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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives concert recordings: Z.M. Dagar 2/9/79, 1979-02-09
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
- Title
- University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives concert recordings: Z.M. Dagar 2/9/79
- Dates
- 1979-02-091979-02-091979-02-09
- Quantity
- 4 items : OT- 4 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); WD - 4 compact discs (digital, stereo); Duration: 1:53:34
- Collection Number
- 1979016
- Summary
- Concert recorded at the University of Washington, Music Auditorium, February 9, 1979.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Performers: Zia Mohiuddin Dagar/rudra vina; Ann Mancke and Allan Swensson/tanpura.
Recorded by Gary Margason with Nagra 1V-S.
Contents: Madhuwanti, Kirwani, Ahir Bhairav Bhairavi.
2007: Original tapes digitized, work discs produced, and work tapes de-acquisitioned (WT - 4 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 10" and 7")
Transmission Data: digital files created 7/2007 - 79-16.1.aif, 79-16.2.aif, 79-16.3.aif, 79-16.4.aif (44.1 kHz, 16-bit)
Durations of OT set: 35:37, 22:06, 40:02, 14:31.
Durations of WD set: 36:06, 22:25, 40:37, 14:26 (total = 1:53:34)
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar was the world's most renowned exponent of India's Rudra veena , the instrumental ancestor of the Sitar. He was also one of the few masters of Dhrupad , the slow, austere, meditative traditional music still performed as it was centuries ago by Dagar forefathers in the Mughal courts. He was born on March 14, 1929, in the town of Udaipur,Rajasthan. He began his training under the tutelage of his father , Ustad Ziauddin Khan Dagar, court musician for the Maharaj of Udaipur. He had performed all over the world and also he was affiliated with the American society of eastern arts in Berkeley, California and taught for many years at the university of Washington in Seattle and Rotterdam Music Conservatory in Holland. In 1990 , Ustad was awarded by Kalidas Samman, one of the most prestigious award of the country , by M.P. Government. He had also received Sangeet Natak Academy Award , Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy award, Maharana Kumbha award and many more.
Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar redesigned and innovated the traditional veena. His contribution in improving the sound of Veena is historical. He added more deeper and base sound to the playing of veena. He captured the subtle unique character of each Raga often depends on accentuating the sharp ,flat or very flat qualities of certain notes; and it was the perfect rendering of these subtleties that became a Dagar trademark. In a deliberate and unhurried fashion , he unfolded and revealed each note of the Alap movement , the slow , serene solo exposition of Raga – hypnotically, hauntingly coaxing and stretching the most delicately shaded nuances , the notes between the notes, from the thick bronze strings.
- Dhrupad.org
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Description | Dates |
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1979016-0001: Concert: Z.M. Dagar
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 1
Concert by Z. M. Dagar/rudra vina; with Ann Mancke and Allan Swensson, tanpura Contents:Tr. 1 – Audience noise (0:00)Tr. 2 – Vina and tanpura begin (0:08)Tr. 3 – Rag Madhuwanti – alap (00:32)Tr. 4 – Jor begins –(17:34)Tr. 5 – Applause (35:56)
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1979-02-09 |
1979016-0002: Concert: Z.M. Dagar
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 2
Concert by Z. M. Dagar/rudra vina; with Ann Mancke and Allan Swensson, tanpura Contents:Tr. 1 – Tuning (0:00)Tr. 2 – Introduction by Daniel Neuman (0:27)Tr. 3 – Tuning (00:34)Tr. 4 – Rag Kirwani begins – alap (00:53)Tr. 5 – Jor begins (13:37)Tr. 6 – Applause (22:20)
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1979-02-09 |
1979016-0003: Concert: Z. M. Dagar
1 optical media : DVD - unpublished; Tracks: 1
Concert by Z. M. Dagar/rudra vina; with Ann Mancke and Allan Swensson, tanpura Contents:Tr. 1 – Applause/break (0:00)Tr. 2 – Introduction by Daniel Neuman (00:06)Tr. 3 – Rag Ahir Bhairav begins – alap (2:12)
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1979-02-09 |
1979016-0004: Concert: Z.M. Dagar
1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 1
Concert by Z. M. Dagar/rudra vina; with Ann Mancke and Allan Swensson, tanpura Contents:Tr. 1 – Rag Bhairavi begins w/ initial tuning – alap (0:00)Tr. 2 – Applause (13:41)
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Classical Music, Hindustani
- Concerts
- Dhrupad
- Ethnomusicology
- Rudra Vina
Geographical Names
- Asia
- India--Asia--South Asia
- North India
- Seattle (Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Dagar, Zia Mohiuddin, 1929-1990 (performer)