Gaining prominence Despite the many alternatives available today, fortunately we still get to see the tambura player on stage. In fact, the first thing many musicians do after accepting a concert date is to book their preferred tambura player. As more musicians show a renewed interest in the instrument, the tambura is experiencing a resurgence. …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9ORUrfeo_A Date: 30th Dec 2022, 8.00 amBy Vidushi Jayanthi Kumaresh How does a vainika internalize a raga1 before he or she presents it?The most concise definition of a raga may be that by Joep Bor: a tonal framework for composition and improvisation. [↩]
The period 1750-1850 was a golden era in world music, when some of the greatest musician-composers lived and enriched the field. In Europe, Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann and others lived during this period and created the symphony repertoire. It is a significant coincidence that the Carnatic Music trinity—Tyagaraja (1767-1847), Muthuswami Dikshitar (1776-1835) and Syama Sastry …
