Raga Bhupali in Jhaptal: Memorization and Improvisation in Hindustani Music
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Rag Bhupali in Jhaptal (10 beat time cycle)
Transcribed from the record Maestro's Choice, Series One
by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia - bansuri (bamboo flute)
Arranged for two sitars and tabla
Performed by:
Christopher Dicran Hale - sitar
Matt James - sitar
Naushad Ali Husein - tabla
In 2013, I transcribed the jhaptal section of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia's "Bhupali" performance from the Maestro's Choice: Series One record. Matt James, a friend and fellow sitar player, joined me in learning to play the piece.
Indian classical music is made up of both improvised and memorized material. The memorized material within the repertoire can be a tremendous aid in further learning how to improvise. Not only that, but memorized passages such as tihais are often interwoven with improvised melodies bringing new life to memorized material, and grounding improvisations within the idiom. This video explores how to use memorized material as a spring board to meaningful improvisation.
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Videography and editing - Sandro Miranda - sandromiranda.com
Audio recording and mixing - Christopher Hale
Filmed and recorded at my home, Kshama Sagar Dham, Gerrard India Bazaar, Toronto
Dedication
I would like to thank my guru, Partha Chatterjee, who has taught me sitar and Indian classical music since 2002. It is through his patient teaching and careful guidance that I find the will and strength to continue learning. parthachatterjeesitar.in
Hindustani music , a universal language of humanity ,connecting the souls across all barriers . Superb rendition
Marvelous, beautiful performance! And the explanation is very enlightening - thanks!
Thanks Paul!
My search "Ravi Shankar Bhoopali" brought me here! Bhoopali is one of the most beautiful ragas, very close to my heart. The composition performed by Hariprasad Chaurasia, which these artists perform in this video, is one of my all time favorite albums as well. Here is the link to that performance: ua-cam.com/video/5wjJ3hpVO0k/v-deo.html
Chris, Matt, and Naushad - you have shown a lot of sensitivity to Hariji's rendering and I loved listening to your rendition. Hats off! You have earned a new fan and a subscriber.
Chris, I loved the way you explained the technicalities. You are a great teacher.
Thank you so much Ramesh ji!
Wah...what a sweet performance you all gave.. Good wishes to you all 💐..Love always..
Thank you so much Prakash!
This is like bliss. God bless you.
Thanks so much Bhupendra!
this is just LOVELY. my blessings and love to those of you dedicating so much time to this music
Thanks Armeen!
artists on table and another sitar are perfect foil , kudos to Chris and team
I love indian classical music
very good improvisation nice presentation of indian classical music by you
Thanks Suhas ji!
Good teacher, Chris! Thanks
Fantastic practical demonstration of techniques. Keep up the good work!
Nice, soothing!
Chris this is an excellent video, playing Bolkari in this Jhaptaal very nice and difficult too. and your playing this Gat is very melodious with stable notes very good . i like the video of you which played at Pt.Nikhil Banerjee'S memorial is very good which is Vilambit TeenTaal.
So Mesmerizing Chris. Thank you so much. My inner longing is to learn this instrument
Very nice. Very inspiring. Thank you. Appreciate much.
Thanks so much Prabhat!
It's amazing 👌🙏 love and blessings ❤️
I am glad you enjoyed this piece. I love Hariprasad's bansuri playing and enjoyed notating it and learning it on sitar.
Wow thts great...I m learning music too.jst a beginner thanks for your reply 🙏
Wow - really well done to all!!!
Very beautiful and melodious 🙏
Thanks Dr. Gupta!
Excellent piece..Thanks for sharing. I am listening to this piece frequently. Excellent tool for those who want to practice. And both your co artists have added icing to the cake. I do watch your videos and hope to watch you live one day. God bless you.
Thank you so much! Will you ever find yourself in Toronto? It would be great to be able to have you attend a concert!
@@SitarToronto I plan to visit my son in Toronto next year. Will definitely be in touch with you.
BEAUTIFUL, SPEECHLESS CHRIS... GOD BLESS YOU BROTHER. THIS IS AMRIK PABLA...
Thanks so much Amrik!
Very nice
Thank you so much!
bravo!
Thanks so much Jonathan!
@@SitarToronto greetings from Dharamshala, practicing sitar here with help from Batuk Nath Mishra, of the Benares Ghurana.
@@jonathanclark8864 That's great to hear! What a beautiful place to do riyaz!
this is so helpful thanks for sharing!
Great to know that you found it helpful Rob. It's ironic I suppose, but I also feel that it makes it harder to play and improvise now that I've learned what Hari ji played. It's as though nothing I play of my own can satisfy me now! But in other ways, I found it helpful to, especially as I apply these ideas to other ragas.
@@SitarToronto i hear ya man. i suppose all we can do is add to a much larger and older story. coming from the classical indian tradion of music it predates our western european traditions by centuries. i love that about music from the mississippi delta, sacramento river to the river nile we all understand the blues.
Very beautiful. Still trying to copy on my strat
Really! I love the idea of communicating Indian classical music on an electric guitar. I've tried it a number of times myself, and it works better in some of the open tunings.
@@SitarToronto So it's the secret (open tuning)? Thank's I will try.
I'am just using pentatonic scale and modes of dorian & mixolydian. I heard from other UA-cam channel "Lydian can be used as an Indian flavour approach".
Great video! Really loved it. Can you share your transcription of Hari ji's performance.
Hi there - It is very messy so I would not be able to share my scribbles, but one day if I do write it out neatly I would be happy to share it with you. Please keep in touch at chrisdhale at gmail.com
Chris, Is your Hindustani music available for purchase? I looked on iTunes but could not find it. Would love to buy an album or two. Great work bro. :)
+PlantTheSeed Not yet! But at some point I would like to do that.
No, sadly, I don't have anything recorded as yet! Feel free to rip the audio from these videos if you like (the internet has free software that does this).
I now have an album up on bandcamp. Search "Christopher Dicran Hale bandcamp" to find it. Ed Hanley is the tabla player on that record. Thanks again for asking about this!
Beautiful and inspiring, im happy to have found your channel. Really nice piece there.. such a sweet one! Very nice sounding sitar aswell, who is the maker if i may ask ? Blessings
The maker is Rikhi Ram from Delhi. I bought the sitar back in 2000 when the prices were still sort-of-reasonable.