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As one of the leading classical instrumentalists from Delhi, Chetan Joshi has performed in various concerts over the last thirty years. [citation needed]He gave his performance along with a Japanese artist for a programme named Venu Naad (sound of flute) in a series of Jugalbandi concerts organised in the first and second week of December 2004 in places like Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ranchi ...
The wooden instrument initially comprised two flute pipes of the same length but over time, one of them was shortened for sound purposes. In the world of Alghoza playing, the two flute pipes are a couple — the longer one is the male and the shorter one the female instrument. With the use of beeswax, the instrument can be scaled to any tune. [6]
Krishna's ras leela or love play with Radha and other gopis of Vrindavan appear frequently. As an example, here are the lyrics of a thumrī composed by the medieval poet Lalan, celebrating Krishna's flute – how its tunes are driving Radha mad. Braj or Vrindavan is where Krishna is indulging in this love play; Radha is the "Girl of Braj".
The ney (nej) of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Karakalpakstan is a transverse flute that can be made of different materials, often indicated by a prefix in the name. The agach-nai is a wooden flute, the garau-nai a bamboo flute, the misnai a flute made of sheet iron and the brindgzhi-nai a brass flute.
Kasehzan and Kasehgar both mean Kaseh player. [5] Kaseh-pil: A kind of drum that was banded on elephant. [6] See Ayine-pil. Detail of Celebrations at the time of the marriage of Aurangzeb, cropped to show size of elephant drums: Khom: Kettledrum. Khom-e-ruyin: A kind of Khom with brazen body. Koli: A Persian frame drum. Kube In Arabic, Al-kube.
The flute (venu) finds great mention in Indian mythology and folklore having been listed as among the three original instruments meant for music along with the human voice and the veena (vaani-veena-venu). [7] The venu is associated with the Hindu god Krishna, who is often depicted playing it. This kind of flute is mainly used in South India.
Chupke Chupke Raat Din (Urdu: چپکے چپکے رات دن) (transl. Quietly Quietly Night & Day) is a popular ghazal written by Maulana Hasrat Mohani. [1] The music composition is based on Raga Kafi [citation needed]. It is a classical Urdu poem that represents the culture of the Mughal Dynasty. The poem became famous after it was sung by ...
The flute or Tiriwaw held a special place of importance. The Tirio is made from bamboo and has seven holes. The Santal flute, like the widespread Bansuri, has open holes which permit the player to bend the pitch. The Santal flute is associated with love. Many Santal musicians also play the Harmonium. Introduced by the British, the harmonium is ...