One of my thoughts: Why are the characteristics of Indian music so distinctive that even a foreigner can easily recognize them?
Indeed, in Indian music, there are endless melodies, waves, curves and even spirals, lingering echoes, twists and turns of sitar, wiener and whimpering flute, endless, all kinds of sliding sounds, decorative sounds, strong and changeable drums and varied improvisations and performances ... showing colorful Indian customs and paintings, leaving a deep impression on people. The uniqueness of Indian music is closely related to its culture. In terms of race, religion, culture and music, the Indian Peninsula is one of the most diverse regions in the world. In the history of India (especially in the north), Sri Lanka was invaded by various foreign nationalities and influenced by Persian, Greek, Mongolian, Turkic and Arabic cultures. In the long years, they merged with local culture and gradually formed a unique Indian music culture. Indian music is the result of long-term accumulation, development, deepening, creation and sublimation on the basis of ancient Indian culture. Indian music has its own unique melody, including scales, modes and notation. Lag in Indian classical music is a highly developed melody system, while Tara is a very complex rhythm system. Both Lager and Tara have strict formats, but for musicians, they are highly flexible and can improvise. In addition, decorative sounds and decorative phrases have become an indispensable part of Indian music. As the ancient Indian classic "On Music and Dance" said: "A melody without decoration is like no moon at night, no running water in the river, no flowers on the trees and no jewelry for women". Ravi Shankar, an Indian contemporary music master, also put it very well: "In our music, the transition from one sound to another is often not a straight line, but a subtle and ingenious movement. In Indian music, decorative sounds are naturally grown, not randomly added from the outside. This modification is also the basis of our music. Indian music is characterized by slightly undulating curves and exquisite and elegant spiral details. "
It seems that the distinctive features of Indian music are not accidental, but the unique creation of Indian people in the special environment, religious belief and humanistic atmosphere of South Asia. It is also the result of the cultivation and creation of a large number of talented musicians for thousands of years, and it also reflects the "feelings" and "tastes" of people in India and South Asia who deliberately pursue aesthetic tastes.
The second thought: Why is Indian traditional music well preserved?
When Britain invaded India, it encountered a politically divided and economically backward society, but its culture and religion were relatively stable. Music and dance in India are closely related to people's religious beliefs and lifestyles. From birth, adulthood, marriage to cremation, Indians are indispensable to traditional music and dance. Indians are an imaginative people who love art. Gutailu in South India wrote a proverb: "If art and science can be protected and nourished, they will shine like Jin Gangzuan, otherwise they will become worthless rubble". The protection system of classical music and dance is one of the historical traditions of India. The royal families in all local states are proud to have a group of classical musicians and dancers to show their cultural qualities. King Tanjar House in South India is a model. In 300 years of peace, Tangar's music and dance flourished and became the music center of South India. There are three South Indian musicians Jatya Graj in this area. The Royal Chamber of Commerce in Danhar has formulated 18 measures to ensure the life of artists and encourage creation, performance and even musical instrument production.
Although the British want to assimilate India with European culture, there is nothing they can do in the face of strong Indian cultural traditions. Deep-rooted Indian culture, despite being hit and suppressed during the colonial period, has been stubbornly preserved.
After India's independence, the responsibility for art protection fell to the government, society and industrial and commercial enterprises.
The Indian government and society attach great importance to Indian traditional classical music and dance. In order to praise artists' contributions to traditional Indian art, the President of India awards certificates and prizes to outstanding musicians and dancers every year. Premier rajiv gandhi personally prefaced a collection of Indian folk songs, and the mayor of New Delhi prefaced a manual for a concert. To commemorate the concert of a famous musician 450 years ago, 67 industrial and commercial enterprises sponsored it. 1989 June to 10+0/0 June, India International Rural Cultural Center held a very meaningful activity, that is, held 200 lectures with performances in 13 states and regions all over the country, and popularized Indian classics to10 million students in suburbs and villages. Indian TV and radio stations also attach great importance to traditional culture and often broadcast Indian classical music, dance and drama programs.
India's music education system has also played a great role. The courses of professional music and dance schools in India are mostly traditional Indian music, dance and music courses in primary and secondary schools. Although there are many cultural exchange activities in India, many middle-class people like European music. However, due to the dominant position of Indian traditional music in education, people have deep feelings for Indian music and will never put the cart before the horse. All of the above may explain why Indian traditional music is well preserved!
The third thought: How are European musical instruments assimilated by Indian culture? What does this mean?
There is a strange phenomenon in India: European musical instruments imported from the west have undergone great changes in India. Although the appearance remains the same, the connotation, methods, techniques and styles have been completely Indian. If someone closes their eyes and listens to these instruments, they will never believe that this kind of music is played with European instruments. It can be said that apart from the body of the instrument, the soul is entirely Indian. Musical instruments belonging to this type include violin, mandolin, clarinet, saxophone, guitar and so on. Among them, violin is the most prominent. Violin was introduced to India about 200 years ago. At first, it was only used to accompany vocal music. Later, Mudanga drums and clay pots in South India were added. About 1834, the violin gradually adapted to the requirements of South Indian classical music, changed the pitch of the four strings, and changed the standing posture of the player sitting on the floor. Holding the piano has also changed from being clamped on the left shoulder to being placed between the chest and the right foot. After long-term practice, the violin has been integrated with the classical music of South India. The violin playing art, known as the South Indian style, has formed a system with its own set of systematic methods, techniques and teaching materials. Westerners looked down upon it before, but today European and American music circles have understood and recognized this special violin playing style. 1985, at the United Nations concert in new york to celebrate the 40th anniversary of India's independence, the world violinist Mei Niuyin and the violinist subrahmanyam from southern India played Indian music, which was a great success.
The transformation from European musical instruments to Indian national musical instruments shows the strength of Indian traditional culture, which has a profound historical tradition and has maintained a strong vitality so far. Even when the British invaders invaded India with their absolute military, political and economic advantages, they could not impose their "superior and advanced" European culture, art and music on the Indian people. The result is not that European culture assimilates Indian culture, but that European musical instruments are assimilated by Indian classical music. The view that since industrial society is superior to agricultural society, in order to develop productive forces and realize modernization, even culture, art and music should be modernized (actually westernized and Europeanized) is not applicable in an ancient civilization like India.
Reflections on Indian Music In the world folk music 100 garden, Indian music is a kind of music with a long history, rich traditions and distinctive features. It has not been assimilated during the centuries of British colonial rule and has been completely preserved under very harsh conditions. Moreover, some European musical instruments will be further assimilated by Indian national musical instruments, which must be a miracle in the history of human culture, so why can't we not help but arouse people's thinking. Start 1: Why is Indian music so distinctive that foreigners can recognize it more easily? Indeed, Indian music is like her complaint, melodic cadence, wavy, curved, and even spiral music, with a lingering sound, becoming a tortuous story of sadness and tears recorded by Siddhar and Kenny, endless, various sliding sounds, embellishments, powerful and fluid drums and various jazz concerts and recitals, which show a brilliant Indian style painting and give people the deepest impression. Indian music culture with its unique style is. The Indian Peninsula is one of the most complicated areas in the world in terms of nationality, religion, culture and music. India (especially the north) has been invaded by various foreign Slovak nationalities for a long time and has accepted Persian, Greek, Mongolian, Turkic and Arabic cultures. In the long years, they merged with local culture and gradually developed into a unique Indian music culture. It is the result of the long-term accumulation, development and deepening, creation and improvement of Indian culture on the basis of ancient Indian music. Indian music has its own unique melody, including scale, mode and notation (an octave is divided into 22 Sirutian differential tuition sounds). Indian classical music, listening to melody is a very high development system, and Tara's rhythm is a very complicated rhythm system. Jazz and Tara have strict formats, but high flexibility allows musicians to play jazz, and decorative phrases have become an indispensable part of Indian music. Just like the ancient Indian masterpiece "Dance Theory": "The first night I have never played without the moon is like an ornament, a tree without flowers and a woman without jewels." Indian contemporary music masters are also very good at playing the headpiece: "In our music, from one sound to another is often not linear, but a subtle and refined movement. In Indian music, embellishment is a natural growth, not an arbitrary supplement from the outside world. Ranking is the foundation of our music. One of the characteristics of Indian music is that the curve fluctuates slightly and the classic projects spiral. " It seems that the distinctive features of Indian music are by no means accidental, but the unique creation of Indian people in the special environment, religion and cultural atmosphere of South Asia. It is also the result of the labor and creation of talented musicians for thousands of years. It also reflects the second thought of "wisdom" and "taste" that Indian and South Asian people deliberately pursue aesthetic taste: Why is India better preserved than traditional music? When the British invaded India, they encountered a politically divided and economically backward society, but relatively speaking, they were more stable in culture and religion. Music and dance in India are closely related to people's religious beliefs and lifestyles. From birth, adulthood, marriage and cremation, Indians are indispensable to traditional dance music. India is an art-loving and imaginative nation. In southern India, there is a maxim written by China classical literature Tairu: "If art and science can be protected and cultivated, they will become worthless like the blue light from Jin Gangzuan." The protection system for classical music is one of India's historical traditions. The national royal family is the territory of classical musicians, and dancers proudly display their culture and accomplishment. South India is a model of the Tangur royal family. During the 300 years of peace, Tangur music and dance flourished and became the music center of South India, which was seen in three regions of the South Indian music world, Taiya Granger. Royal Tangel has formulated measures to protect artists' lives and encourage creation, production and musical performances, even including 18 Carson. Although the British want to assimilate European culture into India, they are powerless in the face of India's strong cultural tradition. India's deep-rooted culture was blown down during the colonial period, but it remained stubbornly. After India's independence, the responsibility for protecting works of art fell on the government, communities and enterprises. The Indian government and society attach great importance to Indian traditional classical music and dance. In order to make artists contribute to Indian traditional art, the Indian President awards awards and bonuses to outstanding musicians and dancers every year. Indian Prime Minister rajiv gandhi personally wrote a preface for the collected folk songs, and the mayor of New Delhi also wrote a preface for the concert brochure. A concert commemorating famous musicians 450 years ago was funded by 67 enterprises. 1October 1989 to 1 1 month The Indian Rural International Cultural Center held an interesting activity, held 200 performances in 13 states and regions all over the country, and held lectures in the suburbs, providing one million rural students with knowledge of Indian classical music and classical dance. Indian TV and radio also attach great importance to traditional culture and often broadcast Indian classical music, dance and drama programs. India's music education system has contributed greatly. Most of the courses in professional music and dance schools in India are traditional Indian music and dance, and so are the music courses in primary and secondary schools. Although there are many external cultural activities in India and many middle-class people like music, Indians have a deep understanding of music because of its dominant position in education, which has never happened before. Perhaps the above can explain that preserving traditional Indian music is a very good reason! Operation 3: How is the European music culture in India assimilated? What does this mean? There is a strange phenomenon in India: European musical instruments imported from the west have undergone great changes in India. Although its shape remains intact, its connotation, methods, techniques and styles are all printed through. If someone is close to the performance of these musical instruments, they will never believe that such music is used in European musicals. It can be said that musical instruments are the soul of India besides their bodies. These types of musical instruments include violin, cello, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, and the most prominent one is violin. About 200 years ago, the violin appeared in India. At first, it was only used for the vocal accompaniment of the violin. Later, South Indian drums and wooden Rockefeller pottery were added. By about 1834, the violin gradually adapted to the classical music of South India, changed the sound of four chords, and the musician stood in the palm of his hand. A Guo Qin was placed in front of the body from the rescue to the right shoulder. After a long period of practice, South Indian classical music has been integrated with the violin. The art known as South Indian style has become a violin playing system with its own methods, techniques and materials. In the past, westerners looked down on it, but today Europeans and Americans understand and realize that the music played by violin has a special style. 1985, at the United Nations Music Conference to celebrate the 40th anniversary of India's independence held in new york, Mei Niuyin, a world-class virtuoso, and a violin virtuoso with South Indian style performed Indian music on Thursday night, which was a great success. The transformation from a European musical instrument to an Indian national musical instrument shows that India has a profound historical tradition, but its traditional culture has maintained a strong vitality. Even if the British invaders infiltrated India with their absolute military, political and economic advantages, they could not impose their own "superior" European culture and artistic music on the Indian people. Indian culture is not the result of the assimilation of European culture, on the contrary, it was assimilated by the instrumental transformation of Indian classical music. Those who think that industrial society can develop productive forces and realize modernization more than agricultural society, and even modernize culture, art and music (in fact, westernization and Europeanization) do not think so in ancient India.
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