shruti box

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shruti box (plural shruti boxes)

  1. (music) A musical instrument resembling a harmonium, used to provide a droning accompaniment in Indian classical music.
    Synonym: surpeti
    • 2006 December 2, Vivien Schweitzer, “Prayer, Texts and Chants, Along With Some Improv”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      During the “Gayatri Mantra” her voice soared over the hypnotic drone that one hand coaxed from her shruti box, while the other hand energetically massaged the air.

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