The making of the harp might have originated in the twang of the hunting or martial bow.
To quote Ravana when he enters into the final battle with Rama he proclaims "Rama does not know of my skills in war. I shall play the veena of my bow with the plectrum of my arrow; and the hearts of my enemies will tremble and they will flee in disarray."
Well the terms tuntune, Kokkara, gargara, ruga braiya, Kirikittaka, scokti vadya, dagga, dhimmas, tippani. will you get their meaning by google ing them. try.
You will find that the beginning of music and musical instruments are found in tools and activities entirely unmusical.
a little more advanced is the Pancha vadya. The Pancha vadya or the Panchamaha sabda was also an insignia of authority.
When a mahamandaleswara feudal lord lost a war, he had to surrender his pancha vadya ensemble of trumpets, gongs, drums and oboes to the victor.
The drum is not usually restricted to music it has been used and still is to convey messages the pitch and intensity of their sounds and their patterns are messages conveyed through long distances. the African talking drums are famous.
Now the Lebang gumani of Tripura is a curious combination of bamboo clappers to which are attached miniature tuntunes and is played with claps and twangs of a weird quality, along with other instruments. On hearing the sound insects attacking the crops in fields gather round the musicians and are caught.
The kakali was used by thieves which had a low tone. when strummed gently if the householder did not wake up it was sign of all clear for the thief. Taking a jump now.
In the 19th century Mahillon divided instruments into four broad categories;
Autophones / idiophones which require no returning once they are made eg. bells, rods, rings, gongs
Membranophones or drums.
Chordophones or strings.
Aerophones or wind instruments.
The classification prevalent today throughout the world was formulated in India atleast 2000 years ago. the very first reference is in the Natya shastra of Bharata (hari) who is said to have lived around 200 AD. he also classified into four classes.
Ghana solid idiophones.
avanaddha covered eg drums.
sushira hollow wind instruments.
tata stretched or string instruments
today we have sixteen kinds of ghana, eleven of avanaddha, twelve of sushira and fifteen of tala. electronic instruments not included.
delving into the history and types of instruments opens a whole new world of its own.
To quote Ravana when he enters into the final battle with Rama he proclaims "Rama does not know of my skills in war. I shall play the veena of my bow with the plectrum of my arrow; and the hearts of my enemies will tremble and they will flee in disarray."
Well the terms tuntune, Kokkara, gargara, ruga braiya, Kirikittaka, scokti vadya, dagga, dhimmas, tippani. will you get their meaning by google ing them. try.
You will find that the beginning of music and musical instruments are found in tools and activities entirely unmusical.
a little more advanced is the Pancha vadya. The Pancha vadya or the Panchamaha sabda was also an insignia of authority.
When a mahamandaleswara feudal lord lost a war, he had to surrender his pancha vadya ensemble of trumpets, gongs, drums and oboes to the victor.
The drum is not usually restricted to music it has been used and still is to convey messages the pitch and intensity of their sounds and their patterns are messages conveyed through long distances. the African talking drums are famous.
Now the Lebang gumani of Tripura is a curious combination of bamboo clappers to which are attached miniature tuntunes and is played with claps and twangs of a weird quality, along with other instruments. On hearing the sound insects attacking the crops in fields gather round the musicians and are caught.
The kakali was used by thieves which had a low tone. when strummed gently if the householder did not wake up it was sign of all clear for the thief. Taking a jump now.
In the 19th century Mahillon divided instruments into four broad categories;
Autophones / idiophones which require no returning once they are made eg. bells, rods, rings, gongs
Membranophones or drums.
Chordophones or strings.
Aerophones or wind instruments.
The classification prevalent today throughout the world was formulated in India atleast 2000 years ago. the very first reference is in the Natya shastra of Bharata (hari) who is said to have lived around 200 AD. he also classified into four classes.
Ghana solid idiophones.
avanaddha covered eg drums.
sushira hollow wind instruments.
tata stretched or string instruments
today we have sixteen kinds of ghana, eleven of avanaddha, twelve of sushira and fifteen of tala. electronic instruments not included.
delving into the history and types of instruments opens a whole new world of its own.
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