The initial instrument of the harmonium group was the philharmonic, imaginary in 1818 by Anton Haeckel in Vienna. His innovation was stimulated by the Chinese mouth organ, or sheng, which, taken to Russia in the 1770s, had introduce the free reed to Europe and aroused the attention of certain physicists and musicians
The Harmonium is an instrument that is compulsory in Indian music and is used in the religious field, in classical music, in folklore etc. Harmonium was introduced in India by the missionaries who brought this instrument in the nineteenth century. Easy handling and easy playing technique makes it popular quickly. The Harmonium can be compared in its functioning to the accordeon. Air is pumped into an enclosed space by means of bellows. With a keyboard it is possible to open specially defined holes, through which the pumped air is then pressed. The reeds attached to the openings (double, triple or quadruple reeds) are set vibrating and so produce the desired note.
Some popular harmonium players are Pt. P Madhukar, Pt. R K Bijapure, Pt. Manohar Chimote, Pt. Tulsidas Borkar, Dr. Sudhanshu Kulkarni, Dr. Ravindra Katoti, Ajay Joglekar and Vyasmurthy Katti. Harmonium is considered to be one of the most versatile instruments in Indian Music which is usually used as an accompanying instrument for vocalists. However, some musicians play the harmonium as a solo instrument and they are Pandit Muneshwar Dayal, Pandit Montu Banerjee, Pamabhusan Jnan Prakash. One of the largest pioneers of this style is Pandit Tulsidas Borkar of Mumbai. More recently, Dr. Arawind Thatte from Pune has sought to create a separate identity for the harmonium as a solo instrument. More and more music students are learning in this fashion. Now GAALC offers you (http://harmoniumlessonsonline.com/ ) online Harmonium training lesson on “Skype” conducted by Indian Harmonium Guru or teachers.
How to play:
Harmonium usually belongs to the family of free-reed aerophones. The key structure is as same as a piano. The white reeds are major and the black reeds are minor. There are seven musical notes: Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni. All these 7 notes are the white keys. They are called shuddha (natural) swara-s (notes). There are five minor notes. They are komol re, komol ga, tivra ma, komol dha and komol ni. All those 5 notes are the black keys. Harmonium is easy to play and its popular in indian music. Online Harmonium learning class lessons offered by GAALC India are one-on-one, live, real time, interactive learning program on “Skype” or Google hangouts”.
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