar''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|s|ɪ|t|ɑr}} or {{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|ˈ|t|ɑr}}; {{lang-hi|सितार}}, [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: ਸਿਤਾਰ, [[Urdu]]: {{Nastaliq|ستار}} {{transl|hi|IAST|sitāra}} {{IPA-hi|sɪˈtaːr|pron}}) is a plucked string instrument. It uses [[sympathetic strings]] along with a long hollow neck and a [[gourd]] [[resonance|resonating]] chamber to make a rich sound with complex harmonic resonance. It has been used throughout [[South Asia]] for many centuries. Sitar is traditionally said to have been invented by the [[Sufism|Sufi]] singer [[Amir Khosrow]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-05-20|title=Central Asia and Iran|url=http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/bashiri/Poets/Dihlavi.html|access-date=2024-03-09|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2008-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520114724/http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/bashiri/Poets/Dihlavi.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{commonscat|Sitars}} * [http://www.sitarschool.com/Indian%20Classical%20Music%20Instruments%20Sitar.html A knowledge base on Sitar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224020714/http://www.sitarschool.com/Indian%20Classical%20Music%20Instruments%20Sitar.html |date=2007-12-24 }} * [http://www.sitar.co.za International sitar learning and information website (sitar.co.za)] * [http://www.omenad.net/articles/bsv_sitar1.htm Origin of Sitar] * [http://sendingtransmission.tripod.com/sitarinfo.html Information on the Sitar] * [http://www.omenad.net/articles/bsv_sitar2.htm More about Sitar] * [http://yellowbellmusic.com/instruments/string/history_sitar.php History and Origins of the Sitar] *[http://www.vimoksha.com/sitar.html vimoksha - Indian classical music resources] - Information on Indian classical music, stringed instruments and Indian classical dance. *[ht