Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature
by S. Karthick Raj KMoundinya | 2008 | 66,229 words
The essay studies the Musical Instruments in Sanskrit Literature and its relationship with the South Indian musical tradition. The study emphasizes the universal appeal of music and documents how it pervades various aspects of life, art, literature, painting, and sculpture. The thesis further examines the evolution of musical instruments from ancie...
Appendix 4 - List of plates: Musical Instruments as Ensembles
[Full title: Musical Instruments in Sculptures, Pictures, Paintings and Photographs (4) Musical Instruments as Ensembles]
1. Kombu, Flute, Maddalam, Yazh 2. Musical Pillars 3. Musical Pillars 4. 5. Galaxy of ganas singing, playing drum and cymbals. Siva as Saptasvaramaya musical form where ganas playing Vina, Flute, Drum and Cymbals Flute and Pot drum performed for Siva's dance. 6. 7. Flute accompanied by Edakka. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. Divine beings enjoying music of flute with Ankya drums. Pataha and Edakka Panel showing lute, pot drum, horn performed for dance. Top panel shows Nagari, Tutturi, Mardalam and Kollatam (Stick dance) 12. Ankhya, Urdhvaka, Pataha, Jhallari, Srnga, Venu and Kamsya Tala Women musicians performing with lutes and cymbals. Pataha, Mardala with Arched Harp for dance in Kailasa 15. Lady artistes perform Flute, Tala and Urdhvaka drum for dance. Apsaras performing Flute, Lute, Cymbals, Drum with singing. Lord Ganesa plays Venu, Lord Sanmuka plays Mrdanga, Goddess Sarasvati plays the Vina and Lord Brahma puts the Talam for Nataraja's dance. 16. 17. 18. Painting depicting Shehnai, Vina, Mrdanga and Karatala accompanying dance. 19. Painting depicting Wind Pipe, Pataha and Tambura. 20. Royal procession - Pipe (player mounted on the horse) accompanied by big drums mounted on the elephants.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Tribal ensemble of Manipur consisting of Mardalas, Ghanta with Kona, Gongs accompanying the Pipe. Assamese tribes performing with Chimta, Dhol and Srnga. The Thali ensemble of Rajasthan playing on food plates. The Lezim ensemble of Maharastra playing cymbals in sticks. The Gna ensemble with Jhallari of Bhutan The tribal ensemble with Tash, Dhol, Nagara, Karatala with Srnga. The Pancavadya of Orissa consisting of Sankha, the Thiski, the Ghanta, the Dhol and a pair of Mohori 28. Nayyandi Melam of TamilNadu comprising of Kuntalam, the Tavil, the Talam, Pampai and Urumi. 29. 29 30. Venu, Tridarduram and Karatala enhance the ecstatic dance of Siva. Ragamala painting of Rajasthan depicting an Ragini.
1 2 347 Galaxy of ganas playing musical instruments 3 5 Siva as saptasvaramaya musical master personifying the seven notes, four musical Ganas, playing the four principal instruments, the vina, flute, drum and cymbals, at his feet
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10 Bhutaganas playing different instruments 11 12" Women musicians performing music 13 350
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Painting depicting Shehnai, Vina, Mridangam, Kara-Tala and Jhamlika accompanying dance. 353 Painting depicting Wind-pipe, Pataha and Tambura 15 DE ANN De Royal procession-Pipe accompanied by big-drums mounted on the elephant. 18 19 20
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