India Music Week (N.Y.): Lyricist Gandhiji – Revisited (Essay)

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Editor: Dr. Suresh Chandvankar

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Lyricist Gandhiji – Revisited

(Origin: September 21, 2012)

‘Ganesh’ festival holiday. So, set out for a short trip cum outing to Ahmadabad, (Gujrat, India) with my wife. As this was the first visit, tour to ‘Akshardham’ temple and ‘Sabarmati ashram’ were on top priorities. Akshardham temple was a very nice place but It was quite hot outside the temple as we set out towards Sabarmati. Car driver too was quite restless due to this unusual heat. However, as we approached the town, suddenly the atmosphere changed with black clouds in the sky and a real transfer scene. It was getting ready to pour anytime.

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DE – Raga CDs of the Months (10/13): KALPITA SANGITA – Compositions in Indian Classics.

SURDAS (sage /composer) & SHYAM MANOHAR

The promotion initiative IMC – India meets Classic has presented so fare Indian Classical Music in it’s monthly radio broadcastings on the basis of raga scales.

For North Indian Classics (Hindustani music) the Ragas are classified according to the Thaat system with 10 parent scales. The Carnatic music (South Indian Classics) exist 72 ragams of the Melakarta system.

Jayadeva‘s Gita Govinda

Raga scales aren’t melody forms, in the sense of composed music pieces “note-for-note” with fixed keys (major and minor)  or exact defined modulations (dynamics) for each bar by written notations.

Ragas are to be understood as more than a complex sete of rules. Ragas are a framework, in it the interpreter freely can move – vocally or instrumentally. Ragas are  monophon (without chords).

The micro-tonal structure (shruti-s) and complex rhythm system (Taala)  guarantee an extremely ornamental art. Raga performances are multifaceted.

dates of broadcasting…
3rd October 2013 – 03:00 p.m. EST (09:00 pm CET) @ radio multicult.fm (DE)
(premiere: 16th Nov 2010 – 09:00 pm CET @ TIDE Radio)
broadcasting plan | streaming (Internet Radio & Mobile Radio) | podCast

Amir Kushro (composer)

A compositional understanding as in Western classical music does not exist in Indian Classics. But the term ‘composition’ is used also in Indian music.
The term Kalpita Sangita defines the ‘recitative music‘ while Manodharma Sangita means the ‘creative music‘.

Kalpita Sangita is an interpretation form which applies to existing compositions: original compositions or creations of other composers. A composer is called Vaggeyakara.

On the other hand Manodharma Sangita is created by a vocalist or instrumentalist ‘ex tempore‘ spontaneously, a kind of improvisational style as known in Jazz, on the basis of the modal structure of  Indian raga scales.
The radio broadcasting in November “Raga CDs of the Months” is occupied with the compositional concept of Kalpita Sangita.

Sources of pictures (paintings):

• SURDAS & SHYAM MANOHAR (Lihto/Print) – Artist: Vasudeo H.Pandya, Print: 14″ x 20″ (Picture & Published by : S.S.BRIJBASI & SONS, MATHURA (U.P.) (Printed around 70 yearS Back.)
• Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda (Bahsoli painting of Radha and Krishna in Discussion, (An illustration from Gita Govinda) Gouache on paper – circa 1730 AD)
• Amir Khusro and Hazrat Nizam-ud-Awaliya (Hyderabad, circa 1750-70 A.D., National Museum, New Delhi)

Former broadcastings (monthly radio show ‘Raga CDs of the Months’)…

• Raga CDs of the Months (10/10): CHANDRA – Moon Ragas.
  (http://radioblog.india-meets-classic.net)
• Raga CDs of the Months (08/10): Dr. Gangubai Hangal – Voice of Tradition (biography)
  (http://radioblog.india-meets-classic.net)

DE – Raga CDs des Monats (10/13): KALPITA SANGITA – Kompositionen in der indischen Klassik.

SURDAS (Weise/Komponist) & SHYAM MANOHAR

Die indische Klassik wurde von der Förderinitiative IMC – India meets Classic bisher in den IMC-Sendungen  (Radio) auf der Basis der Ragaformen vorgestellt.

Für die nordindische Klassik, die Hindustani-Musik sind die Ragas nach dem Thaat-System mit 10 Hauptskalen klassifiziert, und für die südindische Klassik, der Carnatischen Musik sind es 72 Ragams aus dem s.g. Melakarta-System.

Jayadeva‘s Gita Govinda

Die Ragaskalen sind nicht Melodieformen, im Sinne eines Note-für-Note durchkomponierten Musikstücks, in festgelegter Tonart und in der Partiturschrift eine für jeden Takt exakt definierte Modulation (Dynamik).

Ragas sind viel mehr als ein komplexes Regelwerk zu verstehen. Ragas sind ein Rahmen, darin sich der Interpret  frei bewegen kann – vokal oder instrumental. Ragas sind monophon, es gibt keine Akkorde.

Die mikrotonale Struktur (Shruti-s) und das komplexe Rhythmiksystem (Taala) garantieren eine äußerst nuancierte Ornamentik, mit der eine Ragaperformance facettenreich dargeboten werden kann.

Sendetermine…
3.  Oktober 2013 – 21:00 Uhr CET (03:00 pm EST) @ radio multicult.fm (DE)
(Premiere: 16. Nov 2010 – 21:00 Uhr CET @ TIDE Radio)
broadcasting plan | streaming (Internet Radio & Mobile Radio) | podCast

Amir Kushro (Komponist)

Ein kompositorisches Verständnis wie im Westen existiert in der indischen Klassik nicht. Doch wird der Begriff Komposition auch in der indischen Musik verwendet.
Als Kalpita Sangita bezeichnet man die “rezitative Musik”, während Manodharma Sangita die s.g. “kreative Musik” bedeutet.

Kalpita Sangita ist eine Interpretation, die auf bestehende Kompositionen zurückgeht. Es können  Eigenkompositionen sein oder Werke von einem anderen Komponisten, einem Vaggeyakara.

Dagegen wird Manodharma Sangita von einem Vokalisten oder Instrumentalisten aus dem Stehgreif (‘ex tempore‘) erschaffen, als Improvisation im Stile des Jazz, auf der Basis der modalen Struktur indischer Ragaskalen.
Die November-Sendung “Raga CDs des Monats” aber beschäftigt sich mit dem kompositorischen Konzept von Kalpita Sangita.

Bildquellen:

• SURDAS & SHYAM MANOHAR (Lihto/Print) – Artist: Vasudeo H.Pandya, Print: 14″ x 20″ (Picture & Published by : S.S.BRIJBASI & SONS, MATHURA (U.P.) (Printed around 70 yearS Back.)
• Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda (Bahsoli painting of Radha and Krishna in Discussion, (An illustration from Gita Govinda) Gouache on paper – circa 1730 AD)
• Amir Khusro and Hazrat Nizam-ud-Awaliya (Hyderabad, circa 1750-70 A.D., National Museum, New Delhi)

Frühere Sendungen (Raga CDs des Montas)…

• Raga CDs of the Months (10/10): CHANDRA – Moon Ragas.
  (http://radioblog.india-meets-classic.net)
• Raga CDs of the Months (09/10): Mother Durga (MA Durga) – Patiency & Freedom of Fear
  (http://radioblog.india-meets-classic.net)
• Raga CDs of the Months (08/10): Dr. Gangubai Hangal – Voice of Tradition (biography)
  (http://radioblog.india-meets-classic.net)