Filmi & Non-Filmi Songs (With Their Complete Texts, Notations And Rhythmic Patterns) (With Notations)

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This book is a compilation of 151 choicest filmi and non-filmi songs with their texts and the respective musical notations. Though their immense popularity was the major criterion for their selection, for their texts and notations the author has consulted many books for the desired material.

It is an undisputed fact that despite the improved rhythmic quality of the new or contemporary songs, the melody of the old songs still remains unsurpassed. The selection gives music connoisseurs as well as the young learners a wide range of popular filmi music right from the fifties to the turn of the century. The main emphasis has been laid on revealing the unique musical creativity of such renowned music directors as Naushad, Anil Biswas, Lakshmikant-Pyarelal, Nadeem-Shravan, Jatin-Lalit etc. who have regaled the music world with their magical and mellifluous songs all these years as would be for the days to come.

Compiling the text and notation of the one-fifty-one choicest filimi and non-filmi songs hasn't been an easy task. Even though their popularity was kept as the major criterion of their selection, the problem arose in getting the right text with notation. Many books have been consulted to get the desired material. Despite the comparatively new songs' much improved rhythmic quality the old songs' melody still remains unsurpassed. With the result the eventual selection gives the connoisseurs and the young learners a wide range of popular music right from the fifties to the turn of this century. Major emphasis in their selection has been laid on revealing before the desirous readers the musical creativity of the Indian music directors right from Naushad and Anil Biswas to Nadeem-Sharavan and Jatin-Lalit who together have regaled the world for over half a century. Instead of choosing popular bhajans, ghazals, Kawwalis etc. from outside the film world, we have selected such of their specimens as had made their indomitable popularity get a niche in the film world as well. Also, in order to help the reader get the relish of the different ryhthmic patterns, those songs have been culled which are based on different 'taals' but which are not difficult to understand.