I N T R O D U C T I O N....

1.1 INTRODUCTION
When gripping grief the heart doth wound, and doleful dumps the mind
oppresses,
Then music, with her silver sound, with seedy help doth lend redress.
..if music be the food of love, play on.
William Shakespeare.
1.1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Religious chant and music occupy a
central place within the heritage of the
Hindu religion. Hindu religious chant
and music are firmly rooted in
theological principles of sacred sound
found throughout the Vedic and Hindu
scriptures

and

associated

with

spiritual power and ecstasy from the

plays a role in all societies, and it

earliest times.

exists in a large number of styles,

Considered to be of divine origin,

each characteristic of a geographical

music and sacred sound have always

region or a historical era.

been closely identified with the Hindu

Plate 1.1.1a

gods and goddesses, and form an

Plate 1.1.1b

integral

part

of

the

narrative

mythology concerning them. Music

Music is the key to our souls and

flows into our life everyday in some
form or the other.
It can be defined as..everything
which can be made visible to the eyes

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....
can be made audible to the ears and

Architecture is perceived in time

and space.

everything which the ear perceives

can be perceived by the eyes
Music is perceived in time,
Dance is perceived in space,

Music is the manifestation of the human spirit, similar to language. Its greatest
practitioners have conveyed to mankind things not possible to say in any other
language. If we do not want these things to remain dead treasures, we must do
our utmost to make the greatest possible number of people understand their
idiom. --Zoltn Kodly
and

economic

barriers

and

enhances cultural appreciation

and awareness.
It

integrate

mind, body, and

spirit

and

bringing

the

inner world into

Plate 1.1.1c

the outer world

Music is a major component in

religious
rituals,

services,

secular

theatre,

and

of

concrete

reality
It creates a seamless connection

entertainment of all sorts

between

It is a language that all people

instruction,

motivation,
assessment,

and

speak --that cut across racial,

practical application-- leading

cultural,

to deep understanding.

ENTRE

social,

educational,

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....
It makes it possible to use
personal

strengths

Somewhat analogous to

in

have

into understanding sometimes

within

selfwhich

learned to be understood

SYSTEM

events

and that, like a language, must be

1.1.2 MUSIC AS A CULTURAL

certain

system

is,

musical communication takes place

these strengths.

societies

musicthat

contained

difficult abstractions through

in

language, each society may be said to

meaningful ways and to bridge

Music has many uses, and

having

all

Within each music, various strata may

are

exist, distinguished by degree of

inconceivable without it. A proper

learning

consideration of music should involve

untrained musicians), level of society

the musical sound itself; but it should

(the music of the elite versus that of

also deal with the concepts leading to

the masses), patronage (court or

its existence, with its particular forms

Church

and functions in each culture, and

establishments),

with

dissemination

the

human

behavior

that

(professional

or

public

versus

commercial

and

manner

of

(oral,

notated,

or

through mass media)

produces the sound.

1.1.3 ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

As

with

anything,

there

is

an

elemental basis for its composition

.The material essence of music lies
with melody ,harmony ,rhythm and
dynamics. Melody gives the music its
soul

,while

rhythm

blends

the

harmony and dynamics with the

tempo of the passage .All these are
Plate1.1.2

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....

Rhythm controlled or measured

necessary to create a recognizable

flow of movement, either aural or

pattern known as song .

visual,

1.1.3a MELODY

usually

ordered

produced

arrangement

of

by

an

differing

Melody, an organized succession of

elements of the medium concerned.

notes of specific pitch and duration,

Rhythm is a basic feature of all the

linked together in time to produce a

arts particularly music.Rhythm can

coherent musical expression. In terms

also

of Western music, melody is (along

phenomena.

be

detected

in

natural

with rhythm) the horizontal aspect

of music, proceeding in time, while
harmony is the vertical aspect,

COLOU
R

WAVELENT
H

MUSICA
L
RATIOS

RED
ORANG
E
YELLO
W
GREEN
BLUE
INDIGO
VIOLET

7800-6400
6400-5900

SA
RE

5900-5500

GA

5500-5000
5000-4800
4800-4500
4500-3800

MA
PA
DHA
NI
Fig 1.1.3

being the simultaneous sounding of

different pitches .
1.1.3b HARMONY
The term harmony is used both in the
general sense of a succession of
simultaneously sounded pitches and
for a single instance of pitches
sounding together. In this second
meaning,

the

term

harmony

1.1.4 HISTORY OF INDIAN

MUSIC:
Indian classical music is based on the

is

synonymous with chord. Harmony

ragas ("colors"), which are scales and

stands in contrast to melody (pitches

melodies that provide the foundation

sounding one after another

for a performance
The music of India is one of the

1.1.3c RHYTHM

oldest unbroken musical traditions in

the world. It is said that the origins of

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....
this system go back to the Vedas
(ancient scripts of the Hindus).
The

basis

for

Indian

music

is

Sangeet. Sangeet is a combination of

three

art

forms:

vocal

music,

instrumental music. Although these

three

art

forms

were

originally

derived from the single field of

stagecraft.
Today

Plate1.1.4 Indian musical instruments

these

three

forms

have

1.1.5 WESTERN MUSIC

differentiated into complex and highly

The western tradition of music has its

refined individual art forms.

origins in the chant tradition of the

The present system of

early Christian era. The monophonic

Indian music is based upon two

music of chant dominated the middle

important pillars: RAG and TAL.

ages, and included the composition of

Rag is the melodic form while tal is

sequences and tropes. Western music

the rhythmic.

is one of several separate, highly

Today there are two major

developed musical cultures, each of

traditions of classical music. There is

which has its own specific theoretical

the north Indian and the south

base that encompasses, among other

Indian tradition. The North Indian

things, its own system of tunings and

tradition is known as Hindustani

scales, its preferred timbres (tone

sangeet and the south Indian is called

colors), its particular approach to

Carnatic sangeet. both systems are

musical form, and its characteristic

fundamentally similar but differ in

musical textures.

nomenclature

1.1.5a JAZZ

and

performance

practice.

Jazz is primarily an instrumental form

of music. The instrument most closely

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....
associated with jazz may be the

Plate 1.1.5a

saxophone, followed closely by the

trumpet. The trombone,

Plate1.1.5b

piano, double bass, guitar and drums

are also primary jazz instruments. The
clarinet and banjo were often used,
1.2 PROJECT BRIEF

especially in the earlier styles of jazz.

1.1.5b ROCK

1.2.1

NEED

OF

MUSIC

CENTRE

Rock, in its broadest sense, can refer

to almost all popular music recorded

Music is dynamic and fast expanding

since the early 1950s. Its earliest

into ones lifestyle. Ignoring music is

form, rock and roll, arose from

like ignoring what is around us. Music

multiple genres in the late 1940s,

is an envelop surrounding us, starting

most importantly jump blues.It is the

from chirping of birds to humming of

hardest form of music in the world.

machinery. A built can make music as

the starting force for ordering space

1.1.5c ELECTRONIC MUSIC

and in relation to it.

Electronic music started long before

the invention of the synthesizer with

The centre would be designed to gain

the use of tape loops and analogue

a foothold into our lifestyles and

electronics in the 1950s and 1960s.

brings forward awareness of music

education and entertainment.
1.2.2 ABOUT THE PROJECT
Delhi Development Authority has
proposed music centre over a
site measuring 12.35 acre in a

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....
well planned upcoming city of

areas

although

there

are

residential colonies also.

Dwarka near Delhi.

The project will be an attempt to

The proposed siteis surrounded

provide impetus to the music

by a sports complex,a shopping

industry, so that it can grow and

paza,a park which make this area

compete at the global level.

entirely for the public.

It will promote music through

The

education and also through retail

proposed

site

is

well

connected to Delhi and lies on the

counters, listening booths etc.

Delhi

Jaipur

highway(NH-

8).Therefore anybody can reach

the propodes sute without any

1.2.3 REASONS FOR

SELECTION OF SITE

discomfort.

The proposed site for the MUSIC

CENTRE is in Dwarka which is
an upcoming sub city planned as
1.2.4 AIM
To evolve a design solution

an extension to Delhi.

which would incorporate the

Dwarka is planned keeping in

traditional and the modern

mind the drawbacks and the

shortcomings

in

Delhi

trends in music.

so

To serve as a prime zone of

adequate plots for commercial

and

recreational

zones

activity

are

performances,

planned.

essentials

of

entertainment

and market for all age groups.

Sector 11 and Sector 6 are the

1.2.5 OBJECTIVES

hub of the city. Sector 11 is

designed mainly for the public

ENTRE

with

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....
The

design

solution

would

be

achieved by:

1.2.6 VALIDITY
The development axis of Delhi
has shifted the development axis

Emphasizing on the overall layout

from Delhi to Gurgaon.Dwarka

of the centre and its spatial

falls in between this axis. It

organisation.

provides a key location for such a

Incorporating landscape elements

centre so that the people can learn

which integrate building with the

and enjoy music.

surroundings

As no such project exists in Northern

Making full use of the potentials

India, Delhi and neighboring areas, it

and the constraints of the site.

would provide the ideal location for

such a centre which would be the

Emphasizing on the layouts of

studios,

first of its kind

exhibition

spaces,performance

At the moment there is urgent need

areas,music

to promote education and research

library,listening cubicles.

on music and environment related

Providing a solution for the above

issues which the proposed site of

stated function by using all the

sector 11,Dwarka would provide in

latest technologies.

general.
Envisaged to become a model sub-

Emphasizing on the interior spaces

city of the 21st century,dwarka is

so as to create an environment

constituted with organized green

dipped in music.

spaces,rapid transport system which

is well integrated from all parts of

Providing proper parking facilities

delhi.therefore a music centre in

and easy accebility for convenient

such a place will have have good

circulation.

connectivity so that a large mass of

people can visit it.

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....

Detailed design of the following:

1. Master plan of the entire complex
2. Educational section
3. Performing section
4. Exhibit area
5. Interior

designing

of

the

performing section

1.2.7 SCOPE
The design scheme will consist of
1. EDUCATIONAL SECTION
with classroom for vocal and
instrumental

music,

1.2.9 METHODLOGY
The project will be carried out in
stages which consist of:
1.2.9.1 CONTEXTUAL STUDIES:
(DATA COLLECTION)

lecture

halls, recording studios, library

and administrative areas.
2. PERFORMING

SECTION

1.2.9.1a STUDY OF MUSIC AND

ITS
IMPORTANCE
TO
MANKIND
PURPOSE OF STUDY: As my
topic is a Music Centre, so it is very
necessary to know about music, its
history and forms SOURCE OF
INFORMATION
Library research
Surfing through the internet
Discussions with the people
involved in this field

with two auditoriums,O.A.T,

and DJ and Dance floor.
3. EXHIBIT AREA: This will
consist of a resource library
with listening cubicles, exhibit
areas for music tracks, This
would also include a museum
for

display

and

theme

restaurant

1.2.9.1b STUDY OF THE

ARCHITECTURAL
CHARACTER
OF
DWARKA,DELHI
PURPOSE OF STUDY:
To collect information related
to the site.

4. RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
comprising of hostels and a
guest house.
1.2.8 LIMITATIONS

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....
To know the planning norms,
zoning, etc.
To collect the details of various
structure
To
know
the
spatial
requirements
of
various
components of the complex.

PURPOSE
OF
STUDY:
To
understand the concept and acquire
complete knowledge of the functional
requirement and spatial arrangement
for such places
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
Actual visits to some centers designed
on same lines

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
Visual survey supplemented by
sketches and photographs.
Available literature available
from DDA office and through
internet.

1.2.9.4 SYNTHESIS OF DATA

PURPOSE OF STUDY
Framing requirements regarding the
project.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Inferences from above studies

1.2.9.1c LIBRARY STUDIES

PURPOSE OF STUDY: To identify
the planning principles and functional
component of the contemporary
works.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
Books from library
Internet

1.2.9.5 DESIGN CONCEPT

PURPOSE OF STUDY
To develop a design concept in
a realistic and logical manner.
Developing a strong concept by
conceptual sketches and a
conceptual model
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Influenced from the above
studies.

1.2.9.2 SITE ANALYSIS

1.2.9.6 FINAL DESIGN

PROPOSAL
PURPOSE OF STUDY
To fulfill aim of thesis.
It will be done in two stages:
- Preparing preliminary design.
- Final design and final model.

PURPOSE OF STUDY: to
study about:
Orientation, topography and
climatic data.
The accessibility to the site.
Potential and constraints of the
site.
1.2.9.3 CASE STUDIES

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....

1.2.10 THE MUSIC CENTRE

WOULD INCLUDE:
1. EDUCATION ZONE INCLUDING:Individual music rooms for teaching and practicing music
Music studios for teaching and practicing of orchestral productions
Music riaz rooms for individual practice at scheduled time periods
Lecture rooms /classroom s with audio visual facilities for seminars and theory
classes.
Recording studios for recording audio and video performances.
General library for research and reference.
2. PERFORMING AND RECREATION ZONE INCLUDING:Auditoriums for functions.
Experimental studios for research and experimentation in sound, light and
stage management.
DJ and a dance floor.
Music library for students and other visitors with exhibit and reference areas of
cds,vcds, listening booths ,etc.
Amphitheatre for outdoor performances
Museum as space of exhibition
Other areas like informal interactive spaces and a theme restaurant
Residential facilities comprising of a guest house and hostels.
Parking and landscape

It would be a centre housing facilities of education, recreation, exhibition and

residential spaces.
When I hear music I fear no danger, I am invulnerable, I see no fear .I am relate to
the earliest times and the latest.

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....

HENRY

DAVID THOREAU

1.2.11 TENTATIVE AREA REQUIREMENTS

FUNCTION
Music rooms
Music studios
Music Riaz room
Lecture rooms
Recording studios
General library
Auditorium for 1000
persons
Auditorium

for

NUMBER
15
4
15
3
4
1
1

AREA (SQ MTS.)

300
240
150
240
750
2000

400 1

800

persons
Experimental studio
DJ and dance floor
Music library
Amphitheatre for 700

2
1
1
1

100
100
1000
1400

persons
Museum
Theme restaurant
Guest house
Hostels

1
1
1
2

700
300
300
800

1.2.12 DEPARTMENTS OF MUSIC

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....

The

departments

are

broadly

categorized as the vocal and the instrumental music department

1. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: this includes:a) String instruments they consist of sitar,sarod,tanpura,guitar and violin
b) Percussion instruments they consist of tabla ,drums, bongo and
mridangam
c) Wind instruments they consist of flute and shehnai
d) Other instruments they consist of harmonium, piano and keyboard
2.VOCAL MUSIC :this include the Carnatic and the Hindustani music
1.INSTRUMENTAL

U.G LEVEL

P.G LEVEL

2each

2 each

10

10

2 each

2 each

2 each

2 each

2 each

2 each

MUSIC
a. String instruments
5 departments
annual intake
b. Wind instruments
2 departments
annual intake
c.Percussion instruments
4 departments
annual intake
d. Other instruments
3 departments

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....
annual intake

2.VOCAL MUSIC
2 departments
annual intake

5 each

5 each

10

10

Total number of departments :16

No .of students up to undergraduate level in one batch : 38
Total number in five batches: 38x5=190
Number of students up to post graduate level in one batch: 38
Total number in two batches: 38x2=76
Therefore total number of students=266

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....

1.2.13 CASE STUDIES

Since there is no music centre with edcation ,entertainment and market facilities so
I have done various case studies with different context.
1.2.13aLIVE CASE STUDIES:

Gurgaon School of Music

Triveni Kala Sangam,Delhi

1.2.13bTEXT CASE STUDIES

Tagore Theatre,Chandigarh

National Centre for Performing

Music Land,Delhi

Arts, Marine Drive, Mumbai

Temple Studios,Malta

ENTRE

MUSIC

I N T R O D U C T I O N....

ENTRE

MUSIC