Indian music is associated with the Beatles and Ravi Shankar in the 60's and 70's, Shakti and Zakir Hussain in the 80's, and the Bangla boom in the 90's. Although it has always been processed, Indian music has been exported to the world, and Indian musicians have been active in various countries. Even today, there are many foreigners visiting India to study music.
It doesn't seem to be just mysterious music.
What attracts many people of all nationalities to Indian music? There are various types of Indian music, such as classical music, light music with a lot of emotion that can be called the Indian version of Enka, and recently movie music.
Here I would like to briefly introduce North Indian classical music.
The history of Hindustani music in North India is said to have originated from the chanting of Samaveda, one of the four major scriptures, 4000 years ago.In other words, song (that is, vocal music) is the root of all art, and it is said that vocal music has evolved into instrumental music, dance, and theater.
I would like to develop my theory here, but I think that North Indian music is closely related to philosophy. Music has evolved in the swaying history of the Muslim and Hindu dynasties. Music has survived because of philosophy, not religion.It is no exaggeration to say that the sound of God (Nard Brahma) that the performer aims for is the practice of the Upanishad philosophy, which seeks to unite with God through music.
The depth of Indian music is here.
This may be the reason why Indian music is loved by all nationalities.
Classical music consists of a melody-playing instrument (or song) and a rhythmic percussion instrument.
The beginning is very slow with just a melody instrument ... In this part called Arap, many people will fight sleep.
Actually, there are some tips for listening to classical music. If you remember that, you will surely be captivated by classical music! First and foremost, I also participate in music! It takes a lot of enthusiasm. (Participation does not mean that you should hold an instrument and have a session, just in case) Because it is music with a high improvisational element, it is greatly influenced by the audience. Here, the point is to "groan".There are three keywords to growl. Lhasa, Meend, and Sam!
Lhasa is a word that expresses the "atmosphere" created by music, and is classified into nine images (anger, sadness, joy, etc.).In classical music, there are hundreds of different scales called raga (in the example of Japan, the scale of Okinawa, etc., the sounds used in the scale and the number of sounds are different), and each raga has its own unique raga and performance. There are many characteristics, such as the time to be done. For example, if you say, "Today's raga is Khamaj," you will know the scale and Lhasa. The more knowledge you have, the more attractive classical music becomes. (This is the same with Western classical music.)
However, even if you are studying for a while, you shouldn't think so hard.Music is about enjoying the sound. After all, all you have to do is what kind of atmosphere this performer wants to create, listen to the music, and spread your own imagination in your head.
Mead is one of the playing techniques often used in this part of the arap. Classical music would not be possible without this mean.For example, when you want to go from do to fa, you don't go straight from do to fa, but decorate with microtonal music with dredosid fa. With a sitar, pulling the strings will shake the sound. This is a technique that can only be performed with stringed instruments, and of course cannot be played with keyboard instruments such as the piano.
Indians love this mean, and the more complicated it gets, the more they sigh and shake their heads to the left and right. Some people have a series of "Cabert Hee!" (Great!), Which is the Bravo of Western music.First of all, let's observe the surroundings and learn how to impress the Indian version!
Sam is related to the rhythm, you can enjoy in part from the participating percussion.Indian rhythms are called tar and are categorized in a complicated way, with 16 beats, 12 beats, and even 11 beats.What all so many tars have in common is that the first beat is called Sam and is most emphasized.The melody instrument has 16 beats, but the percussion instrument has a complicated and esoteric rhythm. What is this? Make me think, and match Sam properly. Here again, "Cabert Hee!", Applause despite the intervals between songs
Also, it is called tea high, and when you repeat the same phrase three times and match it with Sam, you want to shake your head and growl. For example, the previously popular "Dango 3 Brothers". At the end of this song, it's just tea high.
Indian music wins what you enjoy. Please experience this fun and groan at least once!
