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They contributed significantly to the continuation of traditional dance and music forms. [6] The tawaifs excelled in and contributed to music, dance , theatre, and the Urdu literary tradition, [7] and were considered an authority on etiquette. Indian writer and scholar Pran Nevile said: “The word ‘tawaif’ deserves respect, not disdain. A ...
Musica ficta (from Latin, "false", "feigned", or "fictitious" music) was a term used in European music theory from the late 12th century to about 1600 to describe pitches, whether notated or added at the time of performance, that lie outside the system of musica recta or musica vera ("correct" or "true" music) as defined by the hexachord system of Guido of Arezzo.
Thumri (Hindi: [ˈʈʰʊmɾiː]) is a vocal genre or style of Indian music. [1] [2] The term "thumri" is derived from the Hindi verb thumuknaa, which means "to walk with a dancing gait in such a way that the ankle-bells tinkle."
Performer at a Kannur district school dance festival, 2009. Mohiniyattam is an Indian classical dance form originating from the state of Kerala. [1] [2] The dance gets its name from Mohini – the female enchantress avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu, who helps the devas prevail over the asuras using her feminine charm.
Sangita is broadly categorized as consisting of three interrelated knowledges: gīta (vocal music, song), vadya (instrumental music), and nrtya (dance, movement). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] These ideas appear in the Vedic literature of Hinduism such as in the Aitareya Brahmana , and in early post-Vedic era Sanskrit texts such as the Natya Shastra ...
Hindi literature (Hindi: हिंदी साहित्य, romanized: hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Central Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Hindi, some of which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa such as Awadhi and Marwari.
Nritya is broadly categorized as one of three parts of Sangita, the other two being gita (vocal music, song) and vadya (instrumental music). [3] [4] [5] These ideas appear in the Vedic literature of Hinduism such as the Aitareya Brahmana, and in early post-Vedic era Sanskrit texts such as the Natya Shastra, Panchatantra, Malvikagnimitra and Kathasaritsagara.
Hindi dance music encompasses a wide range of songs predominantly featured in the Hindi cinema with a growing worldwide attraction. The music became popular among overseas Indians in places such as South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, the Caribbean, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States of America and eventually developed a global fan base.