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PRONUNCIATION OF SITARIST

sitarist  [sɪˈtɑːrɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SITARIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sitarist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SITARIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sitarist

Sitar

The sitar English pronunciation: /ˈsɪtɑr/ is a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Hindustani music and Indian classical music. The instrument descended from a similar but simpler Persian instrument called the Setar and its predecessor the Dutar. The sitar flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries and arrived at its present form in 18th century India. It derives its distinctive timbre and resonance from sympathetic strings, bridge design, a long hollow neck and a gourd resonating chamber. Used widely throughout the Indian subcontinent, the sitar became popularly known in the wider world through the work of Ravi Shankar beginning in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The sitar saw further use in popular music after the Beatles featured the sitar in their compositions "Norwegian Wood ", "Within You Without You", "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "Love You To". Their use of the instrument came as a result of George Harrison's taking lessons on how to play it from Shankar and Shambhu Das. Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones also used a sitar in "Paint It Black" and a brief fad began for using the instrument in pop songs.

Definition of sitarist in the English dictionary

The definition of sitarist in the dictionary is someone who plays the musical instrument the sitar.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SITARIST


apriorist
ˌæprɪˈɔːrɪst
aurist
ˈɔːrɪst
auteurist
ɔːˈtɜːrɪst
czarist
ˈzɑːrɪst
Everest
ˈɛvərɪst
florist
ˈflɒrɪst
folklorist
ˈfəʊkˌlɔːrɪst
forest
ˈfɒrɪst
Forrest
ˈfɒrɪst
Gemarist
ɡɛˈmɑːrɪst
guitarist
ɡɪˈtɑːrɪst
interest
ˈɪntrɪst
memoirist
ˈmɛmwɑːrɪst
petaurist
pəˈtɔːrɪst
safarist
səˈfɑːrɪst
terrorist
ˈtɛrərɪst
tourist
ˈtʊərɪst
tsarist
ˈzɑːrɪst
tzarist
ˈzɑːrɪst
wrist
rɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SITARIST

sit up
sit up like Jackie
sit-down
sit-down money
sit-down strike
sit-in
sit-up
sit-ups
Sita
sitar
sitatunga
sitcom
site
site map
Site of Special Scientific Interest
sitella
sitfast
sith
sithe
sithee

WORDS THAT END LIKE SITARIST

apiarist
aquarist
bass guitarist
Christ
diarist
documentarist
Eucharist
glossarist
Holy Eucharist
Marist
militarist
monetarist
ocularist
plagiarist
sanitarist
scenarist
secularist
seminarist
singularist
voluntarist
welfarist

Synonyms and antonyms of sitarist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sitarist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SITARIST

Find out the translation of sitarist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sitarist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sitarist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sitarist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sitarist
570 millions of speakers

English

sitarist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sitarist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sitarist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ситарист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sitarist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sitarist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sitariste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sitaris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sitarist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sitarist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sitarist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sitarist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sitarist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிதார் கலைஞரான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सतारवादक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sitarist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sitarista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sitarist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сітаріст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sitarist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sitarist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sitarist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sitarist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sitarist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sitarist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SITARIST»

The term «sitarist» is normally little used and occupies the 123.063 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SITARIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sitarist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sitarist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sitarist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SITARIST»

Discover the use of sitarist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sitarist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Dawn of Indian Music in the West
Recorded in London on April 20, 1965, the first take of "Heart Full of Soul" featured an unnamed Indian sitarist playing the main riff of the song after each chorus. But the sitarist was unable to play in sync with the group, and the sitar version ...
Peter Lavezzoli, 2006
2
The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music
Imdad Khani Gharana—His father, Sahebdad Khan, was a great sitarist. Imdad Khan followed his father's footsteps by developing the meend, ghaseet, and jhala work in sitar. Imdad Khan's son, Inayat Khan, and Vaheed Khan made the gats ...
Dr Swarn Lata, 2013
3
Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
sitarist 7 Shonkar (Ravi) sit down 4 land 5 light, perch, roost 6 alight, settle 9 touch down site 3 dig 4 home, spot 5 haunt, locus, place, point, range, scene, where 6 locale 7 habitat, station 8 locality, location, position sit-in 7 protest sitting 6 ...
‎1995
4
Billboard
Sitarist. Called. 'Godfather. Of. World. Music'. BY HEIDI WALESON Angel Records and Dark Horse Records are giving Ravi Shankar a substantial present as part of his gala 75th anniversary celebration. In February, Angel will release the ...
5
The Moghul
Mukarrab Khan ignored his own tray and instead summoned the sitarist, Bahram Qasim, to whisper brief instructions in his ear. Then the governor turned to Hawksworth. "Perhaps I can show you what I mean. This may be difficult for you,  ...
Thomas Hoover, 2010
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Billboard
"People don't just idly listen to Indian classical music," she says. "They really get into it." As part of its Masters Of Indian Music series, WMI sold out a May program of sitarist Krishna Bhatt and Hussain in New York's Symphony Space. On Sept.
7
The House of Lakshmi Chatterjee
Helen Lavinia Underwood. songs tonight for Marc's goingaway party, especially “ Hey Jude.” “But what ashame,” Sanjayinsisted, “tohave a party in Calcutta and not have Indian music!” So she had hired a sitarist and tabla player. During a ...
Helen Lavinia Underwood, 2011
8
JazzTimes
RAVI SHANKAR The title of the great sitarist Ravi Shankar's latest release conveys at least a couple of important touchstones in his career. Full Circle, Carnegie Hall 2000 (Angel 57106; 62.01) captures the live concert in that august hall, some ...
9
The Life of Music in North India: The Organization of an ...
Distinctions between instrumentalists coming from vocal and accompanist backgrounds are, in certain cases, virtually irrelevant. One outstanding sitarist, for example, has sarangiyas and tabliyas in his family; but his own personal prestige is ...
Daniel M. Neuman, 1990
10
Followed by Madness
Four musicians—a sitarist, two tabla players, and a fIutist—sit cross-legged at the side and just in front of the stage under a haze of stale, crimson incense; sympathetic strings on a stereo sitar weave a translucent curtain of sound. The sitarist is ...
Donald W. Bacon, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SITARIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sitarist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spa Treatment
The sitarist Ravi Shankar, center, performed at the Concert for Bangladesh on Aug. 1, 1971, at Madison Square Garden. Credit Donal F. Holway/The New York ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
How Beatles, Ravi Shankar turned Brazilian into sitarist
... Motor Sports | Horse Racing. ERROR: Macro /ads/default is missing! HOME > Nation > General. How Beatles, Ravi Shankar turned Brazilian into sitarist. Ians. «Khaleej Times, Jul 15»
3
Niladri Kumar and Aditya Kalyanpur at the Rio Theatre
It's a beautiful balance, but when sitarist Niladri Kumar and tabla player Aditya Kalyanpur come to town, fire might have the upper hand. Both have apprenticed ... «Straight.com, May 15»
4
A gem undiscovered
Yet he was one of Banaras' finest musicians, a sitarist of great depth and sensitivity, with his own, inspired style. Musicians who knew his music well confirm that ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
5
Concert to Celebrate 95th Birth Anniversary of Legendary Sitarist
The Bharat Ratna-winning sitarist, composer and musician, who is also father to two musician daughters – Norah Joes and Anoushka Shankar – not only put ... «Artinfo UK, Apr 15»
6
Sitarist Ravi Chary will pick-up elements of Street music for his next …
Sitarist Ravi Chary has many reasons to be proud –whether it is his title of the first sitarist to emerge from the Goan landscape or having the chance to play with ... «RadioandMusic.com, Jan 15»
7
Tabla master Akram Khan duets with sitarist Azeem Ahmed Alvi
The 28-year old sitarist, Alvi, who hails from a family of musicians and has trained under legends such as Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, said, "It is Khan saab's ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
8
Anoushka Shankar receives third Grammy nomination for album …
Sitarist Anoushka Shankar, daughter of late sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, has been nominated in the Best World Music Album category for her album, 'Traces of ... «Daily News & Analysis, Dec 14»
9
Pandit Ravi Shankar Was The Most Complete Sitarist: Annapurna Devi
He was the most complete sitarist, who had equal control over right and left hands... at least initially. This was one of the most essential requisites of the ancient ... «Times of India, Sep 14»
10
Sitarist John Protopapas Presents Classical Indian Music Concert at …
ANNVILLE, PA (08/19/2014)(readMedia)-- Sitarist John Protopapas will present a classical Indian music recital Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the ... «ReadMedia, Aug 14»

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