Thursday, May 21, 2009

VEENA - THE QUEEN OF INSTRUMENTS

Veena an instrument of music notably called the Queen of instruments.It has an interesting character. It is a four feet long, carved and hollowed structure made of wood, generally, jackwood. Good quality Veenas are carved from a single block of wood. Its tapering hollow neck contains metal frets set into wax on wooden tracks. One more resonator is present on the top of the long neck of the Veena. This is used as a stand in the positioning of the instrument.

The technique of playing a Veena involves the left hand playing on the frets, controlled pulling on the strings to achieve higher tones and glissandi through increased tension and finger flicks, all to reflect the characteristics of various ragas and their ornamentation (gamaka).

5 comments:

  1. very nicely drafted articel..great

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  2. wow very nice artice friend.. so u nice creative attidude towards the cool and calm of human................................

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  3. Hi,

    Nice to see yuor blog.
    I m interested in Carnatic music keep posting a few songs in Veena and Guitar.

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  4. Hi,

    Nice article, when ever i have time, always listen to Kruthis of Purandara and Thyagaraja

    Cheers

    Rags

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  5. Hi

    Do you work on Veena, if so let me know what are the different work you have done in this field

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