Ajay Chandran, a fellow blogger who composes Hindi poetry and Ghazals, presented a challenge for me, a few months back. He asked me if I could compose a tune for one of the songs he had written. He suggested a classical rendering. This is my very first attempt at composing something. It was pretty hard to start out with a blank canvas and come up with something that conveyed the emotion of the poetry. The theme is Viraah (Separation).
I realize this is pretty elaborate and deep for someone who is not very much into classical music. This is meant for a more musically inclined audience. The composition starts off in Khamaj, transitions to Pilu and ends in Bihaag. If heard on headphones, the background score on the keyboard is discernible. I just tried to play simple chords that gelled with the transition of the basic frequencies across the song.
I got feedback from Murali Venkatraman, a talented composer and an avid blogger on this composition, which was useful. Though I failed to incorporate a lot of the suggestions in this, I hope to use them for the next time, if there's one. One thing that's easy to note is that the composition lacks a rigid rhythm structure, which Murali also pointed out. It's only loosely structured on an evenly spaced three beat cycle. I hope to improve on such weak points as I do more of this. I would really appreciate your feedback, positive and/or negative, as I found this project difficult and am ready to grab whatever I get that would better equip me for my next time.
Ajay's posts of this song:
Muziboo
Uhuroo
I thank Ajay for this opportunity and the lovely lyrics. And here's hoping for more such opportunities!
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Though I cannot comment on the classical apspects of your composition, realy I enjoyed your work and rendering. It was very smooth and nice to hear in your voice..
keep it up..
Good luck
Gopinath
Music lover from Muziboo
Lovely composition and singing! Enjoyed it thoroughly.
shuumii, proud of u :)very beautiful composition and beautifully sung. The key in classical compositions is the choice of ragas and you have a winning combination here. Being a strictly classical piece, it does not give you too much room for creativity coz your starting point is a pre-set combination of notes, so its hard to be atypical. But as i said, you've chosen the ragas cleverly and rendered it with all you've got, so there! - you have a beautiful song created :) Compose more!
Ajay- lovely lyrics, as always! :) Really enjoyed them!
very nice and soothing :)
thank u all for stopping by and listening to it patiently and for the comments. :-)
Very nicely done. Looking forward to more of these.
thanks tech :)
Beautiful lyrics and awesome singing.
thanks Perception. :-) Compliments go to Ajay for the lyrics. They're definitely lovely.
Really enjoyed this composition. To me, your voice has alot of expression. I want to hear more :)
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