Musical Instruments and their Origin - Pt.VIII

 

Instrument

Origin

Sanshin

Okinawa

Santoor

Iran

Sanxian

China

Sarangi

India

Saratovskaya garmonika

Russia

Šargija

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia

Sarod

India

Sarrusophones

France

Saung

Burma

Saw sam sai

Thailand

Saxhorn

Belgium

Saxophones

Belgium

Saxotromba

Belgium

Saxtuba

Belgium

Scat singing

 

Schwyzerörgeli

Switzerland

Se

China

Seaboard music instrument

 

Serpent

France

Setar (lute)

Azerbaijan, Iran

Seul

Korea

Shakuhachi

Japan

Shamisen

Japan

Shankha

India

Shawm

Switzerland

Shehnai

North India

Shekere

Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal

Sheng

China

Shime-daiko

Japan

Shinobue

Japan

Shō

Japan

Shofar

Levant

Shvi

Armenia

Siku

Bolivia

Sintir

Algeria, Morocco

Siren

Scotland

Sitar

India

Sitarla

Japan

Skoog

 

Slide trumpet

Europe

Slide whistle

England

Slit drum

 

Snare drum

 

Sneng

Cambodia

Sodina

Madagascar

Sopila

Croatia

Soprano

 

Sorna

Iran

Sousaphone

US

Spoon

Greece, Russia, Turkey

Sralai

Cambodia

Steelpan

Trinidad & Tobago

Sudrophone

France

Suling

Indonesia/Philippines

Suona

China

Superbone

Canada

Surbahar

India

Surdo

Brazil

Swarmandal

India

Swordblade

 

Synclavier

 

Synthesizer

 

Tabla

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Tabor pipe

Western Europe

Taepyeongso

Korea

Taiko

Japan

Talking drum

West Africa, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Yoruba

Tambor huacana

Mexico

Tambori

Andorra, Catalonia, Spain

Tamborim

Brazil