The way the musician holds the instrument varies from Western to Indian music. In Indian music the musician sits on the floor cross-legged with the right foot out in front of them. The scroll of the instrument rests on the foot. This position is essential to playing well due to the nature of Indian music. In solo violin concerts, the violinist is accompanied by percussion instruments, usually the tabla, the mridangam and the ghatam The violin is also a principal instrument for Indian film music
Shehnai is a rare musical instrument from India. It is similar to the oboe as its made of wood, with a double reed at one end and metal flared bell at the other end. The shehnai used by the artist in this video is of a 1.5 octave range and melodies are played by controlling the breath. The Shehnai is also known as mangal vadya.Its sound is thought to create and maintain a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity and as a result, is widely used during marriages, processions and in temples, although it is also played in concerts.
Shehnai is a rare musical instrument from India. It is similar to the oboe as its made of wood, with a double reed at one end and metal flared bell at the other end. The shehnai used by the artist in this video is of a 1.5 octave range and melodies are played by controlling the breath. The Shehnai is also known as mangal vadya.Its sound is thought to create and maintain a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity and as a result, is widely used during marriages, processions and in temples, although it is also played in concerts.
In this Khyal composition , composed in Raag/Raga “Vrindavain Sarang” , the composer has visualised a scene at vrindavan(A holy place). Where the Gopikas are playfully swinging and enjoying in rain while Lord Krishna is playing melodious tunes on the flute.
Sitar is a stringed instrument from India. It derives its distinctive timbre and resonance from sympathetic strings, bridge design, a long hollow neck and a gourd resonating chamber.
Tabla is considered a magical instrument, as it is the only instrument in the world which can produce a variety of resonant and non-resonant sounds. Tabla has been played for centuries in India. Tabla is first learned orally and than the rhythms are played on the Tabla Drums (which is very inspiring).
Raga/Raga Marwa is an hexatonic Indian raga; Pa (the fifth tone) is omitted. The overall mood defined by the sunset in India, which approaches fast and this “onrushing darkness awakes in many observers a feeling of anxiety and solemn expectation”.
The Aalap is the opening section of a typical North Indian classical performance. It is a form of melodic improvisation that introduces and develops a raga. Alap is unmetered, improvised (within the raga) and unaccompanied (except for the tanpura drone), and starts at a slow tempo.
Shehnai is a rare musical instrument from India. It is similar to the oboe as its made of wood, with a double reed at one end and metal flared bell at the other end. The shehnai used by the artist in this video is of a 1.5 octave range and melodies are played by controlling the breath. The Shehnai is also known as mangal vadya.Its sound is thought to create and maintain a sense of auspiciousness and sanctity and as a result, is widely used during marriages, processions and in temples, although it is also played in concerts.
Sitar is a stringed instrument from India. It derives its distinctive timbre and resonance from sympathetic strings, bridge design, a long hollow neck and a gourd resonating chamber.
Dilruba is a rare stringed instrument from India. “Dilruba” name is translated as “thief of the heart.” It is a young instrument by Indian standards, being only about 200-300 years old. it is used in religious music and light classical songs in urban areas.
The sarod is a lute-like stringed instrument from India, used mainly in Indian classical music. The sarod is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound, in contrast with the sweet, overtone-rich texture of the sitar, with sympathetic strings that give it a resonant, reverberant quality. It is a fretless instrument, able to produce continuous slides between notes known as meend (glissandi), which are important in Indian music.