Here is an interesting article from The Hindu's Friday Review (March 13th, 2009),
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/03/13/stor ... 090100.htm
Martina Leopoldt is a German oboe player setting out to master the Nagaswaram.
There is much of positive interest in the article, but the following negative comment caught my eye
[quote]"In the West, we usually don’t use microphones for classical music concerts. But you have microphones in your sabhas, and that spoils the quality of your traditional music. Why aren’t your auditoriums designed keeping acoustics in mind?"
Melody of the Duck Instrument!
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uday_shankar
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Nick, thanks for the link.
As might be guessed, I agree with Martina's opinions on amplification, fascination with technology, etc.
More than the 45 keys, the challenge in the oboe is the blowing, like the nagasvaram. There's a saying about the oboe "it's an ill woodwind that blows no good"
. This saying is equally applicable to the nagasvaram.
As might be guessed, I agree with Martina's opinions on amplification, fascination with technology, etc.
More than the 45 keys, the challenge in the oboe is the blowing, like the nagasvaram. There's a saying about the oboe "it's an ill woodwind that blows no good"
. This saying is equally applicable to the nagasvaram.-
Nick H
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I always wanted to have a go at the oboe as a youngster, but even then a cheap one was hundreds of pounds, now, I see, it would be thousands.
And, also predictably, I very much agree with her on amplification!
Interesting, also, that she is amazed by the ability of nagaswaram artists to pay for hours, saying that no oboist can manage more than two.
I wonder if we ever see this lady giving a nagaswaram concert? I hope so!
And, also predictably, I very much agree with her on amplification!
Interesting, also, that she is amazed by the ability of nagaswaram artists to pay for hours, saying that no oboist can manage more than two.
I wonder if we ever see this lady giving a nagaswaram concert? I hope so!
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vainika
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Dissertations and other research studies on nagasvaram seem to be all the rage among ethnomusicologists from abroad. In just the past couple of months or so I've heard about work by Yoshitaka Terada (Japan), William Talotte (France) and now Martina Leopoldt (Germany). I wonder why there isn't comparable interest within the sub-continent - or is there ongoing research that hasn't been published or publicised as well? Bibliography anyone?
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cacm
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As an INDIAN- esp as one from Chennai & Tamil Nadu- I am ashamed at how little we have done to perpetuate & encourage the greatness of the Instrument Nadhasdwaram called aptly by Professor Bill Skelton as the " King of Instruments".....VKV P.S: He arranged for a Campus wide televised procession of Sheikh Chinna Moulana & party thru' Colgate Universityvainika wrote:Dissertations and other research studies on nagasvaram seem to be all the rage among ethnomusicologists from abroad. In just the past couple of months or so I've heard about work by Yoshitaka Terada (Japan), William Talotte (France) and now Martina Leopoldt (Germany). I wonder why there isn't comparable interest within the sub-continent - or is there ongoing research that hasn't been published or publicised as well? Bibliography anyone?
followed by a 700 audience concert of Indo-American Scholars! OR what about the late Bob Brown who arranged an open air concert during lunch time at the famous Union Square, San Fransisco where close to Fifty Tousand listened to Sheikh during their Lunch Hour! ....As one who has been trying for over 50 years to project the greatness of our culture in North America I salute these great souls.....