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Basics of Hindustani Classical Music for Listeners
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Having come across many wannabe listeners who are awed by Hindustani Classical Music to the extent that they don't follow their curiosity through, here is my attempt to de-mystify this north Indian form of music. I have conciously attempted to make this simple and learnt a lot in the process, myself. One could consider this as course 101 or topic one-oh-one on the subject. This attempts to cover enough details of 'raga music' to equip the listener for a fruitful journey.
Here are the topics I address:
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The goal is - bliss ('aanand')
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Notes ('swaras', 'shrutis')
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Scale ('patti')
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Octave ('saptak')
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Note groups ('raga's)
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'raga' characteristics ('aaroha', 'avaroha', 'jaati',
'vaadi', 'samvaadi', 'prahar', 'rasa', 'prakriti',
'pakaD', 'thaaTa')
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Beats and rhythms ('maatra's and 'Thekaa's)
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Tempos ('laya's - 'vilambit', 'madhya', 'drut' and 'dugun')
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Compositions ('rachana's)
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Typical parts of a 'raga' presentation
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Styles ('gharana's)
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What makes a good performance
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How can listeners make the most of music
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References
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Further Reading
Happy reading. All comments are
welcome, please do write in.
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I recently presented a session based on these slides and it was graciously captured by the kPoint team at their URTalk portal. My most sincere thanks for all friends and well-wishers who encouraged me and supported me to make this session happen. I hope you like it.
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Basics of Hindustani Classical Music for Listeners by Atul Nene is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
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