mann mohana is a dhrupad. not wholly, but in parts yes. the only prob is, it has tabla, if it had pakhwaj instead, it would have been a dhrupad.
--- In [email protected], "Chord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rahman wanted it to sound contemporary for wider appeal and marketing. > Was that a mistake? Should the soundtrack have been more pure > classical and more true to the period of that time? > > I'm having a hard time with this. This valid criticism has come, most > recently with "The Mughal Ear" article. There is a lot of classical > music in this soundtrack, but it's packaged very contemporarily, which > to me, makes sense in terms of wider appeal. But, a part of me also > wishes that the soundtrack should have been closer to the film's > period, or at least, include one or two more pure classical forms like > a Dhrupad or Thumri. > > What do you all think? >
