Western Instrumental Music has many forms, but the most popular and long lasting is the Baroque and Classic Period. The word “Baroque” comes from the Italian for “broadside.” Baroque is sometimes called Classical Italian. It is a term used to describe any style of Western music that employs a wide range of instruments that often …
In essence, Western Jazz and pop music share some of the same elements, but are very different. Basically, the Western Swing era is a specific movement that emerged in the late 1950s amongst primarily blue-collar American native musicians who moved to the often more cosmopolitan United States from their original musical roots in eastern Europe, …
What is fusion music? It is an innovative style of jazz fusion. It is characterized by an exciting fusion of Western and Indian music. Jazz fusion is a general term used to describe a number of musical styles that evolved during the 1960s when many African-Americans, who had previously only been listeners to western music, …
The Gamakas ornaments are believed to have been introduced by the people of South India in Carnatic style music. This was around several centuries back. In this period, the influence of the Carnatic style had reached its zenith and the Gamakas had started to be used in Indian as well as other music genres. Nowadays, …
AROHANA, in the context of traditional Indian music, is the ascendant scale of the musical notes. The middle voice is most prominent here. Arohana generally has a soothing effect on the human voice and is used widely in Carnatic music. This quality of relaxing the listeners’ mind makes them receptive to a wide range of …
Advantages of Bharathanatyam Yoga are numerous. In this technique we can learn the art of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being. This art includes various physical postures such as the standing postures, seated postures and standing poses that are done in definite order. This system is also known as Chariotkanta, Gokshur and Chandrakala Rasa. The …