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.

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Vishnu Digambar Paluskar notation 1

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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 NERFINISHED
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
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

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Hindustani music hasNotationSystem Bhatkhande notation
Hindustani music hasNotationSystem Bhatkhande notation
this entity surface form: Vishnu Digambar Paluskar notation