Artists at Spic Mackey’s convention repeatedly demonstrated how songs can enhance music
Realized the importance of compositions in terms of refining the mind and soul, by listening to some classical music performances organized as part of SPIC MACAY’s online conference, Anubhav-3, to celebrate the 75th year of India’s independence. Discovery of Raga Vidya. Accessing the timeless compositions of the Carnatic Trinity from childhood is a blessing for Carnatic musicians. It develops their understanding of literature and the emotion inherent in them. This can enhance their musical expression as they undergo training. It was composed by scholar TV Sankaranarayanan and violinist A. It was proved by Kanyakumari.
Similarly, bandish (composition) is one of the most interesting instruments to conjugate raga through musical and lyrical nuances. . It is easy to differentiate between a singer whose approach to music is academic and one who goes beyond grammar and syntax to embrace the beauty of the song. Apart from systematic training, an aspiring artist must keep his ear open to all types of music – folk, classical and semi-classical. Begum Parveen Sultana, Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Pt. Venkatesh Kumar and Prof. Ritwik Sanyal reiterated this convincingly.
emotion-rich presentations
Inaugurating the opening evening with Raag Yaman, Begum Parveen Sultana rendered ‘Aaj Mangal Gao’, a slow tempo of Ektaal prepared Bada Khayal and the popular Teentaal Bandish, ‘Kal Na Pare, Mori Aali’. He summed up the raga about bandish from bol-badat to boltaan and then with sargam and aakar taan. Even the closing tarana in Yemen was like the popular bandish, ‘Main waari waari jahan pritam pyare’. Thumri in Khamaj, ‘Nadiya Kinere Mora Ganav’, the hymn ‘Ram Bina Na Kachhu Hoye’ and on popular demand Mishra Bhairavi ‘Bhavani Dayani’ were all, of course, word-oriented offerings, where the emotional flow roused the audience. pleased.
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, whose voice has delicate touches of breath and twist that bring the ragas to life, started the night concert with a soulful rendition of Jhinjhoti. In a slow swoop bandish, ‘Mahadev Shankar’, rendered with full utterance, was eloquently exploring every word of the traditional composition as if invitingly to Shiva. The following tarana in druta tintaal was a fine transition from jhaptala to tintaal with his ‘sam’ on the strings.
After this came the popular Mian Malhar Bandish, ‘Bol Re Papihara’, famous from the film doll, Which the singer told about the 350 year old bandish composed by Sadarang. He also sang a drut ada chautal bandish by the same composer and in the same raga with completely different taste. It underlined how two bandishas in the same raga can focus on different aspects, giving rise to opposite moods. He concluded with Kabir Nirgun Bhajan and during the performance everyone felt his love for the song.
excellent illustration
How the bandish is presented reflects how the artist perceives the raga. Pt. Venkatesh Kumar proved this with his exquisite renditions of Lalit, Jaunpuri and Deshkar and finally a Kannada hymn; However the selection of ragas made it more like an early morning concert instead of midnight when the concert was broadcast.
Apart from being a melodic interpretation of a raga, the lyrical content of a bandish often does not inspire engagement because the quality of a bandish is never judged by its lyrics. This was realized by Pt. with the impeccable rendition of Raag Bhairav and Bairagi. Prabhakar Karekar however Nirgun Bhajan ‘Ek Sur Charchar Chho’ and Bhairavi Bandish ‘Murli Wale Shyam’ also showed some involvement of the singer with the song.
The final performer of the overnight concert was Prof. Ritwik Sanyal took the stage in the early hours of the morning and very thoughtfully chose the Dhruvapada, ‘Nada-shruti brahma-muhurta mein pargat bhayo’, set for the chartal in Raga Lalit. The detailed alapchari of the Dhrupad organ. With Ankit Parikh on the pakhawaj, he concluded with a sultal nandish in the raga Bhathiyar ‘Bhajman Ram Naam, Tribhuvan Taran’ and took the sublime ‘Anubhav’ to its climax.
More than 15,000 young participants experienced the richness of the arts not only through these performances but also through intensive workshops organized by renowned musicians, dancers and award winning craftsmen for the occasion.
The Delhi-based writer specializes in classical music.
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