NCERT Solutions 09th English Chapter 2 The Sound of Music

I. Answer these questions in a few words or a couple of sentences each.
1.How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?
2.When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?
Answer:
1.Evelyn was seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music.
2.Her deafness was first noticed when she was eight years old. But it was confirmed when she was eleven.
II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (30–40 words).
1.Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?
2.Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs.
Answer:
1.Percussionist Ron Forbes helped Evelyn to continue with music. He began by tuning two large drums to different notes and said, “Don’t listen through your ears, try to sense it some other way.”
2.Evelyn performs at regular concerts. She also gives free concerts in prisons and hospitals. She also gives high priority to classes for young musicians.
III. Answer these questions in 30–40 words.
1.Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?
Answer:
Aurangzeb banned the playing of musical instrument pungi because it had a shrill and unpleasant sound.
2.How is a shehnai different from a pungi?
Answer:
Shehnai is an improved version of pungi as it has a better tonal quality than pungi. It is a natural hollow stem pipe that is longer and broader than a pungi. It has seven holes on the body of the pipe.
3.Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?
Answer:
The shehnai was traditionally played in royal courts, temples and weddings. Ustaad Bismillah khan changed the tradition by bringing this instrument onto the classical stage.
4.When and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?
Answer:
Bismillah khan got his big break in 1938 when he played shehnai on radio on the occasion of the opening of the All India Radio in Lucknow. Soon he became an often heard player on radio.

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