ARITRO GHOSH
VIOLINS
AND THEIR CLASSICAL SINFULNESS
M
usic, in itself is a fairly sinful pleasure to behold.
Fairly massive, as we can’t live without it. Have
you ever once seen a man or woman in the
recent age who does not love listening to a song in their
free time? Or just to create free time? No you have not.
Listening to morbid, death metal music looks extremely
cutting edge, but I believe that in a lot of ways it’s
classical music that proves more sinful at times.
You might be wonderivng though, as to from where I
concocted this sudden differential. However it’s not
new; it’s just a fact nobody really notices. Classical
music, and not just Indian, but also
Western; one of the pioneers
of which is the Violin.
In western culture, the
violin is the baby of the
String family, and the
viola, it’s elder brother.
Even though it is
ranked the highest in
terms of number of
instruments played
in an orchestra, at
the same time, it
still can act as a solo
instrument which
produces music that
is enchanting. There
are two types of violin,
the First and the
Second. First violins
play the melody,
while Second
violins tend
to alternate
between
melody and harmony; the magnificence of it all is
witnessed on stage in a manner that may seem traditional,
colorful, and sometimes even royal; but as you keep
progressing into the depths of the tune, you almost
feel hypnotized, like as if you’re part of the music.
VIOLINS AND THE OPERA
Classical music, of all cultures, wins a lifetime achievement
award, while performing an enchanting encore from
the other side of the river of tunes, for this very reason.
Opera is way above at the top when it comes to genres
wherein the violin is used to create it’s sinful magic.
What a violin’s tune essentially does differently when
you add it’s magic with the tireless A’s and D’s, is that it
quickly restyles itself into something with a deeper level
of understanding, with it’s wide tonal quality; something
with a backstory and a life. Something that contains sin.
The fact is, now, as the culture has slowly moved spaces;
everyone is constantly in touch with these forms of
music, and falling prey to the long hours of greatness.
VIOLIN CULTURE IN INDIA
If you’re an exceptionally big violin fanatic, or even a big
opera fanatic, you know what I am getting at. Now even
India has embraced the culture that comes with the violin
and it’s bow. We have people from all round learning and
playing it. Guitar is no more the primary instrument
for the millennials in their pursuit towards the road of
creativity. Young people form bands who not just play
different genres of music, but merge, experiment and
create more unique music. This makes way for instruments
like the violin to make a strong entry into the field.
The violin with it’s natural, suave tune bends into
being part of so many different genres, and helps
create so many brilliant songs. The solidity with
which it has helped compose themes of different
movies as well as beautiful boho music.
IN CONCLUSION
The violin’s tune is so sinful exactly because of that; wherein
it is able to channel the uniqueness of each song, and bring
out all the feelings that lay within. That’s why you’ll see the
idea of a person playing a violin so harshly in anger. You’ll
notice the deviousness when you realize that though he is
playing so hard, the tune is so smooth. The chords of the
violin mellows the darkness with it’s tune, but pushes you
into the veins of the player’s emotions, or even your own.
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