by michael brien hindustani & carnatic music. hindustani

BY M I C H A E L B R I E N

HINDUSTANI & CARNATICMUSIC

HINDUSTANI

GENERAL INFO

• Music which is most commonly found being played in the Northern part of India• It ordinated from Vedic ritual chants and has been

evolving since the 12th century

INSTRUMENTS USED

There were a wide range of instruments used pacifically for this type of music:• Veena• Sitar• Sarod• Surbahar• Sursringar• Santoor• Bansuri• Shehnai• Harmonium• Tabla

DIFFERENT STYLES

• There were many different types of compositions with in the Hindustani music all having different character traits but all having the same essence these include:• Dhrupad• Khyal• Tarana• Tappa• Thumri• Ghazal

HINDUSTANI EXAMPLE

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb5iwSi5OIo

CARNATIC

GENERAL INFO

• Music most commonly played in the Southern part of the subcontinent of India• Unaffected by Persian and Arabic influences,

unlike Hindustani Music• The style came about in the 12th Century.

However Carnatic and Hindustani were classified as very similar styles until the 16th century where it became demarcation between these styles• Mainly patronised by kings in the Kingdom of

Mysore and the Kingdom of Travancore from the 18th - 20th century.

INSTRUMENTS USED

Instruments involved in Carnatic music:• Veena• Rudra Veena• Violin• Ghatam• Flute• Mridangam• Nagaswara• Swarahat

DIFFERENT STYLES

• Śruti – Refers to musical pitch• Swara – Refers to the sound of a note• Raga System – A set of rules for building a melody. The rules

range from movements of the melody to the uses and avoidances of specific phrases

• Tala System – Refers to a fixed cycle/meter. • Improvisation – Used a lot in Carnatic Music. Some examples of

it include:• Alapana• Niraval• Swarakalpana• Ragam• Tanam• Pallavi• Tani Avartanam

CARNATIC EXAMPLE

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qew5JAy3gyw