Harmonium
Instrumental Music – Violin Concert
Today, we are going to watch a live Violin Concert with just three instruments Violin, Tabla and Harmonium. Violin is played by Ms. Ragini Shankar, who is an Indian Violinist, performing the Hindustani Classical Music and Fusion. She started her training at age 4 and her first performance was when she was 11 years old. Ragini is a Mechanical Engineer who also holds a Master’s degree in Music. She has performed in India as well as various foreign countries on different occasions. Ragini Shankar has been trained by her renowned Violinist mother Mrs. Sangeeta Shankar and grand mother and legendary Violinist Padma Bhushan Dr. N Rajam. Her sister Nandini Shankar is also a Violinist who performs Hindustani Classical Music. It is really great to have three generations Grand Mother, Mother a...
Harmonium or Pump Organ
Today we will look at another important Musical Instrument, the Harmonium or Pump Organ. It is also called as Melodeon and is a keyboard instrument. A Harmonium is a free-reed organ that generates sound with a foot or hand pumped bellows. It produces sound as air flows past a vibrating reed in a frame. The physical characteristics of the reed like its mass, length, cross-sectional area and stiffness determines the pitch of the sound. The physical dimensions of the chamber in which the reed is fitted, the amount of air flow etc. are also important in the pitch of the sound produced. The original idea of a free reed organ is imported from China through Russia after 1750. The first Western free reed instrument was made in Denmark in 1780. The portable hand pumped Harmonium is a prominent inst...