Ud. Allauddin Khan playing Sur Rabab (?)
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Though I could not find any recording of Baba playing Seni Rabab or Dhrupadi Rabab but I think I have found some recordings of him playing Sur Rabab (metal strings on Seni Rabab). Though it is a matter of some research work but the first recording sounds so different even than the early sarod recordings, the tuning is much lower in G# (the longer neck of an Indian rabab required longer strings hence lowered in tuning) and the sustain suggests the sound with no metal (fingerboard) interference.
Now, while doing some research on this subject I found some early sarod recordings which are tuned in G# but one has to keep in mind that in those days everything followed the predecessor of it's own.
Sur Rabab or early sarod whatever these recordings are proof that Baba is the one who changed the whole scenario of Sarod construction and playing both and is most prominent in the panorama of Sarod.
"बाबा अलाउद्दीन खां"
ये हमारे हिन्दुस्तानी संगीत के लिए वरदान हैं।
इन्हें मेरा शत् शत् नमन।।।।।।।।।।
Many thanks for this Sobers. Wonderful!
+Chris Doddridge A great pleasure and honour both to share these recordings :-)
Sursringar most likely
My guess is that this is sarod.
Sobersji,
Would this pace of playing be possible with the Sur Rabab considering the way it is held?
Very good point... No, not possible if held on Rabab position and as I said the recording being Sur Rabab is only my speculation to invoke discussions like your comment as interested people in this subject are very rare. Also let me state that a sur rabab (according to my research) was played like a sarod so horizontal position mostly though there must had been other variations when it is a very rare instrument.
SobersChatterjee I see. I was not aware that Sur Rabab would be played in a horizontal position. Certainly the sound of the instrument is intriguing.
Has the recording been sped up?
I don't think so.. Listen to his Puriya Dhyaneshree where in the vilambit gat he sometimes reaches the speed while doing the layakari.
Also listen to Sakhawat Hussain in a rare video recording from 1937... actually playing fast in Sarod was a norm in those days and alap was rare.
Not Sursringar?