"Devotional Music: Filmi & Semi Classical" by Priya Kanungo at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 26th May 2012
Time : 6:30 pm
Event Details : "Devotional Music: Filmi & Semi Classical” by Priya Kanungo.
Both Indian film and classical music is rooted in the vast reservoir of folk, popular and devotional songs of the various ethnic, tribal and religious communities of India. The origin of Indian music was divine and ritualistic. It is only in the last few centuries that music is considered as entertainment. In the last 50 years Hindi and Tamil film music seems to have got as far away from its divine origins as is possible. Its popularity is however unquestioned and through the use of film clips contrasted with the semi classical rendering Priya Kanungo will attempt to bridge what was, the heights it developed into and what some of the great popular singers have done to make devotional songs simpler yet retaining their essence.
This evening Priya has chosen clips from ‘Meera’ sung by M S Subbulakshmi, ‘Pooran Bhakt’ with K.L Saigal, ‘Water’ & ‘Gandhi’ Lata Mangeshkar, ‘Baiju Bavra’ sung by Mohd. Rafi. She will present an extended version of the same songs and talk about the fertile interchange between various forms of Indian music.
Indian classical music seems to have become rigidly classified into ‘Hindustani’ and ‘Çarnatic’ and the vast range of devotional, religious, tribal and folk seem not to exist in this categorization. Just for the record classical music has the following traits
a. Legitimization with an ancient body of theoretical doctrine
b. Preservation by means of a disciplined oral tradition lasting several generations
c. Explanation of melodic configurations in terms of the concept of raga
Priya Kanungo has had the privilege of training under Pandit Amarnath of the Indore Gharana, following which she briefly received musical guidance from Shrimati Shubha Mudgal. For many years after that, she was a disciple of Pandit Deepak Chatterjee, and currently, her gurus are the celebrated duo, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Misra of the Banaras Gharana.
Priya has an M.A., M.Phil, and Ph.D in Hindustani Vocal Music from Delhi University. She has been awarded the National Talent Scholarship by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. And in 2010, she taught an introductory course in Hindustani Music at Yale University, USA.
Apart from her interest in music, Priya has a degree in Commerce from Lady Shri Ram College, and has worked as a journalist with The Financial Express, The Economic Times, Business Standard and Hindustan Times.
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Event Details : "Devotional Music: Filmi & Semi Classical” by Priya Kanungo.
Both Indian film and classical music is rooted in the vast reservoir of folk, popular and devotional songs of the various ethnic, tribal and religious communities of India. The origin of Indian music was divine and ritualistic. It is only in the last few centuries that music is considered as entertainment. In the last 50 years Hindi and Tamil film music seems to have got as far away from its divine origins as is possible. Its popularity is however unquestioned and through the use of film clips contrasted with the semi classical rendering Priya Kanungo will attempt to bridge what was, the heights it developed into and what some of the great popular singers have done to make devotional songs simpler yet retaining their essence.
This evening Priya has chosen clips from ‘Meera’ sung by M S Subbulakshmi, ‘Pooran Bhakt’ with K.L Saigal, ‘Water’ & ‘Gandhi’ Lata Mangeshkar, ‘Baiju Bavra’ sung by Mohd. Rafi. She will present an extended version of the same songs and talk about the fertile interchange between various forms of Indian music.
Indian classical music seems to have become rigidly classified into ‘Hindustani’ and ‘Çarnatic’ and the vast range of devotional, religious, tribal and folk seem not to exist in this categorization. Just for the record classical music has the following traits
a. Legitimization with an ancient body of theoretical doctrine
b. Preservation by means of a disciplined oral tradition lasting several generations
c. Explanation of melodic configurations in terms of the concept of raga
Priya Kanungo has had the privilege of training under Pandit Amarnath of the Indore Gharana, following which she briefly received musical guidance from Shrimati Shubha Mudgal. For many years after that, she was a disciple of Pandit Deepak Chatterjee, and currently, her gurus are the celebrated duo, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Misra of the Banaras Gharana.
Priya has an M.A., M.Phil, and Ph.D in Hindustani Vocal Music from Delhi University. She has been awarded the National Talent Scholarship by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. And in 2010, she taught an introductory course in Hindustani Music at Yale University, USA.
Apart from her interest in music, Priya has a degree in Commerce from Lady Shri Ram College, and has worked as a journalist with The Financial Express, The Economic Times, Business Standard and Hindustan Times.
Related Events : Classical Music | Music
"Devotional Music: Filmi & Semi Classical" by Priya Kanungo at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 26th May 2012
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