Bhatkhande notation
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Bhatkhande notation is a widely used system for writing and teaching North Indian classical (Hindustani) music, developed by musicologist Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande to standardize and preserve its compositions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vishnu Digambar Paluskar notation | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindustani music notation
ⓘ
music notation system ⓘ |
| adoption |
music examination boards in India
ⓘ
music universities in India ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bhatkhande lipi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | music colleges in India ⓘ |
| basedOn | sargam syllables ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Paluskar notation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western staff notation ⓘ |
| culturalContext | North Indian art music tradition ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
compatibility with Indian rhythmic cycles
ⓘ
faithfulness to traditional performance practice ⓘ simplicity for classroom teaching ⓘ |
| developedBy | Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Hindustani Sangeet Paddhati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
indication of octave by dots above or below notes
ⓘ
notation of meend and gamak through special marks ⓘ notation of sam and khali in tala ⓘ notation of tempo and lay ⓘ separate symbols for shuddha and vikrit swaras ⓘ use of lines and symbols to mark rhythmic cycles ⓘ use of sargam letters Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni ⓘ |
| goal |
preservation of Hindustani music repertoire
ⓘ
standardization of Hindustani music compositions ⓘ |
| influenced |
institutional teaching of Hindustani music
ⓘ
music pedagogy in North India ⓘ |
| influencedBy | oral tradition of Hindustani music ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Hindi
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Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ other North Indian languages ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTradition | Hindustani classical music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
ornamentation in Hindustani music
ⓘ
ragas ⓘ swaras ⓘ talas ⓘ |
| scope |
dhrupad compositions
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instrumental music ⓘ khayal compositions ⓘ thumri compositions ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| status | most widely used notation system for Hindustani music in the 20th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
teaching Hindustani classical music
ⓘ
writing Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| usedIn | North Indian classical music ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Vishnu Digambar Paluskar notation