"भारतीय रागदारी - भाग - २६"

"भारतीय रागदारी - भाग - २६"

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माझ्या "भारतीय रागदारी" या लेखमालेला प्रतिसाद देणार्‍या सर्वांना मन:पूर्वक धन्यवाद ! तीर्थरूपांच्या सततच्या बदल्यांमुळे माझी "संगीत साधना" थांबली.त्यामुळे आरतीने सांगीतल्याप्रमाणे भातखंडे गुरूजींकडून संगीताचे विशेष ज्ञान प्राप्त करू शकलो नाही.त्यामुळे माझे शिक्षक जसे बासरीवर बोटे फिरवायचे तशीच बोटे फिरवित गेलो.जो स्वर कानाला चांगला वाटला तो पुन्हा पुन्हा वाजवू लागलो.एवढेच माझे ज्ञान ! आता मात्र त्याचा "वैद्यकीय अभ्यास" सुरू केला आहे. त्याला Dopamine,Serotonin, Oxytocin असे नानाविध Neurotransmitter जबाबदार असतात असे आत्ताशी लक्षात येऊ लागले आहे.वेळ आली की सांगेन.सध्या

केवळ "कानसेन" होण्यासाठी प्रयत्नशील आहे. त्यातून काय गवसले ? ते ऐका.आरतीने सुचवलेली

"Bhatkhande Notation System" वाचली.काय सांगते ? वाचा.

1."Ragas" are classified in various ways.

2.One system is to classify them under "ten parent scales", known as "thaat." These are similar to "modes" in ancient Greek music.

3.Unlike ragas, which are more flexible in the number of notes they can include, parent scales are always "heptatonic" and must include one each of the seven notes (swara) - sa, re, ga, ma, pa, dha and ni.

4.Variations arise due to the different variants (natural, flat, or sharp) used.

5.Musical notes correspond to certain frequencies (pitches) relative to the tonic (sa).These are frequencies at which the sound produced is clear and pleasing because it is consonant (i.e., in agreement) with the tonic.

6.At other frequencies, the sound is dissonant (clashes with the tonic). 7.The tonic is played constantly in the background in musical cultures that use a drone (or something like the tanpura in Indian music), but even when it is not physically played, it is present in our minds as we listen to music.

8.The way our minds make sense of music is by being aware of the tonic and understanding the other notes in relation to it.

9.Therefore, the pitches that are pleasing to hear are those that are consonant, and it is these pitches that are traditionally used for music by all cultures.