par Weisser, Stéphanie 
;Demoucron, Matthias
Référence Meeting Acoustical Society of America/ACOUSTICS 2012 (163: 13-18 May 2012: Hong Kong)
Publication Non publié, 2012
;Demoucron, MatthiasRéférence Meeting Acoustical Society of America/ACOUSTICS 2012 (163: 13-18 May 2012: Hong Kong)
Publication Non publié, 2012
Communication à un colloque
| Résumé : | Most chordophones of the contemporary classical Hindustani tradition are characterized by the presence of numerous sympathetic strings taraf(sometimes up to over 30). Generally tuned according to the rag, they are inserted within the handle of the plucked lutes sitar and sarod, and next to and below the main strings of the bowed fiddle sarangi. In some cases (e.g. some of sarangi’s, all of them in sitar), taraf are also equipped with a curved bridge, increasing the spectral richness of the sounds produced by these strings. Players consider the taraf’s response as fundamental to the instrument’s sound. Based on field recordings realized in ITC Sangeet Research Academy (Kolkatta) this study aims to determine the contribution of these strings to the resulting sound of the different instruments and settings. Acoustical analyses are complemented with ethnomusicological analyses, in order to evaluate the taraf’s aesthetic, musical and perceptual role |
