Abstracting an emotion is THE most important aspect of any art form. That& #39;s why essay isn& #39;t art but haiku is. Even if one manages abstraction, next comes expressing it.
Listen to Raaja& #39;s beautiful musical abstraction of the lines that come after
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This is exactly #WhyRajaIsGod
Listen to Raaja& #39;s beautiful musical abstraction of the lines that come after
This is exactly #WhyRajaIsGod
Here, Janaki/Vaali is asking us to listen to "breezing wind, moving crops & walking river". Ilaiyaraaja abstracts all 3 sounds musically & shows us!
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Flute: அடிக்கிற காத்துச் சத்தம்
Strings & bass guitar: அசையிற நாத்துச் சத்தம்
Santoor: நடக்குற ஆத்துச் சத்தம்
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Flute: அடிக்கிற காத்துச் சத்தம்
Strings & bass guitar: அசையிற நாத்துச் சத்தம்
Santoor: நடக்குற ஆத்துச் சத்தம்
#WhyRaajaIsGod
Abstraction isn& #39;t just about working at conceptual level. It& #39;s also about the freedom from representational quality, means an artist saying "I dont care how my work is received" Sounds familiar?
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Here ILaiyaraaja abstracts Mozart to Tamils without giving a damn!
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Here ILaiyaraaja abstracts Mozart to Tamils without giving a damn!
#WhyRaajaIsGod
Train sounds (whistling & rumbling both) are very exciting ones for humans. Many music directors used the train sounds mostly as is.
Here, ILaiyaraaja imagines train sounds using string section (violin+viola+cello) in 1983
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Exploding head" aria-label="Emoji: Exploding head"> if this is not abstract art, what is?!
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Here, ILaiyaraaja imagines train sounds using string section (violin+viola+cello) in 1983
#WhyRaajaIsGod
ILaiyaraaja abstracts physical movements as rich musical art beautifully
Here a butterfly& #39;s life cycle as music- observe the quality of sound at each phase
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Egg: humble beginning
Larva: gradual growth
Pupa: exciting rest
Break: new world
Go: careless fly
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Here a butterfly& #39;s life cycle as music- observe the quality of sound at each phase
Egg: humble beginning
Larva: gradual growth
Pupa: exciting rest
Break: new world
Go: careless fly
#WhyRaajaIsGod