by Enayet Hossain | Sep 22, 2023 | Term
Varna can be likened to the fundamental building blocks of the Indian music system, akin to alphabets. Another interpretation of this term is “to describe.” In the realm of music, these varnas find application in crafting melodic phrases. Just as we...
by Enayet Hossain | Sep 22, 2023 | Term
Derived from Sanskrit (Alam + Kru), signifying to decorate, adorn, or grace, alamkara essentially means ornamentation. The earliest reference to this term can be traced back to Bharat’s Natyashastra, penned around 200 BC. The application of alamkara serves to...
by Enayet Hossain | Sep 22, 2023 | Term
The note within the saptak, which embodies the essence of the raga, is known as the nyaas swar and is frequently employed by contemporary musicians for pauses. Typically, all the phrases of a raga tend to culminate on this nyaas swar. In the case of raga Yaman, the...
by Enayet Hossain | Sep 22, 2023 | Term
‘Sapta’, the Sanskrit word, means seven and saptak means ‘containing seven’. The scale of all 7 notes (SA RE GA MA PA DHA NI) executed in an ascending or descending order.Usually three saptaks are used in performance. They are: [a] Mandra or Udara (lower saptak) ...
by Enayet Hossain | Sep 22, 2023 | Term
This is the note by which a raga rendition is started and is regulated mainly by three rules.[1] Principal note or vadi swar.[2] Consonant note or samvadi [3] The tonic which is SA in the present day. Content Provided By:...
by Enayet Hossain | Sep 22, 2023 | Term
The octave of a scale is divided into two sections; these sections are called the aang of that scale. The first section (which is comprised of SA, RE, GA, and MA) is called purvang or the lower tetra-chord. The second section (which is comprised of PA, DHA, NI, and...
