for students and lovers of Carnatic music
The flute has played a key role in India’s artistic life since antiquity. This is evident from writings on dance-drama, mythology, sculptures and paintings. Its playing technique must have been highly developed for a very long time. Different names are used for it, for instance kuzhal (pronounced like “kulal” or “kural”) in Tamil speaking regions; and bansuri in northern India. In poetry, song … Read more
Custom SafeSearch – press and websites For up-to-date information from several leading periodicals and other websites, simply type one or several keywords such as a personal name or institution you want to learn more about (e.g. “carnatic”, “karnatak composer”, “hindustani musician”, “ragamalika”); optionally add a city or state (e.g. “Madurai singer”, “Karnataka violinist”, “Trivandrum music festival”, “Chennai music season”): … Read more
A map created for students keen on understanding the history, customs and performance practices Carnatic music: the places where composers, musicians and scholars lived; the place references woven into some of their song lyrics as well as major institutions and music festivals. Learn more >>
Aller indischen Musik liegt die menschliche Stimme zugrunde, denn sie diente schon immer der Vermittlung von Melodie, Melismatik, Rhythmus und Ausdruck (Bhava). Ob mit oder ohne Liedtext, die Grenzen zwischen gesanglichem und instrumentalem Musizieren sind dort bis heute weitgehend fließend geblieben. Text: Ludwig Pesch Die traditionelle indische Auffassung von Kunst lässt sich auf Bharatas Handbuch … Read more