N. Ravikiran with a chitravina

Chitravina N. Ravikiran (born February 12, 1967 in Mysore, Karnataka, India) is a composer of Indian Carnatic music. He has been called the "Indian Mozart". He is probably most famous for his concept of "melharmony", which is harmony which stays within the melodic rules of an Indian raga (musical mode). Considered a virtuoso chitravina player, he has been described as "probably the greatest slide instrumentalist in the world today" by Radio Australia. Ravikiran has also played the slide Hawaiian guitar, and is an accomplished vocalist. He invented a variant of the chitravina called the navachitravina, which is smaller and has a clearer tone in the higher frequencies. He currently resides in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Mysore (Kannada: ಮೈಸೂರು) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Karnātakā (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ, Hindi: कर्नाटक) (IPA: //) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram Music of the states Andaman and... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Harmony, Greek ἁρμονία harmonía meaning a fastening or join. The concept of harmony dates as far back as Pythagoras. ... Raga (rāg /राग (Hindi), raga (anglicised from rāgaḥ/रागः (Sanskrit)) or rāgam /ராகம் (Tamil)) are the melodic modes used in Indian classical music. ... Radio Australia is the international shortwave radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australias public broadcaster. ... A Dobro style resonator guitar Steel guitar, strictly speaking, refers to a method of playing using a metal slide (or steel) on a guitar played horizontally, with the strings uppermost. ... </noinclude> Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை, formerly known as Madras , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

Ravi Shankar, the famous sitar player, is most impressed with his talents, and is noted as saying: "If you don’t believe in God, just look at Ravikiran." This article is about the musician. ... Premla Shahane playing a sitar, 1927 The sitar is probably the best-known Indian instrument in the West. ...

Ravikiran is the author of several widely read books, Appreciating Carnatic Music and Perfecting Carnatic Music Level I and II. He is also the founder of the International Foundation for Carnatic Music.

Melharmony

Melharmony is a concept created by Ravikiran in an attempt to introduce harmony into South Indian music. It differs from western musical harmony in that musical intervals and/or chords must be created using notes (swaras) permitted in the raga. In addition, emphasis is also placed on how the harmonization positively accentuates the structure of the music. South India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ... In music theory, an interval is the relationship between two notes or pitches, the lower and higher members of the interval. ... A chord is a geometric figure. ... The notes, or swaras, of Indian music are Shadjamam, Rishabham, Gandharam, Madhyamam, Panchamam, Dhaivatam and Nishadam. ...

Collaborations

Ravikiran has worked with many other performers, from various musical styles outside his native Carnatic discipline, including Hindustani music, Filmi, Western classical music, African music, jazz, and pop. Prominent amongst the Indian musicians he has worked with is Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. He has also performed collaborations with American blues guitarist Taj Mahal, Brazilian jazz pianist Jovino Santos-Neto, Glen Velez, Qui Xia He, as well as western classical orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra. Hindustani (हिन्‍दुस्‍थानी) classical music is an Indian classical music tradition originating in the North of the Indian subcontinent circa the 13th and 14th centuries CE. Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries, it has contemporary traditions established primarily in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. ... Filmi is Indian popular music as written and performed for Indian cinema. ... This article is about the genre of classical music in the Western musical tradition. ... Africa is a large and diverse continent, consisting of dozens of countries, hundreds of languages and thousands of races, tribes and ethnic groups. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (b. ... Taj Mahal (born May 17, 1940, New York City) is a United States blues musician. ... Jovino Santos-Neto, born in Brazil in 1954, worked as a pianist, flutist and producer with the legendary Hermeto Pascoal from 1977 to 1992. ... Glen Velez is an American percussionist, vocalist, and composer, specializing in frame drums from around the world. ... The BBC Philharmonic is a professional symphony orchestra based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the major symphony orchestras in the United States. ...

External links

• Ravikiran's Official Website