Vichitra veena vijay venkat on the ancient and rare. Veena veena classical music instrument vichitra veena. It has been said earlier that vichitra veena is a developed form of ancient ghoshwati or ghoshika etc. Not only is she the only woman vichitra veena player in the world, at the age of 22 years, she has already made a few. The features of the electronic veena sunadavinodini are. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The narrow ends of the instrument are fashioned into peacock heads, the national bird of india. Rudra veena, plucked string instrument used in hindustani music. It is made of a broad, fretless, horizontal arm or crossbar dand around three feet long and six inches wide, with two large resonating gourds tumba, which are inlaid with ivory and attached underneath at either end. Veena world will not be held liable regarding any dispute relating to cash transactions. Vichitra veena and odissi dance light up the weekend. A modified form of veena, the instrument was invented in medieval india. Classification of indian musical instruments with the.
The tutor is authored by pandit shiv dayal batish and his son shri ashwin batish. The veena played by the humans is known as dharu veena wood veena. The vichitra veena, an instrument similar to the classical. An aesthetic cultural history of sanskrit hinduism. Mar 16, 2016 the history of making these veenas dates back to the founder of bobbili kingdom, established in the 17th century by pedda rayudu, when playing veena was an important activity in social events.
Batish, shiv dayal, batish, shiv dayal, batish, ashwin. From the earliest times, the veena has been a guiding star for the development of indian music in general. My earliest recollections of this instrument are when i was very very young. The structure of vichitra veena this is an instrument which is essentially the modern form of the ancient ektantri veena. There has been much discussion and disagreement over the instrument called veena in the vedic writings 1500500 b. Narasimha rao transformed india by vinay sitapati, grit. Vichitra veena musical instruments of india series. Sympathetic strings add overtones and sustain to the sound. Vichitra veena means a strange veena and is said to have been introduced to hindustani concert music by abdul aziz khan 19th20th cent. In the ancient texts, narada is credited with inventing the tampura, and is described as a sevenstring. Vichitra veena, plucked string instrument used in hindustani music.
All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Batish playing his vichitra veena the batish connection. Veena may refer to one of several indian plucked instruments. Vina, also spelled veena, hindi bin, any of several stringed musical instruments of india, including arched harps before ce, stick zithers, and lutes the north indian version, the bin, is used in classical hindustani music. Veena is a most popular string instrument used in south india. The vichitra veena is played with a piece of ovoid or round glass, which is used to stop the strings to create delicate musical ornaments and slides during a performance. Veena has 75 books on goodreads, and recently added half lion. Poor image quality but interesting as there is practically no video recording of this too rare instrument magistrally played by late lalmani misra, his son, late gopal shankar misra and gopal krishna of. Vichitra veena the sound of new generation the tunes enfold over veena making sense everyone the vibrant force of waves of the immeasurable oceans. Padmaja filled the venue with the magic of her veena.
Veena is the favourite instrument of several important deities including saraswathi, the goddess of arts and learning. This sms contains the bank details, the amount credited along with the date and place of payment. A sloka in sama veda says daaruvee gaatra veena satve veena ga na jaatishu saamikee gaatra veena tu srutyai lakshnam, meaning, the body known as gaathra veena and the veena made of tree known as dharu veena are meant for divine music. Vichitra veena vichiter veena or vichitar vina video. In fact it is the oldest musical instrument mentioned in literature. There has been much discussion and disagreement over the instrument called veena in. Vina, any of several stringed musical instruments of india, including arched harps before ce, stick zithers, and lutes. The vichitra veena is the modern form of ancient ektantri veena. It is similar to the carnatic music like gottuvadhyam chitra vina. The vichitra veena is usually tuned at concert g or a. Origin of veena can be traced back a long way into ancient history.
Vichitra veena like the name suggests is a distinctive kind of veena that does not have any frets and looks similar to the gottuvadhyam. Gatra veena is mentioned in the book of naradeeya shiksha. The goal of this tutor is to give the vichitra veena a new lease on life. The vichitra veena came into the limelight towards the beginning of the twentieth century. Mar 27, 2020 download veena and other ancient musical instruments of india book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. She presented ancient music forms of india like raga. Enhanced volume, with the amplifier and speaker builtin to one of the gourds 2.
Download veena and other ancient musical instruments of india book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. For playing the vichitra veena is simply placed on the floor in front of the player. On this extremely rare instrument, the notes are stopped with an eggshaped piece of glass held in the left hand, creating an extremely distinctive sound. Saraswati veena, plucked string instrument used in carnatic music. The vichitra veena is indias version of the lapsteel guitar. After learning the basics from allam koteswara rao at the kalakshetra, madras, vijay practised and introduced new techniques and innovations and created a new style of playing the instrument, giving it a new dimension. Jayanthi kumaresh about the veena jayanthi kumaresh. Chapter 1 veena the divine instrument the indian veena has always been considered as an instrument of the gods and hence the name divine instrument has been attributed to it. The vichitra veena has two big gourds for resonators. Of a vichitra girl and her veena news times of india. Vichitra veena the vichitra veena came into the limelight towards the beginning of the twentieth century. Veena and other ancient musical instruments of india pdf.
Carnatic musicians follow these compositions even today. The north indian version, the bin, is used in classical hindustani music. Veena itself is a name which was commonly used for stringed instruments in the past. The question is not so much of the immediate information on these instruments, but of their possible origins or antecedents in india. Thus it can be propounded that it is a developed and.
Vichitra veena vijay venkat on the ancient and rare slide. Chitra veena or gottuvadhyam, plucked string instrument used. After the payment is successful, an acknowledgement message is sent to the guests registered mobile number. Classified as a stick zither, it is about 4 feet 1. Vichitra veena patrick moutal site indian music musique. Vichitra veena is a complete instrument incorporating full vocal range with more than four octaves.
The rudra veena of north india, which has sometimes also. The chitravina also known as chitra veena, chitraveena, chitra vina, hanumad vina, or mahanataka vina is a 20 or 21string fretless lute in carnatic music. The electronic veena, sunadavinodini is a completely selfcontained, portable veena that can be assembled or dismantled in seconds. A stylized swan on the soundboard is being chased by a mythical animal carved on the peg box.
Videos, mp3, pictures on indian music hindustani rag sangeet. Oct 16, 2015 on oct 6 2015 i played the vichitra veena in the afternoon and after tuning it at best i recorded this short piece. On oct 6 2015 i played the vichitra veena in the afternoon and after tuning it at best i recorded this short piece. Veenai service chennai musical instrument manufacturers.
Chitra veena or gottuvadhyam, plucked string instrument used in carnatic music. Builtin electronic tambura for sruti in the other removable gourd. Neck and body are merged into one long fretless hollow wooden corpus with a body and a top. The golden years of hawaiian entertainment, 18741974. Vijay is one of the very few artistes who play the vichitra veena which is a very ancient musical instrument of india. Vichitra veena and chitra veena or gottuvadhyam do not have frets.
The diagram and string gauges below are for the key of concert a. Read online veena and other ancient musical instruments of india book pdf free download link book now. Veenas are made of jackfruit wood which is lightweight and possesses qualities like excellent reverberation, clear grain lines, great durability and. However, it remains the only veena to express three grams, 21 moorchhanas and 22 shrutis, an ability it inherited from ektantri, the sole veena authenticated by ancient texts. It is mentioned in the rigveda, samaveda and other vedic literature such as the shatapatha brahmana and taittiriya samhita.
The history of making these veenas dates back to the founder of bobbili kingdom, established in the 17th century by pedda rayudu, when playing veena was an important activity in social events. Vichitra veena indian stringed instrument old musical instruments. The southern styles of veena playing popularized by composers like saintly thyagraj, muttu swami deekshitar and shyamu shastri were an attempt to conserve tradition and history. Though its structure, quite similar to the rudra veena.
Vichitra veena finds its southern counterpart in gottu vadyam. Veena may refer to one of several indian plucked instruments with frets. Though its structure, quite similar to the rudra veena, appeared for the first time in the early years of the twentieth century, the technique used to produce the notes is ancient. It is a first of its kind with a very thorough coverage of the basics. Aug 11, 2017 vichitra veena indian stringed instrument. This is an article on the vichitra veena from raganet, our educational ezine. Kolkata craftsmen have been well known for creating the best saraswati veena and thanjavur artisans are famous for producing some of the finest rudra veena and vichitra veena in the world. Vichitra veena vichiter veena or vichitar vina video tutor. Around the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it started to be known by another name, gotuvadyam often misspelt as gottuvadyam, gottuvadhyam, kottuvadyam etc. Matanga in his brahaddesi explains the experiments with the dhruva veena. Vichitra veena is a type of string instrument that is used in case of hindustani classical music in modern india. It is similar to the carnatic gottuvadhyam chitra vina. The veena handled by goddess saraswathi is known as kachchapi.