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About Instrumental Music of India
Instrumental Music of India is a release group by sitarist Budhaditya Mukherjee, showcasing North Indian classical (Hindustani) instrumental traditions. The primary release under this title features three tracks centered on raga-based improvisation and rhythmic exploration.
Mukherjee composed and performed the album, which emphasizes the khayal and tantrakari styles of sitar playing. The label and exact release date remain undocumented in available sources. The recording format appears to be a studio album, though production details are not specified.
The tracklist includes three compositions. Improvisation Is the Style of Classical Music Based on Raga Puriakalian opens the album with an alaap-jor-jhala development in the evening raga Puriakalian. The second track, Improvisation Is the Style of Classical Music Based on Raga Basant Mukhari, explores the spring-season raga Basant Mukhari through melodic elaboration. The final piece, Metrorythmical Piece in Tintal, presents a fixed-composition (gat) section set to the 16-beat tintal cycle, accompanied by tabla.
Mukherjee’s performance adheres to the gayaki ang (vocal-style) approach of the Etah-Bishnupur gharana, a sub-style of the Senia-Maihar gharana founded by his guru, Nikhil Banerjee. The album serves as a representative example of 20th-century sitar recitals, balancing technical precision with expressive phrasing. Additional session musicians, if present, are not credited in accessible records.
The release title suggests an educational or demonstrative intent, though no liner notes or supplementary materials are confirmed. The work aligns with Mukherjee’s broader discography, which includes solo recordings and collaborations with percussionists like Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay. Further details on distribution, reissues, or alternate editions are not publicly verified.