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‘Thus, the thrill for the listener is to be found not in harmony, chords or key changes but in the melodic creativaty that a performer demonstrates — a thrill intensified by the overwhelming emphasis on improvisation. Indian music is performed without scores, foregrounding instantaneous invention within the constraints of the chosen raga.’
— Oct 15, 2025 06:00AM
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“What was even more crazy, says Able, “was that his picking hand was above the covers, and the finger that he wore the mizrab on was moving as if he was playing or practicing. I felt bad about complaining now — he was on another level! It wasn’t twitching. His whole hand was moving. He was playing in his sleep.”
— Nov 06, 2025 05:36AM
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‘Ravi was keen to train audiences as well as his students. In a program essay entitled “Good Listening” he appealed for all to be seated on time at Kinnara concerts, “relaxed and receptive”. It was announced beforehand that the doors would be closed precisely on 8:30 p.m. and reopened only between numbers.’
— Oct 24, 2025 03:33AM
