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'''Bandish''', '''cheez''' or '''gat'''<ref>{{Cite book | author=Bagchee, Sandeep | title=Nād: Understanding Rāga Music | year=1998 | publisher=BPI (India) PVT Ltd | isbn=81-86982-07-8 | pages=328}}</ref> is a fixed, melodic composition in [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani vocal or instrumental music]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sadarang.com/glossary1.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801182740/http://www.sadarang.com/glossary1.htm |archive-date=2009-08-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is set in a specific [[raga]], performed with rhythmic accompaniment by a [[tabla]] or [[pakhawaj]], a steady drone, and melodic accompaniment by a [[sarangi]], [[violin]] or [[Pump organ|harmonium]]. There are different ways of systematizing the parts of a composition. A bandish provides the literature element in the music, for standard structured singing. In the past many [[gharana]]s protected their bandishes from moving out of the family with gross incoherent vocal renditions.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20030422132427/http://hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030300530200.htm Article Title]}}</ref> In the realm of vocal music, it is often known as ''cheez''.<ref name="Ranade2006"/><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The word ''bandish'' is derived from the [[Hindi language]], and literally means "binding together".<ref name="Ranade2006">{{cite book|author=Ashok Damodar Ranade|title=Music Contexts: A Concise Dictionary of Hindustani Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cFwbGi3oBHgC&pg=PA71|access-date=20 July 2013|date=2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-63-7|pages=71–}}</ref><br />
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==Sections==<br />
''[[Sthayi|Sthāyī]]'' or ''Asthāyī'': The initial, Rondo phrase or line of a fixed, melodic composition.<br />
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''[[Antara (music)|Antarā]]'': The second body phrase or line of a fixed, melodic composition.<br />
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''Sanchāri'': The third body phrase or line of a fixed, melodic composition, seen more typically in Dhrupad bandishes.<br />
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''Aabhog'': The fourth and concluding body phrase or line of a fixed, melodic composition, seen more typically in Dhrupad bandishes.<br />
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==Tempo==<br />
There are three variations of Bandish, regarding tempo:<br />
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''[[Vilambit|Vilambit Bandish]]'': A slow and steady melodic composition, usually in Largo to Adagio speeds.<br />
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''[[Madhyalaya|Madhyalaya Bandish]]'': A medium tempo melodic composition, usually set in Andante to Allegretto speeds.<br />
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''[[Drut|Drut Bandish]]'': A fast tempo melodic composition, usually set to Allegretto speed, and onwards.<br />
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== List Bandish Compositions ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Bandish<br />
!Language<br />
!Rāg<br />
!Lay<br />
!Tāl<br />
!Composer<br />
!Singer<br />
!Remarks<br />
|-<br />
|''he mhare rajendra''<br />
''mana mohyo''<br />
|[[Hindi]]<br />
|Dhanashree<br />
|Vilambit <br />
|Trital<br />
|Vilayat Hussain Khan<br />
|Vilayat Hussain Khan<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{Portal-inline|India}}<br />
*{{Portal-inline|Music}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian styles of music]]<br />
[[Category:Hindustani music genres]]<br />
[[Category:Musical form]]<br />
[[Category:Hindustani music terminology]]<br />
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