Comments on: Introducing Yourself to Indian Classical Music 14: More on Sur/Shruti or Pitch http://www.likhati.com/2010/05/02/introducing-yourself-to-indian-classical-music-14-more-on-surshruti-or-pitch/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:21:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Your Tanpura http://www.likhati.com/2010/05/02/introducing-yourself-to-indian-classical-music-14-more-on-surshruti-or-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-9448 Your Tanpura Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:14:12 +0000 http://www.likhati.com/?p=5096#comment-9448 The scales prior to C (1 Kattai / Safed 1) should be suffixed with a dot (.). This is done so that the difference is shown for the lower octave pitches. The same way, scales in the upper octave are suffixed with an apostrophe ('). B. - 0.75 Kattai A#. - 0.5 Kattai A. - 0.25 Kattai C' - 8 kattai I'm not sure about the Hindustani notations. The scales prior to C (1 Kattai / Safed 1) should be suffixed with a dot (.).
This is done so that the difference is shown for the lower octave pitches.
The same way, scales in the upper octave are suffixed with an apostrophe (‘).

B. – 0.75 Kattai
A#. – 0.5 Kattai
A. – 0.25 Kattai

C’ – 8 kattai

I’m not sure about the Hindustani notations.

]]> By: uttara http://www.likhati.com/2010/05/02/introducing-yourself-to-indian-classical-music-14-more-on-surshruti-or-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-5641 uttara Wed, 26 May 2010 03:12:17 +0000 http://www.likhati.com/?p=5096#comment-5641 Thanks Bruce. Have linked to that excellent site in another post, useful to have the link here too Thanks Bruce. Have linked to that excellent site in another post, useful to have the link here too

]]> By: Bruce http://www.likhati.com/2010/05/02/introducing-yourself-to-indian-classical-music-14-more-on-surshruti-or-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-5637 Bruce Wed, 19 May 2010 18:04:03 +0000 http://www.likhati.com/?p=5096#comment-5637 Yes, and it performs a different function. There are no Tanpura concerts... There are strings available suitable for male and femal pitches, but tuning it is a fine art. The notes of the Tanpura are rich in overtones as well...and it is said that a Tanpura can be tuned to suit the raga the man musician is presenting, despite the limited no of "notes" that canbe played on a Tanpura-see http://www.tanpura.de/ Yes, and it performs a different function. There are no Tanpura concerts…
There are strings available suitable for male and femal pitches, but tuning it is a fine art. The notes of the Tanpura are rich in overtones as well…and it is said that a Tanpura can be tuned to suit the raga the man musician is presenting, despite the limited no of “notes” that canbe played on a Tanpura-see http://www.tanpura.de/

]]> By: Kamini http://www.likhati.com/2010/05/02/introducing-yourself-to-indian-classical-music-14-more-on-surshruti-or-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-5599 Kamini Fri, 07 May 2010 01:46:19 +0000 http://www.likhati.com/?p=5096#comment-5599 You flatter me! I wish I were as accomplished as you seem to think I am! Thanks, I did have a very nice trip - hot, but that was compensated for by mangoes, which I've not had in years! And yes, I have put up a new blog post after that visit. You flatter me! I wish I were as accomplished as you seem to think I am!
Thanks, I did have a very nice trip – hot, but that was compensated for by mangoes, which I’ve not had in years! And yes, I have put up a new blog post after that visit.

]]> By: uttara http://www.likhati.com/2010/05/02/introducing-yourself-to-indian-classical-music-14-more-on-surshruti-or-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-5576 uttara Wed, 05 May 2010 21:52:59 +0000 http://www.likhati.com/?p=5096#comment-5576 Yes, and it performs a different function. There are no Tanpura concerts... There are strings available suitable for male and femal pitches, but tuning it is a fine art. The notes of the Tanpura are rich in overtones as well...and it is said that a Tanpura can be tuned to suit the raga the man musician is presenting, despite the limited no of "notes" that canbe played on a Tanpura-see http://www.tanpura.de/ Yes, and it performs a different function. There are no Tanpura concerts…
There are strings available suitable for male and femal pitches, but tuning it is a fine art. The notes of the Tanpura are rich in overtones as well…and it is said that a Tanpura can be tuned to suit the raga the man musician is presenting, despite the limited no of “notes” that canbe played on a Tanpura-see http://www.tanpura.de/

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