Volume-X, Issue-IV, July 2024 |
Understanding and Assessment of Hindustani Classical Music: Constraints in Present Day Performances Dr. Snigdhatanu Banerjee, Associate Professor, Department of Music, Bir Bikram Memorial College, Agartala, Tripura, India |
Received: 12.06.2024 | Accepted: 20.06.2024 | Published Online: 31.07.2024 | Page No: 173-179 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.10.issue.04W.018 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
The tradition of Hindustani Classical Music is age-old. Different forms under this music evolved out of Indian Classical Music in due course time. Raga is the core of Indian Classical Music and the prevailing Cultural tradition as well. Various Classical and Semi-classical Forms of Hindustani Classical Music such as Dhrupad, Dhamar, Khyal, Tappa, Thummri, Tarana etc. had been exercised by the Court-musicians and the Gharana Maestros since from the medieval period in northern India. Gharana, an exclusive feature or system in Hindustani Classical Music, is meant for maintaining the standard and variety. The practice of the same has also meticulously been observed among the Performers and Practitioners belonging to specified Gharanas till the twentieth century. The overall standard as well as the versatility of such music is being found gradually deteriorated in spite of the foundation of numerous institutions under the Department of Higher Education across the country as well as consistent practice and performances among the learners both from institutional and private segments. This paper intends to find the cause of the concurrent problem through proper analysis and the solution at the same time. Keywords: Cultural tradition, Evolution of Indian Classical Music, Gharana, Hindustani Classical Music, Raga, Standard and Variety. |