GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Hindustani Classical Music
- Genre family
- Traditional / Regional Music
- Starting recordings
- 13
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Hindustani Classical Music
Hindustani classical music develops raga, tala and improvisation across extended forms.
It offers a large-scale musical logic not centered on Western harmonic progression.
Begin with Ravi Shankar and Zakir Hussain.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreTraditional / Regional Music
Current genreHindustani Classical Music
LISTENING GUIDE
What to listen for
01
Follow the gradual presentation of a raga's pitch language.
02
Track the tala cycle through the tabla.
03
Notice how tempo and density increase.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Raga Simhendra Madhyamam1956 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab 02An Introduction to Indian Music1958 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab 03Dádrá1958 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab 04Sindhi-Bhairavi1958 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab 05Raga Kirwani1979 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab 06Bhimpalási1958 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab 07Tabla-Taal-Surphakta1972 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab 08Tabla-Taal-Teen Taal1972 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab 09Tabla-Taal-Ek Taal1972 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab 10Tabla-Taal-Char Taal Ki Sawari1972 · Hindustani Classical MusicOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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