Styles Fusion of Classical & Folk Music and Musical Instruments (Rabindra, Haveli and Gana) for NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.
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Sugam Sangeet
- Rabindra Sangeet
- Haveli sangeet
- Gana sangeet
- Devotional songs
- Bhajan-sung in praise of god-meera, nanak, kabir
- Kirtan-Bengal region, music + dance, influence of Gitagobinda
- Shabad-Punjab, sung by sikh gurus
- Quawalli-sufi element, started by Aamir khushro
- Abhanga-maharashtra-namdev, tukaram harashtr
- Bhatiyali-boat songs from Bengal, devotional theme
- Tewaram-tamilnadu, sung by shaivites
- Ghazal-devotional touch-Persian influence on indian music
- Independent couplets, theme-mystical, secular or philosophical
- Artists Mirza Galib, Bahadurshah Zafar
Rabindra Sangeet
- Sung by Rabinranath Tagore
- Worship, nature, love, celebration
Haveli Sangeet
- Temple music
- Popular in rajasthan and Gujarat
- Pushtimargi sampraday
Gana Sangeet
- Eg: Apni Azadi Ko Hum Hargis Mita Sakte Nahin, Ajadee Hoyni tor, Kadam kadam badhaye jaa, Vande Mataram etc.
- Generally sung in chorus carrying some social message.
- The songs are usually about Freedom, community strength, patriotism.
- Due to the British occupation in India, a lot of protest songs about anti-imperialism/pro-socialism
Musical Instruments
- Sushir vadhya
- Wind instruments
- Also known as aerophones
- Flute, pungi, mouth organ, nadswaram
- Avanad vadhya
- We have to strike it to get the sound
- tabla. , dhol, pakhwaj
- Taar vadhya
- String instruments
- Guitar, violin, ravanhattha, santoor
- Ghana vadhya
- Solid instruments
- Rhythm keepers
- Ghunghru, jal tarang. dandiya, matki