1. Indian Music
By Angel
Grade 8B

2. History of Indian Music
Many different varieties
Classical music: Hindustani and Carnatic music
Different types of genres

3. HINDUSTANI Music

4. Hindustani Music Started 1000 AD, developed in 13th and 14th century
Developed with Persian folk music
Traditions established in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
Was not influenced by Hindu music traditions
Originated from the South India
Enriched from Persian performance practices of the Mughals
During Medieval age, Mughal era got famous

5. Melody instruments of Hindustani Music
Bansuri > simple bamboo flute
Bin (Rudra Veena)>small pump organ
Santur>hammered dulcimer (Indian version)
Sarangi>principal bowed instrument
Sarod>fretless instruments
Surbahar>deeper tone than sitar
Sitar>long-necked plucked lute

6. Bin Bansuri Sarod Sarangi Santur Sitar Sabahar
Harmonium

7. Rhythm and Drone Instruments
Dholak>small barrel shaped drum
Pakhawaj>barrel shaped double head drum
Tabla>two drums, one left, one right
Tanpura>long necked lute
Swarpeti>note box, like harmonium without keyboard

8. Dholak
Tabla
Swarpeti
Pakhawaj
Tanpura

9. Carnatic Music

10. Carnatic Music 15th century to 16th century
One of the gifts by the gods of Hindu mythology
One of oldest form of music till today
All melodic
Main emphasis: written to sung, and play on instruments, meant to show in singing style
Artists: MS Subbulakshmi, Ariyakudy Ramanuja Iyengar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, and TN Seshagopalan

11. Artists of Carnatic Music

12. Ariyakudy Ramanuja Iyengar
Born on 1890
Died on 1967

13. MS Subbulakshmi
Born on September 16th, 1916
Died at age of 88

14. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
July 25, 1908 – October 31, (the Halloween day)

15. TN Seshagopalan
September 5, 1948

16. Ghazal Music

17. Ghazal Music From the music of Pakistan
Poetic form: rhyming couplets and refrain
Expression of pain, loss, separation, and beauty of love
Started in the 6th century
From Arabian
Spread to South Asian 12th century
Persian mystics and poets

18. Example of Ghazal Poet
Nemidanam che manzel bood shab Jayi ke mann boodam Be har soo raghse besmel bood shab Jayi ke man boodam Peripeykar negari sarv ghadi laleh rokhsari
I winder what was the place where I was last night All around me were half- slaughtered victoms of love, tossing about in agony. There was a nymph-like beloved with cypress0 like form and tulip-like face, Ruthlessly playing havoc with the hears of the lovers

19. Theme of Ghazal Music Subject: love, from unattainable love
Influenced the Islamic Mysticism
Love: viewed as something that completes a human being
Traditional Ghazal
may not have element of sexual desire.
Love may be directed to man/woman

20. Qawwali Music

21. Qawwali Popular in South Asia. Stretches more than 700 hundreds years
Popularity
International exporsure from Nusrat Fteh Ali Khan
Famous singers: Sabri Brothers, Bahauddin Qutbuddin, Aziz Mian

23. The sabri Brother’s Qawwali Song – Saveray Saveray

24. Resources http://www.33ff.com/flags/worldflags/India_flag. html
dustani_music
sical_music
singer-ms-subbulakshmi-has-died

25. http://bharatjanani.com/nightingale-of-india-bharat- ratna-ms-subbulakshmi/
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mangudi-srinivasa-iyer.html
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26. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmangudi_Srinivasa_ Iyer
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27. http://calcuttaglobalchat.net/calcuttablog/carnatic- music-raga-and-bhajans/
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bands/aziz-mian/53.htm