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I don't know, but I just wanted to say your name is really cool.
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My daughter's name is Senia....this is what I've found about the name:
SENA, SENIA, SINA - this name seems to be an American invention. It can be found in both northern and southern states as early as the mid-1700's. It was frequently a nickname for Asenath, Lucinda, Serena, or similar names, but it was also used as a given name in its own right, especially in the 19th century. Variations: Cena, Cina, Cinia.
Senia Gharana and the 17 fretted Sitar
The word "Senia" is related to Tansen, the father of Indian Classical Music. The word "Gharana" implies a style of music. The followers of Tansen’s school of music are widely known as the followers of "Senia gharana" (i.e. "Seniya" style/school of music). The followers of this "gharana" may either be related with the family of Tansen or by the age old tradition of "Guru–Shishya parampara" (teacher to student relation). Tansen was a vocalist but this tradition has also produced great Sitar Maestros. The "Senia" style of Sitar playing started with the legendary great master of Sitar, Ustad Maseet Sen from the family of Tansen, the originator of "Maseetkhani" style, On the basis of scanti records available, Maseet Sen, emerges as a direct descendent in the sixth generation from Mian Tansen Even today, after many hundred years, the famous "Maseetkhani Baaj" is still played by the traditional Sitar players of India. The Sitar players of "Senia Gharana" were, at a later stage known as the sitarists of "Jaipur-Senia Gharana". One of the greatest Maestro’s of this "Gharana" was Ustad Barkat Ullah Khan of Jaipur, known as "Aftab–e-Sitar", who made this instrument more popular and had no parallel to him.
This style had it’s speciality of having 17 frets on Sitar, which has been followed only by us till date, whereas other players play with the standard 19 or 20 frets on their Sitar. The difference between the 17 fretted Sitar from the standard 19 fretted Sitar is of two notes, viz, the third and seventh. In the 19 fretted Sitar, the third and seventh notes are available in both sharp ("Tivra") and flattened ("Komal") forms.
SENA, SENIA, SINA - this name seems to be an American invention. It can be found in both northern and southern states as early as the mid-1700's. It was frequently a nickname for Asenath, Lucinda, Serena, or similar names, but it was also used as a given name in its own right, especially in the 19th century. Variations: Cena, Cina, Cinia.
Senia Gharana and the 17 fretted Sitar
The word "Senia" is related to Tansen, the father of Indian Classical Music. The word "Gharana" implies a style of music. The followers of Tansen’s school of music are widely known as the followers of "Senia gharana" (i.e. "Seniya" style/school of music). The followers of this "gharana" may either be related with the family of Tansen or by the age old tradition of "Guru–Shishya parampara" (teacher to student relation). Tansen was a vocalist but this tradition has also produced great Sitar Maestros. The "Senia" style of Sitar playing started with the legendary great master of Sitar, Ustad Maseet Sen from the family of Tansen, the originator of "Maseetkhani" style, On the basis of scanti records available, Maseet Sen, emerges as a direct descendent in the sixth generation from Mian Tansen Even today, after many hundred years, the famous "Maseetkhani Baaj" is still played by the traditional Sitar players of India. The Sitar players of "Senia Gharana" were, at a later stage known as the sitarists of "Jaipur-Senia Gharana". One of the greatest Maestro’s of this "Gharana" was Ustad Barkat Ullah Khan of Jaipur, known as "Aftab–e-Sitar", who made this instrument more popular and had no parallel to him.
This style had it’s speciality of having 17 frets on Sitar, which has been followed only by us till date, whereas other players play with the standard 19 or 20 frets on their Sitar. The difference between the 17 fretted Sitar from the standard 19 fretted Sitar is of two notes, viz, the third and seventh. In the 19 fretted Sitar, the third and seventh notes are available in both sharp ("Tivra") and flattened ("Komal") forms.
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