Sitarists and Their Music

For avid listeners of Sitar Music the enchanting and melodious   tones of the sitar yields a relaxing music from which to lose  the stressors of the day. The tones and timbres  of the musical instrument innately bring about a state of tranquility , meditation and calmness that is unrivaled by most musical instruments on Earth . It is a popular and unique form of Indian Classical Music, with characteristics and specialties which are different from  any other musical instrument in this style.

The Sitar  is able to be appreciated  by many of those that listen to its sound , however when you realize  a few things about  the Sitar then  you can appreciate  the music on a whole new field . When you  comprehend the amount of schooling the sitarya must undertake, and the dexterity  it requires, and understanding of the principles  regarding the ragas, then the music becomes a glorious realization of consciousness in such a way that elevates  the listener into a blissful  state.

With over 19 strings, 7 of which are above the frets and 13 of which run underneath the frets and all  of them being different  lengths creates a dizzying amount of   choices in the sitarists availale songs, even tuning the sitar takes a considerable amount of  patience . It is not unusual to  snap a string while tuning and then restringing comes into play . After that the player must tune the sitar to the  pitches of the Raga to be played so he or she can tune the strings to the notes of that particular raga. When all this is done, he must then be able to communicate with his tabla player, his tanpura player, and any other musicians that are on stage with him at the time. It appears almost as telepathy between the players, and it dazzles and awes the audience. This heavenly   variety of music is loved by many, appreciated  by more, and hardly ever  really  comprehended.

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