Preparing oneself to listen to Classical Music
Every time i listen to our classical music...i withdraw two steps to learn something new. One is blessed to listen and appreciate good classical music. An artiste presents his prayer and you are privileged to share a joy with his affection of sound. A mutual sharing of spirit.
The performance starts with a silence(aroop,absolute absence,null,abyss of silence)...i feel the highest form of beauty...'the nothing'...i feel very happy....later the tanpura welcomes...(pa/ma..sa,sa,sa mix)....tells us there is a shruti....singular divine sound...
Next comes the Sat/chit....concentrating on ones own self and spirit...getting conscious...getting aware...getting into life.....(preparing oneself to pray) then starts the 'alap'....the painting of the rag only by the 'swars' and 'shruti', the melody is the physical output and your inner spirit is responsible for beauty.....'alap' is an environment of great forms of sounds....goal is to picture the rag rightly....then starts the 'jod' or the addition of 'laya'...which may now accommodate more diverse patterns of the rag....artiste may uplift you in the rag!
Arrival of the 'tal' with rag....with slow beat or 'vilambit'....tal in opposite is created by the 'laya' (the unseen rhythm).....the rag and tal grow like climber on each other in clean cycles....rag gets a crown in 'vilambit'.....the music continues....the 'drut' takes the tempo and patterns of rag into one more level....and the music ends with a great display of 'thihais', 'chakratals', other patterns...creating the beauty.....through rag...the artiste tries to reach god, the infinite.....
The music ends.....'tanpura' remains....we listen to the divine singular note....and again dive deep into the abyss of silence......
'Cheez','Bansih',literature,styles(thumri,jhoola,kajra),are cultural manifestations of this...later ads to this great music and becomes lighter and lighter...more towards human likings and tastes....and lastly entertainment....nicely gets adopted in dramas,movies and very lastly into rock music :-)
Classical music is a prayer for oneself....a ritual to reflect on yourself...
The performance starts with a silence(aroop,absolute absence,null,abyss of silence)...i feel the highest form of beauty...'the nothing'...i feel very happy....later the tanpura welcomes...(pa/ma..sa,sa,sa mix)....tells us there is a shruti....singular divine sound...
Next comes the Sat/chit....concentrating on ones own self and spirit...getting conscious...getting aware...getting into life.....(preparing oneself to pray) then starts the 'alap'....the painting of the rag only by the 'swars' and 'shruti', the melody is the physical output and your inner spirit is responsible for beauty.....'alap' is an environment of great forms of sounds....goal is to picture the rag rightly....then starts the 'jod' or the addition of 'laya'...which may now accommodate more diverse patterns of the rag....artiste may uplift you in the rag!
Arrival of the 'tal' with rag....with slow beat or 'vilambit'....tal in opposite is created by the 'laya' (the unseen rhythm).....the rag and tal grow like climber on each other in clean cycles....rag gets a crown in 'vilambit'.....the music continues....the 'drut' takes the tempo and patterns of rag into one more level....and the music ends with a great display of 'thihais', 'chakratals', other patterns...creating the beauty.....through rag...the artiste tries to reach god, the infinite.....
The music ends.....'tanpura' remains....we listen to the divine singular note....and again dive deep into the abyss of silence......
'Cheez','Bansih',literature,styles(thumri,jhoola,kajra),are cultural manifestations of this...later ads to this great music and becomes lighter and lighter...more towards human likings and tastes....and lastly entertainment....nicely gets adopted in dramas,movies and very lastly into rock music :-)
Classical music is a prayer for oneself....a ritual to reflect on yourself...
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