The Grammy Award for Song of the Year honors the best in songwriting, including melodic composition and lyrics. While the category sees its fair share of chart-toppers nominated, sometimes we also get ...
MIDI music scientists will doubtless be very familiar with sequencers, hardware or software used for recording, editing and playback of a series – or sequence – of notes, chords or rhythms. Many will ...
The Swedish DJ producer Tim Bergling – aka Avicii – was one of those musicians whose careers were cut far too short. But he’ll always be remembered for crafting unforgettable melodies. A lot can be ...
The rhythmic organization is based on rhythmic patterns called tala. The melodic foundations are called ragas. One possible classification of ragas is into "melodic modes" or "parent scales", known as ...
But GK Venkatesh turns each word into a four-beat melodic phrase, constructing an illusion of slowness. Each word becomes a line in the melodic composition. The song is loaded with nostalgia. While ...
Sufiscore and Namyoho Studios have collaborated on a pioneering musical journey with the release of ‘Raagraanis’, an inspiring album that highlights the extraordinary talent and diverse voices of ...
Over the past three weeks, we have listened to this taal used in folk music traditions of various regions across the Indian subcontinent. Thumri singers include a form called dadra in their concert ...
Last week, this column featured raag Chandranandan composed by the illustrious sarod player Ali Akbar Khan. This raag has been primarily performed by him and his disciples. Sitar maestro Ravi ...