Hi all Music loving friends, As we grapple with the hot weather along with some
burning issues regarding disability and assistive technology, here I come to
try to refresh and relax you through some heavenly Music.
thanks for your enormous response to my last uploading of some rare
collections of Classical Music recordings by some Immortal Indian Musical
stalwarts. This time I am uploading raag Madhuwanti in 3 different renditions;
1. by Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia on flute, 2 by Bhaarat Ratna Late Ustad Bismilla
Khan on the shehnai, & 3. [Especially for foreign friends]: raag Madhuwanti
played on keyboard and some other electronic instruments and set to Disco beat
by Charanjeet Singh. The download link is:--
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ghnb5s
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out to the maximum number of interested friends and students. But, kindly do
remember to post your valuable feedbacks, queries and other related mails only
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For the serious students of Indian Classical Music and all other
interested friends, here are some brief introductory notes.
brief introductions: 1. Raag Madhuwanti: it is a very famous and
fascinating melody of Indian Classical Music, which is best suited to be
performed and listened to in the 3rd quarter of the day, [in between 1 to 4 p
m]. Supposing it is being played in the C Major scale of Western Music, Raag
Madhuwanti would use E Flat and F Sharp along with all other Natural Notes. The
notes D and A are generally avoided in the ascending order or the Aaroha, while
they are used freely in the descending order of notes [the Avroha].
2. Flute: this is a very famous Indian Wind instrument. It is also known as
one of the most ancient Indian wind instruments. It is made from a hollow piece
of bamboo, with one round hole at one end for the blowing purpose, and some
other round holes near the other end, for the purpose of producing different
notes by covering and uncovering them with the fingers. In Hinduism, The flute
is also respected for being the favorite instrument of Lord Krishna, who
enchanted not only the human beings, but also the animals, birds and nature
with his Divine Music.
3. Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia: Pt. Hariprasad is one of the living
legends in the field of Flute playing. He is the most famous disciples of Mrs.
Annapoorna Devi, the prodigal daughter of the legendry Late Ustad Allaudden
Khan, who had mastery over a number of Indian Classical instruments and also
Indian Classical Vocal Music.
4. Shehnai, it is one of the most difficult Indian wind instruments, and
is generally associated with auspicious and joyous ceremonies in traditional
Indian culture. It is usually played in group, with one artist leading the
recital, and others providing him their melodious support. This group also
includes one or two artists, who play the base notes on Sur Shehnai, a type of
Shehnai witch is meant for the base notes only. For rhythm, the group is
generally accompanied upon the Tabla and Khurdak, the traditional drums or the
rhythm instruments of Indian Music. the khurdak, an instrument with the less
resonant sound, is played especially with Shehnai only.
5. Ustad Bismilla Khan: This legendry artist of Shenai haled from the ancient
Indian city, Varanasi or Banaras, which is respected as one of the main centers
of Indian art and culture. Ustad Bismilla Khan was responsible for establishing
Shehnai as a respectable instrument in the Classical Music concerts, whereas
earlier it was generally played on the gate to the ceremonial grounds or the
house where some auspicious ceremony like Marriage was being performed.
Hope these introductoryy notes would be helpful, and not sound too long
or boring. So, enjoy the Music, and also don't forget to dropme some lines of
your valuable feed back.
Heartiest regards.
Yogesh.
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Mobile: 09988293833.
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