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Bandish
Bandish, cheez or gat is a fixed, melodic composition in Hindustani vocal or instrumental music. It is set in a specific raga, performed with rhythmic accompaniment by a tabla or pakhawaj, a steady drone, and melodic accompaniment by a sarangi, violin or harmonium. There are different ways of systematizing the parts of a composition. A bandish provides the literature element in the music, for standard structured singing. In the past many gharanas protected their bandishes from moving out of the family with gross incoherent vocal renditions. In the realm of vocal music, it is often known as ''cheez''. Etymology The word ''bandish'' is derived from the Hindustani language Hindustani is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in North India and Pakistan as the lingua franca of the region. It is also spoken by the Deccani people, Deccani-speaking community in the Deccan plateau. Hindustani is a pluricentric language w ..., and literally means "binding together". Sections '' Sthāy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindustani Classical Music
Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' literally means classical music, and is also used to refer to Indian classical music in general. It is played on instruments like the veena, sitar and sarod. It diverged in the 12th century Common Era, CE from Carnatic music, the classical tradition of Southern India. While Carnatic music largely uses compositions written in Sanskrit, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindustani music largely uses compositions written in Hindi, Urdu, Braj Bhasha, Braj, Awadhi language, Avadhi, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, Bengali language, Bengali, Rajasthani languages, Rajasthani, Marathi language, Marathi and Punjabi language, Punjabi. Knowledge of Hindustani classical music is taught through a network of classical musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhimpalasi
Bhimpalasi or Bheempalasi (also known as Bhimpalas or Bheempalas) is a Hindustani classical raga. The Carnatic Music equivalent of this raga is Abheri. Raga Bhimpalasi belongs to the Kafi Thaat. Theory * Aaroha: * Avaroha: The raga has komal Ni and Ga. ''Rishabh'' ((re)second) and ''dhaivat'' ((Dha)sixth) are skipped in ''āroha'' (ascending) passages, but are given due importance when descending (''avroha''). Since the scale has 5 notes ascending and all 7 descending, the resulting ''jāti'' is ''Audav–Sampūrṇa''. It is performed in the early afternoon, from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. (the third ''prahar'' of the day). Use of ''dhaivat(dha)'' and ''rishabh(ray)'' is symmetrical in that both are approached via the succeeding notes (D from Ṉ, and R from ). is sung with a ''kaṇ-svara'' (grace note) of M. Similarly, Ṉ is sung with a ''kaṇ-svara'' from S. * Vadi Swar: * Samavadi Swar: *Thaat: Kafi * Pakad or Chalan: Bandish Examples A bandish is a compositi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gharana
In Hindustani music (North Indian classical music), a ''gharānā'' is a system of social organisation in the Indian subcontinent, linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and more importantly by adherence to a particular musical style. The word gharana comes from the Hindi word 'ghar' which means 'house'. It typically refers to the place where the musical ideology originated; for example, some of the gharanas well known for singing khyals are: Gwalior, Delhi, Agra, Indore, Kashmiri, Atrauli-Jaipur, Kirana and Patiala. Four famous kathak gharanas are: Lucknow, Atrauli-Jaipur, Benares and Raigarh. Vocal gharanas Khyal gharanas The gharana system in khyal was rooted in the '' guru–shishya tradition'' and was similar to the Dhrupad ''Bani'' system. The gharana system was greatly influenced by the gradual fall of the Mughal Empire, which forced musicians to move from Delhi to princely states such as Gwalior, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Patiala and Rampur. The ghara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarangi
The sārangī is a bowed, short-necked three-stringed instrument played in traditional music from South Asia – Punjabi folk music, Rajasthani folk music, Sindhi folk music, Haryanvi folk music, Braj folk music, and Boro folk music (there known as the ''serja'') – in Pakistan, South India and Bangladesh. It is said to most resemble the sound of the human voice through its ability to imitate vocal ornaments such as '' Gamaks or Gamakam'' (shakes) and '' meends'' (sliding movements). The Nepali sarangi is similar but is a folk instrument, unornate and four-stringed. Playing The repertoire of ''sarangi'' players is traditionally very closely related to vocal music. Nevertheless, a concert with a solo sarangi as the main item will sometimes include a full-scale '' raag'' presentation with an extensive ''alap'' (the unmeasured improvisatory development of the raga) in increasing intensity (''alap'' to ''jor'' to ''jhala'') and several compositions in increasing tempo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antara (music)
Antarā is the equivalent of a verse in Hindustani classical music. In Hindustani classical music, the fixed ( dhrupad/bandish) section is in four parts of which only the first two are performed regularly: Sthāyī (pallavi in Carnatic music) - the first line of the Sthāyī serves as a cadence (music), while the section itself serves as a base for the singer returns to the Sthāyī time and again after each part; Antarā (Anupallavi in Carnatic music) - the intermediate part sung in a high register focusing on the tar shadja, with a good deal of text manipulation and repeated forays into sthāyī; the third section Sanchari (charanam in Carnatic music) - created by the division of the Abhoga and it remains a free-moving section; the fourth and concluding section Abhoga (Pallavi in Carnatic music because this section is often replaced by the Sthāyī) includes notes from all three registers, and in present-day performances, may well be sung with the Sanchari, if these two sections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayateerth Mevundi
Pandit Jayateerth Mevundi (Kannada: ಜಯತೀರ್ಥ ಮೇವುಂಡಿ) is an Indian classical vocalist of the Kirana gharana (singing style). Early life Jayateerth was born in Hubli, Karnataka. He was brought up in a musical environment, and was encouraged by his mother Sudhabai who was fond of singing Purandara Dasa kritis. He is an 'A Top' graded artist at All India Radio. Discography Hindustani classical * Bilaskhani Todi, Abhogi Kanada and Basant, Alurkar Music House 2000 * Yaman & Marwa, Alurkar Music House 2000 * Lalit, Gunakali and Shudh Sarang, Alurkar Music House 2000 * Darbari Kanada with an additional track 'Jamuna Ke Teer' in Bhairavi, Dreams Entertainment, 2010 * 'Giridhar Gopal Shyam' Vilambith and Madhyalay Bandish, 'Man ke Mandir Ayore' drut Bandish in new Rag Bhimsen - Invented, Written and Composed by Indian film and classical composer Mahesh Mahadev Kannada devotional * Ranga Baro Panduranga Baro - Dasara Padgalu, Ganasampada Live Cassettes * Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindustani Music Genres
Hindustani may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Hindustan (another name of India) * Hindustani language, an Indo-Aryan language, with Hindi and Urdu being its two standard registers * Hindustani Muslims are the Urdu-speaking, Hindustani people of Muslim faith. * Fiji Hindi, a variety of Eastern Hindi spoken in Fiji, and is known locally as Hindustani * Caribbean Hindustani, a variety of Eastern Hindi spoken in the Caribbean * Hindustani classical music, a major style of Indian classical music * ''Hindustani'' (film) or ''Indian'', a 1996 film starring Kamal Haasan and Manisha Koirala * Muhammadjan Hindustani, Islamist teacher of Uzbekistan See also * Hindustan (other) * Hind (other) * Hindi (other) * South Asian ethnic groups * Hindustani Lal Sena or Indian Red Army, formed 1939 * Hindoostane Coffee House, London, England * ''Hindistani'', a Saudi Arabian TV series set in India * Communist Ghadar Party of India, a political group founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Styles Of Music
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Devaki Pandit
Devaki Pandit (; born 6 March 1965) is an Indian classical singer. Early life Born in a household with performers in her family, Pandit was exposed to a plethora of art. Of her humble beginnings she says, "Beauty in music emerges from the total, complete self-surrender to the Swar. My journey with music is to attain that Beauty through Sadhana, practice. I understood this co-relation at very early age as I was surrounded by artists musicians, actors, authors who lived with this truth every moment. My maternal grandmother Mangala Ranade and her sisters hailed from Goa and were renowned musicians, singers." Career Pandit is a disciple of Padma Vibhushan Ganasaraswati Kishori Amonkar and Padmashree Jitendra Abhisheki. Her '' gayaki'' is thus influenced by her legendary gurus and their unique aesthetic approach to music. She was initiated into music by her mother, Usha Pandit. She received her formal training at the age of 9 from Vasantrao Kulkarni. Later, she also received guida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Abhyankar
Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 5 October 1969) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana. Trained under Pandit Jasraj, he was a child prodigy and started his singing career at age 11. Since then has recorded over 60 solo albums and performed in over 200 cities across the world. He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1999 for his song, Suno Re Bhaila, in the Hindi film, '' Godmother'' and also the Kumar Gandharva National Award 2008 from the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh for sustained excellence in the field of Classical Arts. Early life and musical training Abhyankar was born in Pune, India to Shobha Abhyankar, a musicologist and teacher of the Mewati Gharana. He started learning Hindustani classical music at the age of eight, groomed by his mother, followed by his guru Pandit Gangadharbua Pimpalkhare of the Gwalior Gharana and later from Pandit Jasraj (Mewati Gharana). Career Abhyankar rendered his first stage performance in Mumbai at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Abhyankar
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Bhatiyar
Bhatiyar () is a Hindustani classical raga assigned to the Marva thaat. Theory Arohana: Avarohana: Vadi: Samavadi: Thaat A ''thaat'' () is a "parent scale" in North Indian or Hindustani music. It is the Hindustani equivalent of the term '' Melakartha raga'' of Carnatic music. The concept of the ''thaat'' is not exactly equivalent to the western musical scal ...: Marva. Pakad or Chalan: S m P D N r' N D m P G r S M D S', r' N D P, D m P G r S Or we have other way for Chalan as S-D-P-D-m-P-G-M-D-S, r-N-D-P-D-m-P-G-r-s Time: Early morning, 3–6 Behaviour Behaviour refers to practical aspects of the music. It is complicated to talk about this for Hindustani music since many of the concepts are fluid, changing, or archaic. The following information cannot be ''accurate,'' but it can attempt to reflect how the music existed. The raag Bhatiyar was the favorite raag of famous Hindi film music director, SD Burman. Notes Film Songs References Source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
