Tuesday 10 December 2013

Music

          Music – Festival of Words – Day 4




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                                                    Mata Saraswati.


Let us first invoke Mata Saraswati , the Hindu Goddess of music. 
She holds a Veena in her hand and clad in white pristine sari , adorned with few jewels looks divine.

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What is MUSIC?


Melodious  Unlimited  Sounds  In  Sync = MUSIC

The whole Universe is made up of little sounds. Sounds when heard from the heart tunnels to the brain to perceive it as music otherwise it is noise and cacophony.

George Bernard Shaw once remarked that music is costly noise but I beg to differ.

The crowing of the cock at the first ray of the Sun , the birds chirping at the crack of dawn , the metallic clang of the bicycle of the milkman ,  the ringing of the bell ,the slurping of the first sip of ginger tea in the morning , pop sound of the toaster, the swissssh sound of the beaten eggs on the hot girdle are all sounds which set the rhyme and rhythm of the musical notes. 
                                                
  
Musical notes do not emanate from the instruments like guitar , drums , trumpet etc  but can there be a better melody for a mother than to hear the first cry of her new-born?

The sweet cooing of the fair maiden in her lover's ears is akin to playing a soothing jal-tarang.

The rustling of the leaves , a sign , of your friend approaching is heavenly.

The first thunder of the clouds of approaching rains is music to a farmer.


The pitter-patter of the rains, the lightning and thunder are catalysts to a poet to arouse his latent talent.

The lashing of the waves against the shore has rhythmic music.

According to legend , when Tansen, one of the  navratnas in the court of Emperor Akbar , sang  Raag Megh Malhaar , the skies would open up in appreciation of his vocal cords to shower with rain. Such was the power of his music.
                                     

Lata Mangeshwar , is popularly known as the Nightingale of India .

M.S.Subbalaxmi's voice mesmerised her audience.

Gangubai Hangal and Bhimsen Joshi 's rich voice entralled their fans.

Late Bismillah Khan's Shehnai , Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia's flute , Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma's santoor, Late Allahrakha and Pt. Zakir Hussian's tabla are all classic examples of instrumental music.

In earlier times the music was live with an array of different of musical instruments but now due to the advancements music is recorded digitally.
A small I-Pod can be a storehouse of hundred of songs.

The world of music is as vast as the Universe and I have made a minuscule attempt to capture its sounds in this post.

Readers , do tell us , what is music?


                                                        



                         FOR :  WRITE TRIBE FESTIVAL OF WORDS - II   DAY 4


Day 1 -memories

Day 2 - food

Day 3 - books

Loved  Prasanna Rao 's story. Please read it...............

33 comments:


  1. Like Victor Hugo said.... “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”

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  2. Music is the companion when the heart is laden with soulful memories.Loved your post Kalpana :)

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  3. Music to me is food for the soul. Along with books, I believe music takes us all to a wonderful peaceful place in our minds and soul and fills us all with an unimaginable amount of peace...

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  4. without music our world would have been so dead silence ...
    beautiful post.

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  5. If words have sound,this post would be soulful music.So nicely written capturing all the familiar sounds

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  6. In your brief write up about music you have beautifully captured it essence. Loved reading it.

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  7. music is in nature...music resides wherever one seeks it...beautiful write up on the prompt...

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  8. Anything that your ears love to listen to, over and over again is music to me!

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  9. Very nicely written. Music is like a henna for a troubled soul.

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  10. Each of your posts are a pleasure and treasure.. Thanks for sharing

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  11. Music is life, when an inert body gets the sound of heartbeat it starts moving. This is the power of music. Well written post

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  12. Music is to the soul what words are to the mind!

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  13. The rhythmicness formed when music is made... :)

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  14. For me music is inspiration. Inspiration to live, to create, and to think. Many of my story ideas are born when listening to music :)

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  15. That was lovely... Music is so many things.. Relaxation, fun, solace.. And many more.

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  16. Music is everywhere - we just have to learn to listen!

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  17. Lovely, Kalpana. I like your unique take - it's true there's music all around us - we've just got to tune in.

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  18. Do tell us, what is music - I'm not so sure. I just tune in and I hear it :) Love the take on the prompt

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  19. Music is as vast as can be. Thanks for sharing...thoroughly thought provoking!

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  20. Beautiful post! I have heard a lot of legends like that too. I wish one works now so that we wont have any barren lands (just kidding) ;) :)

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  21. Music is the bond that crosses language and speaks for all - lasting generations, encompassing an artist's true talent and being.

    My take on the prompt; http://www.godyears.net/2013/12/sing-to-me.html

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  22. Well thought, well said and well written!

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  23. Music is the sound that touches the soul :)

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  24. music knows no creed or language and still touches the heart.
    loved your take on this!

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  25. Music is the rhythm of creation, of life ...

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  26. "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music."-Aldous Huxley
    Lovely post. :)

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  27. Beautifully written, Kalpana:)

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  28. Music is food for the soul. what would we do without it. One of my favourite instruments is the flute. It is so melodious and its sound is haunting. Nice post.

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  29. Musically perfect :D but really did george bernard shaw saw that? I am a little shocked :O

    Richa

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  30. Beautifully written. Music to me is my daughter's babble. She just started talking. :)

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