yesterday's lec dem on Sangitha Sampradaya Pradarshini was an eye-opener. I'm simply amazed at the genius of our composers of yesteryears. The human mind then was so open and ready to experiment, I wonder have we lost it now ? Well, seeing TMK and RKS yesterday, I dont believe we have lost it . Our music still exists , rock solid and as enchanting as ever.
Certain nuances of the text , ragas, gamakas etc , I had no clue !! There is so much to learn , I wonder if I will live that long to even understand all of Dikshitar's kritis. :)
Also, it was my first visit to Ananya in malleswaram. That place breathes Music!! There is a sense of ambience there which is not found in the big auditoriums in Bangalore. Bangalore, I think and wish is going to become the next Carnatic Music hub in India. My city has so much to offer. We are unprejudiced and willing to listen.
Listening to RKS rant about the saahityam of Dikhshithar kritis, I'm tempted to go back to learning Sanskrit, the devabhasha. I must say that RKS is truly a sanskrit scholar and a wonderful singer too :) It is mandatory for any student of carnatic music to know Sanskrit, Telugu, Tamil , Kannada and Malayalam I think!! now that is a loong list...
I met Sowmya after a long time and we talked abt this and that. Music binds people in a manner which is difficult to explain to others. Music folks bond in less than 1 second :)
There are things I want to do , learn Sanskrit, in music - like shrutis , grahabedham, melas, Raga origins, gamakams. I'm too small a fish in this ocean... however I know how to swim....
Foremost I have to learn two things :- aligning to shruti and laya...
This reminds me of 'shrutir maatah laya pitaah'
okie now getting back to Monday morning@work.. :(
Monday, July 17, 2006
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