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Importance of instruments in Indian music

Instruments have special significance in music. Without it, the beauty of singing, playing, dancing is like a half-baked bud. Singing, playing, dancing, the accompaniment of instruments blooms like a fully developed Suman. Instruments have special significance not only in singing, playing and dancing but also in plays. Like singing, playing is also essential in the theatrical field. Bharat Muni has said.

"Vadyeshu Yatna: First Work: Vadanti Shaiya Chan Natyam Vadanti Vadyam.

Instrumental music

Seven tones, ornaments and harmonium

Indian music is based on the disciplined use of tones and rhythms. The group of seven vowels is called octave. The Indian music octave has seven tones-

Sa (Shadaj), Re (Rishabh), G (Gandhar), Ma (Medium), Pa (Pancham), Dha (Dhaivat), Ni (Nishad)

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Sa, re, c, m, padh, ni

Ustad Imrit Khan & Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan | Raga - Jhinjhoti

Feel the resonance of evening ragas... Imrat Khan (17 November 1935 – 22 November 2018) was an Indian sitar and surbahar player and composer. He was the younger brother of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan. Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan is an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani classical music tradition, belonging to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana.

Girija Devi & Pt. Birju Maharaj | Indian Classical Vocal

Feel the resonance of evening ragas....Girija Devi was an Indian classical singer of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri. Brijmohan Mishra, popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj, is an exponent of the Handia, Allahabad Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India.

Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna | Raag - Bhairavi | Tal - Adi

Feel the resonance of evening ragas....One of the most famous names associated with Classical Carnatic Music is that of Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna. This legendary musician was also an able composer, playback singer, poet, actor and multi-instrumentalist. Apart from working with famous Indian musicians like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Kishori Amonkar, he also worked with several foreign musicians.