Sitar

[Queso]

Any sitar players here on hypography?

 

I aquired a beautiful double toomba sitar that was assembled in India, froma nice man in the middle of America,

 

it came today and Wow, It's seriously the most complicated thing I've ever tuned.

 

There are 5, 2, 11, 18 strings,

 

it splashes serpenty resonance thru my monkey body, I love it.:rolleyes:

 

I've been fingering stringed isntruments all my life, so picking up a sitar feels like home, a dream home of new possibilities~

 

So much to learn,

a whole new foreign system of music theory.

 

I love these instruments, they are so complex, earthy, and mesmerizing.

 

Listen to Ravi Shankar :xparty:

[Mercedes Benzene]

If you like the sitar, you will probably like the band, "Architecture in Helsinki".

They are one of my favorites.

Not too many of their songs have the sitar being played, but those that do are fantastic!

[Queso]

If you like the sitar, you will probably like the band, "Architecture in Helsinki".

They are one of my favorites.

Not too many of their songs have the sitar being played, but those that do are fantastic!

 

How kind of your to suggest new music! Thanks Benzene ;)

[hallenrm]

Talking of Sitars! You must be deinetly aware of the sitar maestro Pandit Ravishankar. He is one person who is responsible to make the world outside India, aware of this wonderful musical instrument.

 

By the way, you continue to amaze me in your different dimensions!! ;)

[Queso]

Talking of Sitars! You must be deinetly aware of the sitar maestro Pandit Ravishankar. He is one person who is responsible to make the world outside India, aware of this wonderful musical instrument.

 

By the way, you continue to amaze me in your different dimensions!! :cup:

 

I LOVE Ravi Shankar, but I was unaware that his name was Pandit Ravishankar.

 

When I heard his set @ Woodstock, in the rain, I KNEW that someday I had to get a sitar, and learn how to play it.

 

That time has finally come:Love:

 

I was so excited last night, I had to start this thread just in case there are any other of you guys out there fiddling with this serpent.

 

I figured you'd have something to say, hallenm :)

[learnin to learn]

I never played or heard a sitar being played. What does one sound like? I love to play music! (I playing the fiddle at the moment)

[Queso]

Man, download some music by Ravi Shankar, or Mohommad Reza Lotfi.

 

It sounds like serpent whispers

it sounds like a celebration of the spirit

it sounds like sorcery

it sounds like drones, and resonating explosions from the double toomba!

 

it sounds so beautiful, OH!

I just want to melt

mellllllllt

mellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt.

[Turtle]

Man, download some music by Ravi Shankar,

The Raga Shri is ta dye fo!:hihi:

So if a fella wanted to compose a katabatak raga for you, this guy would need to know more about the instrument. How many strings did you say? & any other such data a guy might find useful for a katabatak raga or such a matter.:)

Accessing:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar

[Tarantism]

yeah man i remember you talking about getting a sitar ages ago. its cool that it happened for you! i look foreward to hearing it played whenever you may or may not come visit?

[learnin to learn]

dang! the music is great!

[Queso]

The Raga Shri is ta dye fo!:hihi:

So if a fella wanted to compose a katabatak raga for you, this guy would need to know more about the instrument. How many strings did you say? & any other such data a guy might find useful for a katabatak raga or such a matter.:eek2:

Accessing:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar

 

 

There are two drone strings, which I tune to C.

These strings are not fingerable, but they are playable. They splash, they're closest to my body.

 

Then come 5 strings that you can play.

But, the only one that I really play is the last one. (Like a lead string)

Which I think is tuned to..F? Either way, the whole sitar is tuned in a C major scale.

 

Then, underneath these 7 strings, there are 11 sympathetic strings that just resonate with certain notes you play.

 

I think those other 4 strings that I barely play are supposed to be played with the tuning pegs,

to get that squirming sperpent sound.

 

Do you understand? Or should I further explain?

[Tarantism]

arent the most common signitures in Raga thirteen and fifteen? or is it nineteen? i remember seering something about that on television.

[Queso]

Couldn't say,

Though I have heard some good 11's

 

1 2 3 1 2

1 2 3 1 2 3

 

And a good 10/8 counted

 

1 2 1 2 3

1 2 1 2 3

[Turtle]

There are two drone strings, which I tune to C.

These strings are not fingerable, but they are playable. They splash, they're closest to my body.

 

Then come 5 strings that you can play.

But, the only one that I really play is the last one. (Like a lead string)

Which I think is tuned to..F? Either way, the whole sitar is tuned in a C major scale.

 

Then, underneath these 7 strings, there are 11 sympathetic strings that just resonate with certain notes you play.

 

I think those other 4 strings that I barely play are supposed to be played with the tuning pegs,

to get that squirming sperpent sound.

 

Do you understand? Or should I further explain?

Coupling what I read with what you said, I understand the arrangement of strings.

From some reading on Ragas , I understand I have a lot to learn. Given the division into 5, 6, & 7 toned approaches, a potential katabatak starting point is scores (tables/graphs) in bases 6, 7, & 8.:eek2: :note: :note: :hihi: :note2:

[Queso]

I don't think I quite understand,

 

I really wish I had a mentor, someone who could look me in the eyes explain to me these modes...and "false friendships" of overlapping tones??

 

Indian music theory is way different than my current understanding of western music theory...it must be my lack of understanding because

 

Math is a universal truth. Thank you chrystal.

 

Let's collaborate our understandings, please.

[Queso]

"A raga functions both as description and prescription"

 

I like that..

[Queso]

After reading that entire page on wiki,

 

basically,

is a Raga a Scale?