Sangeetanubhava |
MUSICAL EXPRESSIONS |
The Chembur Fine
Arts Society, one of the foremost cultural organisations in Mumbai, is going places with
its innovative and pioneering efforts in promoting and propagating Indian music and dance.
The recent thematic annual conferences on Carnatic music have certainly caught the
imagination of the music-loving public. The last three years have witnessed detailed
discussions and demonstrations on the Musical instruments of Carnatic music. The first
conference, on String instruments, was held in February 1999. Spread over two days, it
highlighted in detail the various stringed instruments used in Carnatic music. Whereas the
first day was dedicated to string instruments of Indian origin, like the Vina, Chitravina
etc, the second day covered instruments of western origin that have been successfully
adopted in Carnatic music (Violin, Guitar, Mandolin etc). The participants included
top-notch instrumentalists. Wherever possible, different schools and styles were also
featured. The conferences in 2000 and 2001 covered Wind instruments and Percussion
instruments respectively. In the coming weeks, Carnatica will bring you the papers presented by the participants at these Conferences. |
STRING INSTRUMENTS - 1999 |
THE
POWER OF VIOLIN AND ITS ROLE AS AN ACCOMPANIMENT IN
INDIAN MUSIC - By Dr. M Narmada |
History of Violin:
For refined, soft tonal reproduction, the shape of the violin underwent changes
and different types of wood were tried out, with an aim for perfection of its liens.
As time passed, more and more violins were produced using fine-quality
materials. The result was that the world was gifted with varieties of
Stradivarius, Magni, Ga-pero-De-Salo, the names being solely attributed to the violin
maker. According to textual references, violin was first introduced in
the court of Travancore during the regime of Maharajah Swati Tirunal. Vadivelu and
Baluswami Dikshitar were acclaimed as the renowned performers on
the violin. The violin in its advent to India was a direct import from the
European make by way of its shape but differed in execution and presentation, adapting
itself to the style of presentation in Indian music. |
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articles from the Chembur Conference |