And romantic duets or solos in the moonlight are tailor made situations as well. Situations and visuals with green or snow-capped mountains and streams seem to be a natural fit for flute. Thank you Mukesh Ladiaji for pointing it out. This is a lovely number composed by Hemant Kumar with extensive flute that touches the heart. A reader Mukesh Ladiaji pointed out this omission. (I missed including Chup Gaya Koi Re (Champakali) in the original list. Talat’s voice and the flute combine to create unforgettable pathos. But, it is his sad number Jaayen to Jaayen kahaan (Taxi Driver) that has extensive use of flute. S D Burman used flute in many of his songs to provide a breezy and light touch to complement the vocals composed in his unique style.
The flute sounds sweeter in Roshan’s songs! Gaye jaa geet milan ke (Mela) and Tu mera chaand main teri chaandni (Dillagi) are two of Naushad’s songs that have beautiful and extensive use of the flute.Īnother stalwart, Roshan used the flute extensively in Bahut diya denewale ne tujhko (Soorat aur Seerat).
Stalwarts like Naushad, S D Burman and Roshan seemed to have a preference for flute and used it extensively in some of their songs. The player will continue to play the songs in the current window while you are browsing) Extensive flute ( A tip to enhance your listening pleasure: When listening to the songs in the playlist, if you want to browse further on this site or another one, open a new window for further browsing. Most of the songs are from late 40s to early 70s (with one exception). If you want to enjoy the complete songs with vocals, check out the playlist below. Enjoy 20 sweet melodies with flute (other than Lord Krishna songs). However, the sweet sound of flute is the common factor across all the songs. The medley shows how different types of flutes were used to produce a wide variety of sounds and effects. Here is a medley of 17 flute pieces from Hindi film songs that runs for 5 minutes. Īnd here is the sound of the classical bansuri at a different pitch. As an example, here is the sound of the piccolo that has a relatively high pitch. Our composers created many sweet melodies with flute, but the sounds of the flute are not the same across all the songs. Interestingly, there are many types of flute – ranging from the classical bansuri, the recorder, common man’s flute, and electric flute to the piccolo. Sometimes, composers use multiple flute instruments in the same song, at different pitch levels. This combination also creates an overall sound that is both rich and mellow. This combination allows the composer to combine the relatively high sounds of the flute with clarinet and provides flexibility in using the flute across multiple pitch levels. Many songs featuring flute use the combination of flute and clarinet in Hindi film music. A number of music directors also created attractive sounds and interesting arrangements by using the flute with other instruments. In other cases, the music directors seemed to have a liking for flute and used it extensively. The flute appeared to be a natural fit for some situations. But there are also several other songs where the flute was used in a variety of ways. Of course, any song featuring Lord Krishna featured the flute. Many music directors created memorable sweet melodies with flute in this period.
The Flute will perhaps come a close second to the violin as the most frequently used instrument.
The violin was perhaps the most frequently used instrument (apart from the mandatory tabla, bongos or other percussion instruments) in Indian films from the 1940s to the early 70s.
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