MUSIC OF INDIA

MUSIC OF INDIACHARACTERISTICS OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF INDIACarnatic musicRefers to music of South IndiaDirected to a Hindu god, which is why it is called temple musicUnlike Hindustani Music, Carnatic is unified.

HINDUSTANIMUSICFurther developed in the 13th and 14th centuries AD with the influence of the Persian people.Found in the Northern and Central RegionsIn north India, the most common style of singing is called KHYAL, a word which means imagination.Influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions, historical Vedic religion/Vedic philosophy, native Indian sounds and enriched by the Persian performance practices by the Mughal.

Classification ofMusical instrumentsof IndiaGHAN INSTRUMENT(NON-MEMBRANOUS PERCUSSIVE INSTRUMENTS)GhatamThe ghatam is one of the most ancient percussion instruments of South India. It is a clay pot with narrow mouth. From the mouth, it slants outwards to form a ridge.

KartaIn India the word Karta literally means rhythm of the hand which is made of wooden blocks with holes for the fingers and circular copper plates. Pairs of Karta's are played with both hands. Karta's usually accompany religious music in India played during the festivals and even near the holy places.

MANJIRAThe manjr (manjeera) is a traditional percussion instrument of Bhrata India. In its simplest form, it is a pair of small hand cymbals

AVANADDH(MEMBRANOUS PERCUSSIVE INSTRUMENTS)DAF(DUF, DAPHU)is a large Persian frame drum used in popular and classical music. The frame is usually made of hardwood with many metal ringlets attached, and the membrane is usually goatskin.

TABLAis a membranophone percussion instrument, which are often used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent.

DHOLcan refer to any one of a number of similar types of double-headed drum widely used, with regional variations, throughout the Indian subcontinent.

SUSHIR(BLOWN AIR/WIND INSTRUMENTS)BANSURIis a transverse flute of India made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes.

SHENAIis wind instrument, a double reed conical oboe, common in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Iran, made out of wood, with a metal flare bell at the end.

SHANKHis a conch shell which is of ritual and religious importance in both Hinduism and Buddhism. The shankha is the shell of a species of large predatory sea snail,

SURPETIThe Surpeti can be either manual or electric. The manual version of the Surpeti consists of 13 metal reeds on the inside with small bellows.A bellow is a device that produces a strong current of air that consists of a small compartment that can be expanded to draw in air through a valve and contracted to expel it through a tube.

TAT (Plucked Instruments)SITARis a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Hindustani music and Indian classical music. The instrument descended from long-necked lutes taken to North India from Central Asia and is also believed to be influenced by the Veena).

GOTUVADYAMThe chitravina is a 20 or 21-string fretless lute for Carnatic music. Around late 1800s and early 1900s, it started to be known by another name, Gotuvadyam

GOPICHANDliterally "one-string", also called (yaktaro gopichand) is a one-string instrument most often used in traditional music from Bangladesh, India, Egypt, and Pakistan.

RABABis a lute-like musical instrument originally from central Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1] It derives its name from the Arab rebab which means "played with a bow" but the Central Asian instrument is plucked and is distinctly different in construction.

VITAT ( Bowed Instrument)BANAMThe number of strings varies. A single string is the most common, but two, three, and even four strings are to be found.

ESRAJ