Preamble
Maestro Ilayaraja is a legendary
Indian music composer and a trendsetter in Indian film music. His is a
unique blend of Indian and Western classical music, with a
sound palette which has got the power to capture the minds of its
listeners.
The
Intended Audience
This is
purely a content oriented web page for people who are interested in the technical nuances of
Maestro Ilayaraja’s music. This
page is particularly for people who are interested in the Maestro’s
presentation of Indian classical ragas in a modern context, and his
unique style of orchestration, which is a balance between the melody
in Indian classical music on one hand and the harmony of the Western
classical music, on the other.
This
page is not intended to attract people with a
long list of the Maestro's popular and rare songs. It is for people who
are familiar with the Maestro's style of music and are interested in
knowing certain technical details about his style of music.
The
Title Story
While some people listen to the
Maestro’s music for peace of mind, for happiness, as an anesthetic for
their sorrows, and to support a variety of other mental states, some
treat his music as a technical journal. This web page
is from people who belong to the last cadre. This page treats the
Maestro's music as a technical journal and does a study on selected articles from this musical journal, treating
each as a lesson from a text book on music.
The
Lessons
1. Bringing
Classicism with Lalitha Raga
2. Creating
Melody with Hamsanadham
3. Music and Pathos - A Case Study
4. Matching Moods and Moments with Raga and Percussion.
5. Yet Another Lesson on Creating Variety in Film Music
6. Pentatonic Scales In Film Music - 1
7. Pentatonic Scales In Film Music - 2
8. Creating Melody With Hamsanandhi
9. A Crash Course in Raga Kamavardhini
10. Expressing Moods Through Music - 1
11. Expressing Moods Through Music - 2
12.Applying Vocal Counterpoint and Harmony to Indian music
Read the rest of the articles at Idlebrain.com
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