Indian Classical Music
Indian classical music is an Indian tradition that can be found in the Vedas which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition.Indian Classical music is based on Raag and Taal. It is very important to follow the set of laws (rules & regulations) of Indian Classical Music while singing or playing instrument to pertain its purity. In Indian Classical Music each and every Raag is specified to be sung or played at a particular time or season for its maximum beauty and effect.
Indian Classical Music is elaborated expressive and is based on improvisation. Each Raag has its own mood and when an artist performs a particular Raag he just not sings the compositions as it is but he also elaborates a Raag with creative imagination of his inner sprit to improvise it
The Taal also plays an equally significant role in expressing the mood of a raag. There is a unique relationship between melody and rhythm that satisfies a performer and a listener if they go hand in hand.
Indian Classical Music is so rich that every human emotion, every restrained feeling in man and nature can be musically expressed and experienced.
Indian Classical Music is classified in to two forms
1. South Indian Classical Music
2. North Indian Classical Music (Hindustani Classical Music).
Both South Indian Classical Music and North Indian Classical Muisc are Indian Classical Music forms but still they are quite different from each other in terms of principals and its projection.
Hindustani Classical Music
Hindustani Classical Music is an astonishing gift from god given to us. It is Indian classical music tradition, which took silhouette in northern India in 13th & 14th centuries from the spiritual, Folk and melodramatic recital performs. Hindustani Classical Music found from several sources of the oldest scriptures in civilization and from the Vedas of Hindu custom. As we talk about the description of music, the Samaveda (one of four Vedas) itself tells the details in length. North Indian Classical Music has its derivation as a form of meditation in front of influential spectators.
Hindustani Classical Music is based on Raag and Taal. They are considered to affect various “chakras” (moods or energy center) in the path of “Kundalini”. With these centers activation Vedic practice traces the exact corporeal, psychological, natural and religious results. The music system developed by Indian Classical is the most difficult system. It has the similar features of Western Classical Music. The notes which are similar to Western Classical Music are Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa, and they come in the same order.
Types of compositions
The major vocal forms-chum-styles associated with Hindustani classical music are Dhrupad, Khayal, And Thumri. Other forms include the Dhamar, Tarana, Trivat, Chaiti, Kajari, Tappa, Tapkhayal, Ashtapadi, Ghazal and Bhajans. Some of the forms are taken from folk or semi-classical music. We call semi-classical as light music also.
The Raag
Raag, in the Sanskrit dictionary, is defined as "the act of coloring or dyeing" (the mind in this context) and "any feeling or passion especially love, affection, sympathy, vehement desire, interest, joy, or delight" In music, these descriptions apply to the impressions of melodic sounds on both the artist(s) and listener(s). A raag consists of required and optional rules governing the melodic movements of notes within a performance. The rules of a raag can be defined by The manner in which the notes are used, ie. specific ways of ornamenting notes or emphasizing/de-emphasizing them Manner in which the scale is ascended or descended Optional or required musical phrases, the way in which to reveal these phrases, and/or combine them The octave or frequency range to emphasize The relative pacing between the notes The time of day and/or season when the raag may be performed so as to invoke the emotions of the raag for maximum impact on the mental and emotional state of the performer and listner.