At the outset, I would like to refer to the basic objective or the theme of the Seminar. The heading of the concept note circulated to the participants, defines it as "the problems and methodology of collecting data from traditional musicians". Later the note refers to the work required...
Read MoreEven established musicians in the field of classical music in India, are finding it extremely difficult to earn a decent living. Whilst top ranking musicians are fairly comfortable through earnings from their concerts, it is the up and coming musician who finds it extremely difficult to...
Read MoreIndia is a country of differing ethnicities, communities, religions and languages, educational levels and different philosophies - a society more multi-cultural than you will find anywhere within one nation-state. Indian philosophy believes in what is known as “Unity in diversity”. No wonder...
Read MoreINTRODUCTION It is truly said that the level of civilisation that a society has achieved, is closely related to the culture that it has inherited from the past. Culture sometimes defined as "Sanskar" is not developed like "instant product" that we hear about these days but is evolved over...
Read MoreINTRODUCTION Importance of Education Merit of the System Olden Days Present environment Gharana system OLDEN Sincerity Quality of Gurus Quality of Shishyas Physical facilities Devotion loyalty Need based Restricted movements due to inability to travel...
Read MoreNo one will dispute that today Sitar is one of the most versatile and popular instruments. Over the period of its evolution, it has become a very mature instrument and is capable of expressing the raga form completely without any lose even of the finest shade of the emotional expression. Various...
Read MoreIt is believed that the great sage Bharat invented the musical scale and divided the same into 22 divisions (Shrutis), some time between years 200 B.C. to 500 A.D. i.e., about 1500 years ago. It is also believed that based on this scale, the raga system was conceived somewhere around 500 A.D....
Read MoreINTRODUCTION: Art is the spark that flies from the contact of the individual soul with the universal soul of nature. Art is Man added to Nature. It is something that reaches the innermost depths of the human being. A human being when he is stirred to the core, expresses himself by no other means...
Read MoreRAAG DEFINITION (6 Dimensions) Selection Combination Emphasis Emotional content Individual character Universal acceptance WHAT IS IMPROVISATION (2 Aspects) PHYSICAL ASPECT Treatment of individual note Formation of musical...
Read MoreINTRODUCTION The subject Programming and the Audience concerns itself at a fundamental level with the idea of a “concert as a happening”. This idea describes the ideal end product of performed music characterized by a total sharing of the mood of the music between the performer and his...
Read MorePAST PRESENT 1 Clarity Sharper Mellow, dignified 2. Tone Outgoing-lower Pancham still used Introspective Gandhar string introduced 3. Temperament Sense of hurry More relaxed and involved 4. Maturity Youthful eagerness Experienced ease...
Read MoreThe raga system is a uniquely ingenuous product of the Indian musical mind. It provides the framework within which the musician can simultaneously perform the roles of composer and performer through the process of improvisation. In this paper, I propose to deal with the basic...
Read MoreSignificance The word 'Talim" signifies serious and deeper values as compared to the connotation of the word "Tuition" or "Class room teaching” in the modern sense. Though Talim has undercurrents of the Urdu language, it underscores the spirit and philosophy of music...
Read MoreTraditionally, a majority of Indian musical instruments are hand-made and the art of "making” of instruments is passed on from generation to generation, similar to the process of imparting the knowledge of Indian classical music itself. Whilst there are innumerable merits in this traditional...
Read MoreTo be able to appreciate the essence of Indian Music it is necessary to understand various aspects of the same apart from its History. It would be appreciated that we should understand : 1. How music was rendered through o few musical notes many years ago 2. How from these notes a scale was...
Read More1. The structure of a raga should contain at least five notes. A raga can be categorised as either (a) Audav (b) Shadav (c) Sampurna. 2. Ragas having five or six notes in the Aroha and seven notes or notes other than used in the Aroha in the Avaroha, could still be called Sampurna according to...
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