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Rabindra Sangeet (Bengali: রবীন্দ্রসঙ্গীত Robindro shonggit, IPA: [ɾobind̪ɾo ʃoŋɡit̪]), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore. It is a distinctive genre in the music of Bengal, popular in India and Bangladesh.[1]

Rabindra Sangeet used Indian classical music and traditional folk music as sources.[dead link][citation needed][2] Tagore wrote some 2,230 songs.[citation needed]

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Contents

[edit] Collection composition

The collection is sometimes known as the Gitabitan (garden of songs). The four major parts of this book are Puja (worship), Prem (love), Prakriti (Nature) and Bichitra (Diverse).[citation needed]

[edit] Influence and legacy

Dance accompanied by Rabindra Sangeet

Rabindra Sangeet has had a very strong influence on Bengali culture.[2] These songs are regarded as cultural treasures of Bengal in both West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh.

The Rabindrasangeet, which deal with varied themes are immensely popular and form a foundation for the Bengali ethos that is comparable to, perhaps even greater than, that which Shakespeare has on the English-speaking world. It is said that his songs are the outcome of 500 years[citation needed] of literary & cultural churning that the Bengali community has gone through.

In his book Caste and Outcaste, Dhan Gopal Mukerji has said that these songs transcend the mundane to the aesthetic and express all ranges and categories of human emotion. The poet had given a voice to all—big or small, rich or poor. The poorest boatman on the Ganges as well as the rich landlord find expression for their emotional trials and tribulations in Tagore's songs.

He was among the first to recognize that cinema should have its own language. In 1929 he wrote, “The beauty and grandeur of this form in motion has to be developed in such a way that it becomes self-sufficient without the use of words.” The inherent beauty & depth of Tagore's songs have persuaded a number of filmmakers to use Tagore’s songs in their films including Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen, Nitin Bose, Tapan Sinha and Kumar Shahani.His songs were also used in British, European & Australian movies just to capture the mood of a cinematic situation & to reveal a delicate interplay of relationships.

Ritwik Ghatak said of Tagore, “That man has culled all my feelings from long before my birth…I read him and find that...I have nothing new to say.” In his Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Cloud-capped Star) and Subarnarekha, Ghatak uses Rabindrasangeet to express the poignancy of post-Partition Bengal.[citation needed]

As Tagore himself opined in his only book on music Sangit chinta:[citation needed] 'In regard to music, I claim to be something of a musician myself. I have composed many songs which have defied the canons of orthodox propriety and good people are disgusted at the impudence of a man who is audacious only because he is untrained. But I persist, and God forgives me because I do not know what I do. Possibly that is the best way of doing things in the sphere of art. For I find that people blame, but also sing my songs, even if not always correctly. Please do not think I am vain. I can judge myself objectively and can openly express admiration for my own work, because I am modest. I do not hesitate to say that my songs have found their place in the heart of my land, along with her flowers that are never exhausted, and that the folk of the future, in days of joys or sorrow or festival, will have to sing them. This too is the work of a revolutionist.'

Two of the songs written by Tagore are the national anthems of India and Bangladesh. These are:

[edit] Singers of Rabindrasangeet

Some of the well-known singers of Rabindrasangeet are:

[edit] Teachers of Rabindrasangeet

[edit] India

Some of the well-known teachers of Rabindrasangeet (barring Tagore himself) are:


[edit] Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, prominent Rabindrasangeet trainers who have contributed to developing new artists include :

[edit] Institutes

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Ghosh, p. xiii
  2. ^ a b Huke, Robert E. (2009). "West Bengal". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/640088/West-Bengal. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 

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[edit] Further reading

[edit] External links

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  • tagoreweb.in, contains complete works of Tagore, including his songs, and scores.
  • rabindrasangeet.org, is a free and public repository of information on Tagore songs. It has the lyrics and scores of all Tagore songs. The lyrics are text searchable.
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