Download or read book How to Play Indian Sitar Raags on a Piano written by John Pitts and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-11-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Indian raags have an extraordinary musical heritage dating back several centuries (from the area that is now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) -- a truly unique musical genre of fascinating melodic beauty and rhythmic intricacy -- freely combining eleaborate composed melodies with carefully rehearsed improvisation. This rich and intriguing music is traditionally performed on sitar -- or instruments such as the sarangi, sarod, esraj or voice -- and has previously been generally unavailable to pianists. But now the amazing world of Indian raags has been opened up in this sympathetic but thorough reinvention for piano solo (or duet or two pianos) by an award-winning British composer."--Back cover.
Download or read book How to Play Indian Sitar R gas on a Piano written by John Pitts and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Indian rāgas (or raags) have an extraordinary musical heritage dating back several centuries (from the area that is now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh)--a truly unique musical genre of fascinating melodic beauty and rhythmic intricacy--freely combining elaborate composed melodies with carefully rehearsed improvisation. This rich and intriguing music is traditionally performed on sitar--or instruments such as the sarangi, sarod, esraj or voice--and has previously been generally unavailable to pianists. But now the amazing world of Indian rāgas has been opened up in this sympathetic but thorough reinvention for piano solo (or duet or two pianos) by an award-winning British composer"--Back cover.
Download or read book Indian R gas for Piano Made Easy written by John Pitts and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take your first steps in Indian Classical Music with 8 Indian Rāgas reimagined for Easy Piano [2020 Edition - now with two new rāgas] Contents: Rāgas Latangi, Madhuvanti & Todi (each in 3 versions), Rāgas Vachaspati, Patdeep, Desh, Malhar* & Chayanat* (*New to this edition). This book is a collection of eight Indian rāgas (5 Hindustani and 3 Carnatic), re-imagined for piano, and simplified for fledgling pianists (both children and adults). The purpose is to provide an introductory experience of classical Indian music-making in an easy, hands-on way at a piano, offering a very accessible first encounter with improvisation. It is designed for near-beginners through to early intermediate players, and can be used as a stepping stone to the 258-page book for more advanced pianists: "How to Play Indian Sitar Raags on a Piano" (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1726378063 Intensely Pleasant Music, 2016). Recordings of each piece in this book are available free at www.pianoraga.com, where you'll also find recordings of the left hand parts of the first three rāgas - to allow you to practise just the melody with a recorded backing. Indian rāgas (or raags) have an extraordinary musical heritage dating back several centuries (from the area that is now India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) - a truly unique musical genre of fascinating melodic beauty and rhythmic intricacy - freely combining elaborate composed melodies with carefully rehearsed improvisation. Accompanying videos and mp3s (free download) from www.pianoraga.com ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- The first edition "Indian Raags for Piano Made Easy" was published in 2018. This second edition (2020) differs from the first edition in four main ways: 1) spellings of some musical terms from Indian classical music have been updated to conform to more widely recognised academic usage: most notably, raag is now rendered rāga. 2) Two additional rāgas have been added to the six in the first edition. 3) Some entirely optional suggested fingerings have been added. 4) There is some additional guidance on how to approach the free tempo ālāpa section of each rāga - with fully-notated 'free' rhythms which some teachers may find helpful. ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- REVIEWS of 1st Edition ("Indian Raags for Piano Made Easy" 2018): "... immediately accessible and enjoyable ... utterly enchanted ... a fabulously colourful and rich new sound world ... a brilliant boon ... this stunning music ... an essential purchase ... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED" Andrew Eales, Piano Dao ----- "... a wonderfully approachable insight into Indian music..." Fiona Lau, Music Teacher Magazine ----- "A Very Out-of-the-Box Book for the Improv-Challenged Pianist ... extremely accessible ..." Natalie Weber, Music Matters ----- "...intriguing, attractive and engaging..." Frances Wilson, A Piano Teacher Writes ----- "...exposure to the actual practice of this music will leave a valuable bit of programming in my neural circuits that will enhance my musical thinking and ability to appreciate other musics. ...highly recommended." Allan Cronin, New Music Buff
Download or read book Indian Raags for Piano Made Easy written by John Pitts and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of six Indian raags (3 Hindustani and 3 Carnatic), re-imagined for piano, and simplified for fledgling pianists (both children and adults). The purpose is to provide an introductory experience of classical Indian music-making in an easy, hands-on way at a piano, offering a very accessible first encounter with improvisation. It is designed for near-beginners through to early intermediate players, and can be used as a stepping stone to the 258-page book for more advanced pianists: How to Play Indian Sitar Raags on a Piano (Intensely Pleasant Music, 2016). Indian raags have an extraordinary musical heritage dating back several centuries - a truly unique musical genre of fascinating melodic beauty and rhythmic intricacy - freely combining elaborate composed melodies with carefully rehearsed improvisation. Contents: Raags Latangi, Madhuvanti and Todi (each in 3 versions: really easy, easy, and quite easy/not so easy), plus Vachaspati, Patdeep, & Desh. Accompanying mp3s (free downloads).
Download or read book THE INDIAN LISTENER written by All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi and published by All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi . This book was released on 1944-05-07 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service,Bombay ,started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in english, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it was published by All India Radio,New Delhi.In 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later,The Indian listener became "Akashvani" in January 5, 1958. It was made a fortnightly again on July 1,1983. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes,who writes them,take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: The Indian Listener LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE,MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 07-05-1944 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Fortnightly NUMBER OF PAGES: 88 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. IX, No. 10 BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED(PAGE NOS): 10-11, 13-15, 21-84 ARTICLE: 1. The Burma Front And Beyond (Progress Of The War) 2. Places In The News 3. Situation In Burma 4. Voice, Sound, Music 5. Seeing India With A Camera AUTHOR: 1. Usmad Ahmed Ansari 2. Capt. S. R. Smyth 3. U BA Tin 4. Murrey Dyer 5. Cecil Beaton KEYWORDS: 1. Important Battle, Jumping Off Place, Hukawng Valley 2. Globle Warfare, Geograph, Imphal, Kohima 3. Burmese, Thakins Are Restive, Burmese Executive Administration 4. Human Voice, Microphone, Composer, Music 5. Ministry Of Information, Monsoon, Camera Document ID: INL-1943-44(D-J) Vol-1 (10)
Download or read book AKASHVANI written by All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi and published by All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi . This book was released on 1979-07-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Akashvani" (English) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO, it was formerly known as The Indian Listener. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes, who writes them, take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service, Bombay, started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in English, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it used to published by All India Radio, New Delhi. From 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later, The Indian listener became "Akashvani" (English ) w.e.f. January 5, 1958. It was made fortnightly journal again w.e.f July 1,1983. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: AKASHVANI LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE, MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1 JULY, 1979 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 61 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XLIV, No. 26 BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED (PAGE NOS): 5-27, 36-58 ARTICLE: 1. Utilization of Agricultural Wastes 2. T.V. Vs Radio in U.S. 3. All About Coffee 4. Our Export Strategy 5. New Rural Storage Scheme 6. Breakthrough In E.N.T. Treatment 7. The Missing Link AUTHOR: 1. A.S. Atwal 2. Jeff Rosinberg 3. V. Balu 4. A Discussion 5. T. V. Satyanarayan 6. Dr. C. Satyanarayana 7. Dr. Hemendra Nath Banerjee KEYWORDS : 1.Wheat bhusa as cattle feed, resurgence, 2.‘think drink’, variety,credibility, we think of ourselves as 3.Coffee is one of the important, this leads us to the 4.Help to small farmers, V. B.: in the 1950’s our policy in 5.A network of rural storage, 16 million tonnes Document ID : APE-1979 (J-S) Vol-III-01 Prasar Bharati Archives has the copyright in all matters published in this “AKASHVANI” and other AIR journals. For reproduction previous permission is essential.
Download or read book The Physics of Musical Instruments written by Neville H. Fletcher and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 763 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the history of musical instruments is nearly as old as civilisation itself, the science of acoustics is quite recent. By understanding the physical basis of how instruments are used to make music, one hopes ultimately to be able to give physical criteria to distinguish a fine instrument from a mediocre one. At that point science may be able to come to the aid of art in improving the design and performance of musical instruments. As yet, many of the subtleties in musical sounds of which instrument makers and musicians are aware remain beyond the reach of modern acoustic measurements. This book describes the results of such acoustical investigations - fascinating intellectual and practical exercises. Addressed to readers with a reasonable grasp of physics who are not put off by a little mathematics, this book discusses most of the traditional instruments currently in use in Western music. A guide for all who have an interest in music and how it is produced, as well as serving as a comprehensive reference for those undertaking research in the field.
Download or read book Musical Sound Instruments and Equipment written by Panos Photinos and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musical Sound, Instruments, and Equipment' offers a basic understanding of sound, musical instruments and music equipment, geared towards a general audience and non-science majors. The book begins with an introduction of the fundamental properties of sound waves, and the perception of the characteristics of sound. The relation between intensity and loudness, and the relation between frequency and pitch are discussed. The basics of propagation of sound waves, and the interaction of sound waves with objects and structures of various sizes are introduced. Standing waves, harmonics and resonance are explained in simple terms, using graphics that provide a visual understanding.
Download or read book Intermediate Pieces for Classical Guitar written by Lily Afshar and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intermediate-level guitarists will enjoy playing through this varied collection of pieces, all in one volume. A wide gamut of composers from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century is included, along with a few anonymous contributions. Continuing with the techniques and carefully thought-out fingerings and notation employed in Dr. Afshar’s previous publication (Beginning Pieces for Classical Guitar), selections like “Carcassi Study #3” and “Sor Studies Nos. 5 and 6” require the execution of rest stroke technique on their melodies in order to distinguish them clearly from the concurrent free-stroke accompaniment. In the same spirit, “Study No. 5” by Fernando Sor has been written out in a way that clearly shows the melody as it appears on beats one and three. The nine-movement suites by Gaspar Sanz and Robert de Visée introduce the student guitarist to Baroque dances and ornamentation.
Download or read book The R gs of North Indian Music written by Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy and published by Popular Prakashan. This book was released on 1995 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fundamentals of Piano Practice written by Chuan C. Chang and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book that teaches piano practice methods systematically, based on mylifetime of research, and containing the teachings of Combe, material from over 50 pianobooks, hundreds of articles, and decades of internet research and discussions with teachersand pianists. Genius skills are identified and shown to be teachable; learning piano can raiseor lower your IQ. Past widely taught methods based on false assumptions are exposed;substituting them with efficient practice methods allows students to learn piano and obtainthe necessary education to navigate in today's world and even have a second career. See http://www.pianopractice.org/
Download or read book Time written by Briton Hadden and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Learning the Sitar written by David Courtney and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sitar has been popular since the 1960s. Since that time it has always had a considerable mystique among musicians. It also has an undeserved reputation for being difficult to play. This book/CD set cuts though the mystique and misapprehensions and presents the material in a simple fashion that is easily understood both by Indians and non-Indian musicians alike.Learning the Sitar begins with basic background information, including a discussion of Indian music, the history of the instrument, the parts and other important terms It then moves on to basic exercises and finally finishes with some simple compositions in Bilawal, Kalyan and Kafi. This is covered in a mix of staff notation as well as traditional Indian Sargam notation.
Download or read book The Science of String Instruments written by Thomas D. Rossing and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas D. Rossing String instruments are found in almost all musical cultures. Bowed string instruments form the backbone of symphony orchestras, and they are used widely as solo inst- ments and in chamber music as well. Guitars are used universally in pop music as well as in classical music. The piano is probably the most versatile of all musical inst- ments, used widely not only in ensemble with other musical instruments but also as a solo instrument and to accompany solo instruments and the human voice. In this book, various authors will discuss the science of plucked, bowed, and hammered string instruments as well as their electronic counterparts. We have tried to tell the fascinating story of scienti?c research with a minimum of mathematics to maximize the usefulness of the book to performers and instrument builders as well as to students and researchers in musical acoustics. Sometimes, however, it is dif?cult to “translate” ideas from the exact mathematical language of science into words alone, so we include some basic mathematical equations to express these ideas. It is impossible to discuss all families of string instruments. Some instruments have been researched much more than others. Hopefully, the discussions in this book will help to encourage further scienti?c research by both musicians and scientists alike. 1.1 A Brief History of the Science of String Instruments Quite a number of good histories of acoustics have been written (Lindsay 1966, 1973; Hunt 1992; Beyer 1999), and these histories include musical acoustics.
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1994-07-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book Tuning Timbre Spectrum Scale written by William A. Sethares and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale focuses on perceptions of consonance and dissonance, and how these are dependent on timbre. This also relates to musical scale: certain timbres sound more consonant in some scales than others. Sensory consonance and the ability to measure it have important implications for the design of audio devices and for musical theory and analysis. Applications include methods of adapting sounds for arbitrary scales, ways to specify scales for nonharmonic sounds, and techniques of sound manipulation based on maximizing (or minimizing) consonance. Special consideration is given here to a new method of adaptive tuning that can automatically adjust the tuning of a piece based its timbral character so as to minimize dissonance. Audio examples illustrating the ideas presented are provided on an accompanying CD. This unique analysis of sound and scale will be of interest to physicists and engineers working in acoustics, as well as to musicians and psychologists.
