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Ani Dutta
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Добавлен 18 сен 2013
Aniruddha Dutta is a composer working across western and South Asian classical musical traditions. Dutta's music seeks to not simply fuse or blend western and South Asian music but to deconstruct and integrate them from within to reveal their underlying commonalities.
Nazrul's Dream / নজরুলের স্বপ্ন: Meditations on Raga Bageshree for Piano (Aniruddha Dutta, 2024)
(নিচে বাংলা) Presenting 'Nazrul's Dream,' a piece inspired by the great poet-composer Kazi Nazrul Islam's songs in Raga Bageshree. It's been hard to compose in such tumultous and violent times, but I've often found myself turning to Nazrul's songs for inspiration and peace. Nazrul often speaks of seemingly impossible desires and dreams, which the poet chases despite their apparent unattainability. This piece tries to express that sense of yearning in Nazrul's songs, that seemingly impossible hope for a future where separated companions are united, a future of harmony and peace. Here, I share the opening section of the piece. Hope you may find in it some of the succour and hope that compos...
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Impromptu in Kosalam, for Piano (Aniruddha Dutta 2021/24, Performed by Haley Myles)
Просмотров 30 тыс.3 месяца назад
Presenting a performance of my piece “Impromptu in Kosalam” by the pianist Haley Myles (www.youtube.com/@UCz-btKpEhtds-pVh4BGOQDg ). The piece (composed 2021, revised 2024) takes off from the South Indian classical raga or melodic mode of Kosalam - roughly corresponding to the western Lydian mode with a sharp 2nd - to explore a variety of colors and moods, gradually building to a climax before ...
Prelude & Fantasia in Bhairavi, for Piano (Aniruddha Dutta, 2024)
Просмотров 6 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Presenting 'Prelude & Fantasia in Bhairavi' for Piano. For me, Bhairavi (roughly similar to the western Phrygian mode) is a raga of intimacy and familiarity; it is a raga deeply associated with Bengal's music, hence, a raga of nostalgia and of homecoming. Yet, it is also a raga that holds an endless possibility of discovering new things within the apparently familiar. Hope you discover somethin...
Sonata in Puriya Kalyan, for Piano (Aniruddha Dutta, 2023)
Просмотров 44 тыс.10 месяцев назад
‘Sonata in Puriya Kalyan’ is a sonata-form piece for piano based on the South Asian classical raga or melodic mode of Puriya Kalyan (similar to the western Lydian mode, but with a flattened 2nd). The piece moves between various colors and moods by utilizing the technique of ‘graha bhedam’ or modal modulation - shifting the tonic note (‘sa’) within the same set of notes to arrive at other ragas ...
From the River Room: Impromptu for Piano (Aniruddha Dutta, 2023; Performed by Haley Myles)
Просмотров 311Год назад
‘From the River Room’ is a short song-like impromptu for piano that takes off from two South Asian classical ragas (melodic modes), Kosalam and Yaman, and moves between calmness, wonder and mystery. I composed this piece in Spring 2023 upon encountering a beautiful old grand piano in a university building beside the Iowa river. This performance is by pianist Haley Myles on her gorgeous Steinway...
Solitude in E Flat for Harp, by Aniruddha Dutta (2023)
Просмотров 198Год назад
This composition for solo harp is a journey through tranquil, bright, and dark moods and reflects moments of peace and happiness I found last year in the Darjeeling hills and Kalyani, where most of it was composed. It modulates between scales derived from the ragas (melodic modes) Kosalam and Vakulabharanam. হার্পের জন্য রচিত আমার এই সংগীতাংশটি মূলত গত বছর দার্জিলিং পাহাড়ে এবং কল্যাণীতে কাটানো ...
Fantasia on Todi for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (Opening Section)
Просмотров 111Год назад
"Fantasia on Todi" is a short piece for alto saxophone and orchestra loosely based on the Hindustani or north Indian classical thaat and raga (scale and melodic mode) of Todi. Although Todi is a morning raga, this piece dwells in the liminal zone between light and dark, day and night, improvisation and structure. This is actually the opening section of a longer piece that is still developing, b...
Allegro on Bhairavi, for Orchestra (Aniruddha Dutta, 2022)
Просмотров 50 тыс.2 года назад
'Allegro on Bhairavi' is an orchestral piece loosely based on the thaat (scale) & raga (melodic mode) of Bhairavi of North Indian classical music, roughly corresponding to the western Phrygian mode. Composed over two continents between spring and summer 2022, it too travels across many melodic realms, using the technique of 'Graha Bhedam' (shifting the 'sa' or tonic) to reach distant thaats and...
Dirge on Bhairavi, for Symphony Orchestra (Aniruddha Dutta)
Просмотров 1572 года назад
This orchestral piece, titled ‘Dirge on Bhairavi', was composed in 2015 to mourn a personal loss, and represents an uneven, ruptured journey from despair to hope and light. Composed for full symphonic orchestra, the piece is based on the South Asian classical Raga or melodic mode of Bhairavi, corresponding to the Phrygian mode in the western system, but freely draws upon several other ragas (es...
Mediations in D: Caprice-Sonatina for Flute & Piano
Просмотров 2493 года назад
‘Mediations in D’ for flute and piano traverses musical and cultural boundaries. The piece seeks to render the familiar ‘strange’ and the ‘strange’ familiar, and deconstruct the divide between the ‘odd’ and the ‘conventional’. It begins from a very straightforward theme as per western classical conventions - indeed, the opening musical figure loosely evokes themes found within the Andante Grazi...
Dreamscape in D for Harp, Aniruddha Dutta (2021)
Просмотров 1753 года назад
‘Dreamscape in D’ for solo pedal harp is intended as a dreamlike sojourn through several modes and ragas. Starting from the basic western major scale, it journeys through the Kosalam and Puriya Kalyan ragas (melodic modes) of South Asian classical music, growing increasingly virtuosic before circling back to a transformed version of the opening material. Please pardon the homemade audio quality...
Impromptu in Kosalam, for Piano
Просмотров 2573 года назад
A short, spontaneously-composed piece in the Carnatic (South Indian) Raga Kosalam. Somewhat mysterious, brooding in nature. Please pardon the home-made audio quality! ©Aniruddha Dutta, 2021.
'Sonata in Puriya Dhanashree' for Piano, by Aniruddha Dutta (2020)
Просмотров 5863 года назад
'Sonata in Puriya Dhanashree' is a composition for solo piano, loosely based on the Poorvi group of ragas or melodic modes of Indian classical music, particularly Puriya Dhanashree, which use the notes C, D♭, E, F♯, G, A♭, B, C' (assuming C=tonic). These are ragas of dusk and times of transition, so it seemed apt to upload this at the end of the year! ℗&© Aniruddha Dutta, 2020.
Aniruddha Dutta-Requiem-'Introit' (2020)
Просмотров 1334 года назад
This is a year of death. In that context, this is a setting of the 'Introit' or opening section of the 'Requiem' (mass of the dead) for SATB Choir & Orchestra. The music stylistically incorporates both western and South Asian elements and a Bengali translation of the text is provided. Please pardon any lacks in the audio quality of this homemade demo! Images are stock photos sourced from the in...
Andante Grazioso for Piano, Aniruddha Dutta (2020)
Просмотров 1764 года назад
A movement for piano solo that starts from a simple diatonic melody which then journeys through many shades of light and dark and modulates across several modes and ragas, particularly Puriya Kalyan and Poorvi in the central sections. © Aniruddha Dutta, 2020.
"Contemplation" for Piano, Aniruddha Dutta (2004/2017)
Просмотров 3185 лет назад
"Contemplation" for Piano, Aniruddha Dutta (2004/2017)
Canzonetta D'amore for Flute, Piano and Strings
Просмотров 1946 лет назад
Canzonetta D'amore for Flute, Piano and Strings
Aphorisms on Varied Ragas: Departures from Bhairav (composition for solo piano, by Aniruddha Dutta)
Просмотров 3797 лет назад
Aphorisms on Varied Ragas: Departures from Bhairav (composition for solo piano, by Aniruddha Dutta)
Anthem Semplice on a Fragment from Raga Kedar (Piano solo), Aniruddha Dutta
Просмотров 4967 лет назад
Anthem Semplice on a Fragment from Raga Kedar (Piano solo), Aniruddha Dutta