About the Music
Indian music is both elaborate and expressive involving a systematic form of improvisation.The basis of all classical music in India is a system of Raagas (melodic scales) and Taalas (rhythmic patterns). The Raaga forms the fabric of a melodic structure, and the Taala can be described a measure of the time cycle. Both Raaga and Taala are open frameworks for creativity and allow a very large number of possibilities. The units of the Taala are indicated by the artists by using their hands. You will see the ensemble keeping count using beats, finger counts and flips. A particular key is chosen for all participants in a particular piece. Multi-part harmony is not featured in Indian music. Sa Re Ga ma Pa Da Ni Sa - are the Indian notes that correspond to the western solfège Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do.
Tamburi MeeTidava
This video features a devarnama composed by Purandara Dasaru, the Father of Carnatic music. Carnatic music is the classical music tradition of southern India. The devarnama is set to raga Sindhubhairavi and Adi tala, and is performed in the Kannada language.
As a first-generation Indian American, being part of the Auburn Indian Music Ensemble gave me an incredible opportunity to study Indian classical music in a way I hadn’t had the chance to during my childhood. It provided such a warm, welcoming, and supportive environment that really helped build my confidence as a musician and helped me connect with a variety of people from different cultural and academic backgrounds. - Lakshmi Krishnaprasad BS Computer Science and BA Music, Spring 2018, MS Computer Science, Spring 2020
