Words come from
heaven and music, beautiful music, makes those words flow like a smooth river
on earth. The lyricist, music composer and the musicians form the group to
evolve the music here. They reach levels to catch the words and notes for the
music. The singer adopts the expression and makes an effort to render the music
in the right way. The background music creates the right atmosphere for the
entire performance.
Good Music, or
‘soulful’ music as the musicians call it, has the power to connect us with
ourselves and with people around us. It lightens the place and creates an
ambiance of harmony when played. In a song, we see the interaction between the
various instruments played or the notes that each instrumentalist is playing.
And the light the words bring to such an interaction. It is all there together
and strung in the right way. And there is a beauty.
It is a wonder
to see how music connects deeply with nature. There is music in the breeze that
blows and the trees that dance to it. In the rainfall that showers on the
ground and in the waves washing the shore. Birds chirp and play a sweet music
every morning to wake us up. I have read in a book that each note in Carnatic
music originates from the sound of animals and birds. Like the note ‘pa’ is the
note in which the koyil sings.
There is music
in silence. There is music in our very living. I feel, each thought in us is a
note and lovely thoughts link together to create harmony within us as a musical
piece made of right notes would. Wonder what is the background music here…. And
in this harmony that music creates, many have experienced the connection with
Gods and Goddesses.
I attended a
musical show called ‘Strings Attached’ at Jagrithi Theatre, Bangalore. It was a
show with a confluence of music from the Veena, the Violin, the Mrindagam and
the electronic pad. And what I saw was a beautiful, harmonious interaction
between the various instruments, notes being played and the musicians.
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