沙樂琴

沙樂琴(Sarod, )，又譯作薩羅德，是除了錫塔琴以外，在北印度古典音樂最流行的樂器。比錫塔琴體型略小，沙樂琴的聲音比較低沉和內斂。由於沒有品(frets)，方便大幅度的滑音。共有四至五條演奏用的弦，另有兩條持續低音的弦(chikari strings)，和九至十一條共鳴弦，指板多以不銹鋼製造，共鳴箱蒙以羊皮。右手以木製的撥來撥弦，而左手按弦時多用指甲尖，方便滑音，也令樂器的音色略帶金屬聲。

歷史

沙樂琴的名字源於波斯語，意思是漂亮的聲音或旋律，可能起源於今日阿富汗的地區，最初被稱為低音 rubab。

著名演奏家

早期的開拓者
 Abdullah Khan (1849–1928), Court Musician of Darbhanga and Dacca
 Asadullah Khan "Kaukav" (1852–1919)
 Fida Hussain Khan (1855–1927), Court Musician of Rampur
 Ghulam Ali Bangash (c. 1790-1858), Court Musician of Gwalior
 Karamatullah Khan (1848–1933), Court Musician of Nepal
 Mohammad Amir Khan (1873–1934), Court Musician of Darbhanga and Rajshahi
 Murad Ali Khan (c. 1825-1905), Court Musician of Gwalior and Darbhanga
 Niyamatullah Khan (1809–1911), Court Musician of Bundi, Alwar and finally Lucknow
 Shafayat Ali Khan (1838–1915)

二十世紀演奏家

 Ali Akbar Khan (1922–2009)
 Allauddin Khan (1862–1972)
 Aashish Khan (b. 1939)
 Amjad Ali Khan (b. 1945)
 Bahadur Khan (1931-1989)
 Buddhadev Das Gupta (b. 1933)
 Hafiz Ali Khan (1888–1972)
 Sakhawat Hussain (1877–1955)
 Sharan Rani Backliwal (1929–2008)
 Radhika Mohan Maitra (1917–1981)
 Vasant Rai (1942–1985)

參見
 印度音樂
 拉格_(音樂)

參考資料

印度樂器
有頸琉特琴類
撥弦樂器