Q43

Ramprapanna Pranam Guru ji.. in one of the initial baithak sessions (in 2014) u explained the between different semiclassical forms of ICM. like thumri, dadra, chaity, kajri, hori, jhula, barsati, tappa, tap khayal etc. In case we have any written note / record of the session - it will be of great help. Pranam Deepak Raja I request Guruji's view on this subject -- hearing the two vocal demos of Khansaheb which I shared yesterday I was stunned by the clarity of musical thought. Of course, he was a genius. But, would it be fair to generalise that instrumentalists are superior on this dimension of musicality than vocalists? I say this because instrumentalists need a much higher level of mind and body coordination. The voice will express almost involuntarily -- the instrument can't. Is this a fair argument?

In response to Deepak Raja’s question whether instrumentalists are superior than
vocalists in the clarity of musical thoughts – I would say that one cannot generalise. In
my opinion the ability to perform a vocal or an instrumental piece with accuracy would
depend upon the quality of talim that the musician has received – irrespective of the
fact that he is a vocalist or an instrumentalist. In this regard, it would be useful to note
that clarity of musical thought could have different connotations.