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Bamboo Flutes Transverse Set of Seven in Different Notes
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Product Feature
Bamboo Flutes
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* Bamboo
Flutes made of Bamboo wood with green threads
* Size : Length
17,15,14,13,12,10.5,10 inches
* Handmade by wood craftsmen from Patiala in Punjab in North India
* Shipped in 24 hours from Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi, India
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Description
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Bamboo Flutes from India,
bansuri is a transverse alto flute made of a single
length of bamboo with six or seven open finger holes.
According to Wikipedia, bansuri is an ancient musical
instrument associated with cowherds and the pastoral
tradition. It is intimately linked to the love story of
Krishna and Radha, and is depicted in Buddhist paintings
from around 100 AD. It is intimately associated with
Krishna's Rasa lila; the tunes on his flute are
poetically associated with driving the women of Braj
mad. The North Indian bansuri, typically about 14 inches
long, was traditionally used as a soprano instrument
primarily for accompaniment in lighter compositions
including film music.
There are two varieties of bansuri: the transverse, and
the fipple. The fipple variety is usually played in folk
music and is held away from the lips like a whistle.
Because of the flexibility and control it offers, the
transverse variety is preferred in classical music.
Bansuris vary in length. They range from about 12 inches
up to about 40 inches. 20-inch bansuris are common.
Another common and similar Indian flute played in South
India is the venu. The index, middle, and fourth fingers
of both hands are usually used to play the six hole
bansuri. For the seven hole bansuri, the fifth finger
(pinky) of the right hand is usually used.
The flute has special
significance in India because of its association with
Lord Krishna. Numerous common names reflect these
epitaphs; Venugopal, Bansilal, Murali, Muralidhar, etc.
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Development of
Indian Music
There is a lot of music in India as also in every other
part of the world. It is not posiible to trace the
whole history or to set it in a proper perspective. It
deals mainly with the sound or sounds which are
pleasing and fascinating to the ear.
It is possible to divide sound in small parts. The
smallest part of a sound is known as Shruti. Shrutis,
when combined in a suitable manner, form notes or
swaras.
How did shrutis come into being ? How, why or when
notes formed ? Who was responsible for forming and
developing those notes ? These questions are relevant
as replies to these questions will help us in
understanding the true significance of music.
Shrutis and notes are the means to transform natural
music into a regular form. That transformation enables
us to enjoy the natural sound as and when we desire by
combining the shrutis and notes in a systematic manner
for purposes of singing. That combination of shrutis
and notes should be such that all human beings, without
any exception, may sing and enjoy those notes. Not only
that. It should be possible for every human being not
only to sing for his own enjoyment but also for the
enjoyment of others including the birds and beasts.
According to the Indian culture, music is meant for
self-enjoyment. It is also considered as a means for
unification of soul with the Almighty Bhagwan. That is
why Hindu ascetics and mendicants used to sing songs
and hymns in praise of God musically. They when used to
sit in samadhi and concentrate on his worship was
through music. That is why the history of Hindu or
Indian Music begins from the day shrutis came into
being and notes were formed with the combination and
permutation of those shrutis. For the fixation of that
very period, we begin from the very first historical
date line of India. |
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