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MUSI 1306: Understanding Music (World Music)
Monday, February 22, 2010
Supplement to Chapter 9: India
Tuesday, February 16, 2010: Indian Classical Music
Ali Akbar Khan
Opening audio clip from
NPR
regarding Ali Akbar Khan can be found below.
Instrument Museum
The
Virtual Instrument Museum
of Wesleyan University.
Instrument Demonstrations:
Sitar
,
Sarod
,
Bin (Vina)
,
Sarangi
,
Tambura
,
Bansuri
,
Harmonium
,
Nagasvaram (Shahnai)
,
Mrdangam
,
Tabla
.
Thursday, February 18, 2010: Hindi Film Music
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
"Nimbooda"
"Chanda Chupa"
"Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam"
Slumdog Millionaire (NOT a Hindi Film)
Why isn't this film considered a Hindi film? There are a variety of articles and opinion reports on this topic with a number of arguments, but consider the music of this film. Much of the ornamentation we heard in
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
is missing in "Jai Ho." The female timbre is also quite different from the "thin, reedy" timbre we discussed in class.
If we had more time in class to discuss this topic and watch/listen to examples, it would be easy to notice additional missing elements, such as the lack of dancing in much of the remaining songs.
An interview with film's composer, A.R. Rahman, on NPR:
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