Persons Associated with Musical Instruments: Complete Notes

Persons Associated with Musical Instruments: Who invented the violin? Which maestro revolutionized the piano? The world of music is shaped by legendary figures who mastered and popularized musical instruments. In this blog post, we uncover the most iconic names linked to various instruments.

From Beethoven on the piano to Ravi Shankar with the sitar, these musicians have left an indelible mark on history. Paganini stunned audiences with his violin skills, while Zakir Hussain redefined tabla playing. This guide explores the key figures behind the most famous musical instruments.

But these are just a few of the greats! Many other legendary artists have shaped music as we know it. So, let’s uncover the fascinating world of musical geniuses and their beloved instruments.

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List of Persons Associated with Musical Instruments

Sl. No	Person	Musical Instrument
1.	Annapurna Devi	Surbahar
2.	Ustad Alla Rakha Khan	Tabla and Pakhawaj
3.	Raghunath Prasanna	Flute and Shehnai
4.	Imrat Khan	Sitar and Surbahar
5.	U Srinivas	Mandolin
6.	Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh	Tabla and Harmonium
7.	Ustad Enayat Khan	Surbahar and Sitar
8.	Brij Bhushan Kabra	Guitar
9.	• Ustad Bismillah Khan • Ali Ahmad Hussein • Krishna Ram Chaudhary	Shehnai
10.	• Hari Prasad Chaurasia • Pannalal Ghosh • T.R. Mahalingam	Flute
11.	• Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma • Pandit Ulhas Bapat [Mumbai, Maharashtra] • Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya • Bhajan Sopori • Abhay Sopori • Rahul Sharma	Santoor
12.	• Zakir Hussein • Pandit Anokhelal Mishra • Pandit Kishan Maharaj • Ahmed Jan Thirakwa • Ustad Sabir Khan • Sandeep Das	Tabla
13.	• Allauddin Khan • Amjad Ali Khan • Ali Akbar Khan • Buddhadev Das Gupta • Wajahat Khan	Sarod
14.	• Pandit Ravi Shankar • Vilayat Khan • Budhaditya Mukherjee • Shahid Parvez Khan • Anushka Shankar	Sitar
15.	• Zia Mohiuddin Dagar • Bahauddin Dagar • Asad Ali Khan • Asit Kumar Banerjee	Rudra Veena
16.	• Sundaram Balachander • Venkatesha Doraiswamy Iyengar	Veena
17.	Pt. Gopal Krishan	Vichitra Veena
18.	Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhat	Mohan Veena
19.	• Lalgudi Jayaraman • V.G Jog • T.N Krishnan • M.S. Gopalakrishnan • L Subramaniam • R.P Shastri • Smt. N Rajam	Violin
20.	• Thetakudi Hariharan Vinayakram • E.M. Subramaniam • Suresh Vaidyanathan	Ghatam
21.	• Palghat Mani Iyer • Pudukkottai Dakshinamurthy Pillai • Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman	Mridangam
22.	• Ustad Shakoor Khan • Ustad Sultan Khan • Ustad Sabri Khan • Pandit Ram Narayan • Ramesh Mishra	Sarangi

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Types of Musical Instruments

Percussion Instruments	String Instruments	Wind Instruments
Drum	Guitar	Trumpet
Mridungam	Violin	Piano
Tabla	Sitar	Shehnai
Dholak	Banjo	Harp
Cymbal	Mandolin	Bagpipe
Bells	Surbahar	Harmonica
Ghatam	Veena	Flute
Pakhawaj	Surbahaar	Clarinet
Xylophone	Sarod	Saxophone

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a wind instrument?
A. Sitar
B. Pakhawaj
C. Saxophone
D. Mandolin

Notes: The saxophone is a wind instrument. Sitar and mandolin are string instruments, and Pakhawaj is a percussion instrument.

2. Which musical instrument is Alla Rakha Khan famous for?
A. Flute
B. Sarod
C. Sitar
D. Tabla

Key Points
Ustad Allarakha Qureshi popularly known as Alla Rakha.
He was an Indian tabla player.

Born on 29 April 1919 [Ghagwal, Jammu and Kashmir, British India]
Died on 3 February 2000 (aged 80) [Mumbai, Maharashtra]

3. Which stringed instrument has 6 strings?
A. Guitar
B. Sitar
C. Violin
D. Sarod

Note:-

• Violin — 4 String
• Guitar – 6 String
• Sarod – 17 to 25-string
• A Sitar – 18, 19, 20, or 21 strings.

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4. With which musical instrument is Zakir Hussein associated?
A. Violin
B. Sitar
C. Santoor
D. Tabla

5. Which musical instrument is Arvind Parikh associated with?
A. Pakhawaj
B. Sitar
C. Violin
D. Tabla

6. Hariprasad Chaurasia is associated with which musical
instrument?
A. Tabla
B. Flute
C. Shehnai
D. Santoor

7. Which musical instrument is Ali Akbar Khan famous for?
A. Flute
B. Veena
C. Sitar
D. Sarod

8. Amir Khusraw is associated with the invention of musical
instrument?
A. Pakhawaj
B. Sitar
C. Violin
D. Tabla

9. Which of the following musical instruments is Indian
origin?
A. Guitar
B. Drums
C. Piano
D. Flute

10. Which musical instrument is Amjad Ali Khan famous for?
A. Violin
B. Tabla
C. Flute
D. Sarod

11. Which musical instrument is M.S. Gopalakrishnan associated with?
A. Sarod
B. Tabla
C. Sarangi
D. Violin

12 . Which musical instrument is Bismillah Khan famous for?
A. Veena
B. Flute
C. Sitar
D. Shehnai

Key Points

• Original name of Bismillah Khan: Qamruddin Khan.
• Birthplace: Dumraon, Bihar and Orissa province, British India
• Died on August 21, 2006 [Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh]

Major awards received by Bismillah Khan: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan

13. Which musical instrument is Pandit Ravi Shankar associated with?
A. Sitar
B. Guitar
C. Shehnai
D. Flute

Key Points

• Pandit Ravi Shankar’s birth name: Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury
• Born: 7 April 1920 [Benares, Benares State, British Raj]
• Died: 11 December 2012 (aged 92) [San Diego, California, US]
• Instruments: Sitar

Major awards received by Pandit Ravi Shankar:

• Bharat Ratna (1999)
• Padma Vibhushan (1981)
• Padma Bhushan (1967)
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1962)
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1975)
• Ramon Magsaysay Award (1992)
• Commander of the Legion of Honour of France (2000)

14. Which musical instrument is Hari Prasad Chaurasia well known for?
A. Flute
B. Sarod
C. Tabla
D. Santoor

15. Which musical instrument is Pudukkottai Dakshinamurthy Pillai associated with?
A. Violin
B. Guitar
C. Mridangam
D. Santoor

Key Points

• Dhakshinamoorthy Pillai (1875–1936), was a leading mridangam and kanjira artist.
• He associated with Carnatic music.

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