Sitar (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Sitar" in English language version.

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Miner, Allyn (1997). Sitar and sarod in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-81-208-1299-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

Julien Temple (2011-07-18). "BBC Four – Dave Davies: Kinkdom Come". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-15.

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Gallo, Phil (12 December 2012). "Ravi Shankar's Impact on Pop Music: An Appreciation". billboard.com.

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Vedabala, Samidha (2021-06-14). Sitar Music: The Dynamics of Structure and its playing Techniques. Wizard Publisher. ISBN 978-93-91013-13-4.
Miner, Allyn (April 2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-1493-6.
Lavezzoli, Peter (2006-04-24). The Dawn of Indian Music in the West. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-8264-1815-9.
Nettl, B.; Arnold, A.; Stone, R.M.; Porter, J.; Rice, T.; Olsen, D.A.; Miller, T.E.; Koskoff, E.; Kaeppler, A.L.; Sheehy, D.E. (1998). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent. Garland Ency. World Music v.5 add to holding 304235. Garland Pub. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-8240-4946-1. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
Kapoor, Subodh (2002), The Indian Encyclopaedia, Cosmo Publications, p. 2988, ISBN 9788177552676.
James Sadler Hamilton (1994). Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 50. ISBN 9788120812109. Due to the absence of any mention of the sitar in the writings of Amir Khusrau (1285-1351) or in those of his contemporaries it is unlikely that any musical instrument with this name existed at that time.
Allyn Miner (2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 17–24. ISBN 9788120814936.
Allyn Miner (2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 17–24. ISBN 9788120814936. Popular books on music nearly all recount this story. Admit Khusrau's role in the creation of the sitar in India has gradually been discredited by historians, but social motivations and the tenacity of the tradition cause the idea to persist...
Kasliwal, Suneera (2001). Classical Musical Instruments. Rupa. ISBN 978-81-291-0425-0.
Miner, Allyn (2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-1493-6.
Vedabala, Samidha (2021-06-14). Sitar Music: The Dynamics of Structure and its playing Techniques. Wizard Publisher. ISBN 978-93-91013-13-4.
Caudhurī, Vimalakānta Rôya (2000). The Dictionary of Hindustani Classical Music. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-1708-1.
Lavezzoli, Peter (2006-04-24). The Dawn of Indian Music in the West. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-8264-1815-9.
Vedabala, Samidha (2021-06-14). Sitar Music: The Dynamics of Structure and its playing Techniques. Wizard Publisher. ISBN 978-93-91013-13-4.
Raja, Deepak S. (2021-02-01). Hindustani Music Today. DK Printworld (P) Ltd. ISBN 978-81-246-1126-5.
Miner, Allyn (April 2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-1493-6.
Vedabala, Samidha (2021-06-14). Sitar Music: The Dynamics of Structure and its playing Techniques. Wizard Publisher. ISBN 978-93-91013-13-4.
Miner, Allyn (April 2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-1493-6.
Hamilton, James Sadler (1994). Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study. Motilal Banarsidass Publisher. ISBN 978-81-208-1210-9.

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Huma Yusuf. "Pakistan's flagship carrier needs a radical overhaul. The Karachi crash is the latest reminder".

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Burridge, Robert; Kappraff, Jay; Morshedi, Christine (1982). "The Sitar String, a Vibrating String with a One-Sided Inelastic Constraint". SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 42 (6): 1231–1251. doi:10.1137/0142086. JSTOR 2101114. Retrieved 2022-05-29.

hipwax.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

HypWax. "Odd Pop: Pop Sitar". Hyp Records. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

"Vilayat Khan". The Independent. 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2021-04-06.

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Burridge, Robert; Kappraff, Jay; Morshedi, Christine (1982). "The Sitar String, a Vibrating String with a One-Sided Inelastic Constraint". SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 42 (6): 1231–1251. doi:10.1137/0142086. JSTOR 2101114. Retrieved 2022-05-29.

mprnews.org (Global: 3,926^th place; English: 1,988^th place)

"The first No. 1 hit to feature a sitar". MPR News. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

oxfordreference.com (Global: 809^th place; English: 542^nd place)

Saṅgīt Mahābhāratī (2011). "Thāṭ (Instrumental)". The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. ISBN 9780199797721. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

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"Nikhil Banerjee Interview New York November 9, 1985".

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KRLA staff (29 July 1967). "'My Music Not For Addicts' – Shankar" (PDF). KRLA Beat. p. 18. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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"Singing on a jet plane: A brief history of Pakistan International Airlines' in-flight music". 24 March 2019.

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Jenkins, Mark (May 28, 1996). "Sitar Jam! From The Beatles to Eddie Vedder, Rock and Roll Has Long Sought The Spice of Indian Music". The Washington Post.

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The Sitar: Origin, Culture, and More: Featuring Dr. Usman Chohan. The Intelligentsia. Interviews: Episode 4. 11 April 2023.
"The Electric Prunes – Vox Wah Wah Commercial". YouTube. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
Behind The Vinyl: "Everytime You Go Away" with Paul Young, 28 August 2018, retrieved 2023-12-05

Sitar (English Wikipedia)

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