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The Sounds of India is an album by Ravi Shankar which introduces and explains Hindustani classical music to Western audiences. Released by Columbia Records in 1957, it was influenced by Ali Akbar Khan's The Sounds of India, [1] and recorded and produced by George Avakian in 1957 at Columbia's New York studio.
The sarod is a stringed instrument, used in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. Along with the sitar , it is among the most popular and prominent instruments. [ 1 ] It is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound, in contrast with the sweet, overtone-rich texture of the sitar, with sympathetic strings that give it a resonant ...
The Alap (/ æ ˈ l ɑː p /; Hindustani:) is the opening section of a typical North Indian classical performance. It is a form of melodic improvisation that introduces and develops a raga . In dhrupad singing the alap is unmetered, improvised (within the raga) and unaccompanied (except for the tanpura drone ), and started at a slow tempo.
Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is generally described using terms like Shastriya Sangeet and Marg Sangeet. [2] [3] It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as Hindustani and the South Indian expression known as Carnatic. [4]
In Hindustani classical music, the jor (Hindi: जोर, ; also spelt jod and jhor) is a formal section of composition in the long elaboration of a raga that forms the beginning of a performance. It comes after alap and precedes jhala, the climax. [1] Jor is the instrumental equivalent of nomtom in the dhrupad vocal style of Indian music.
Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. It is the oldest known style of major vocal styles associated with Hindustani classical music (for example in the Haveli Sangeet of Pushtimarg Sampradaya [ citation needed ] ), and is also related to the South Indian Carnatic tradition.
Bilaval or Bilawal (IAST: Bilāval) is a raga and the basis for the eponymous thaat (musical mode) in Hindustani classical music. Raga Bilaval is named after Veraval, Gujarat. [1] Bilaval has been the standard for North Indian music since the early 19th century. Its tonal relationships are comparable to the Western music C major scale.