Horn concertos and all that road jazz
The thought of busy crossings being soothed by languid notes of the flute by Hariprasad Chaurasia's iconic theme tune from the 1982 film, Hero, is already calming. Harmonium renditions of other popular tunes, bhajans included, could make lane-changing, signal-jumping melodic. Prime zigzaggers, autos, will put-put away while sending out cadence-full opening bars of the choicest Carnatic violin music. For those worried about all this music happening pell-mell – Indian drivers' penchant for pressing the horn for no rhyme or reason remaining intact – think of it as road jazz, closer to the experimental soundscapes of Philip Glass or other masters of diatonic scales. Gadkari's idea could well be a boon for the muzak industry. India's roads, if not less noisy or dangerous, can well become the new insides of lifts and hotel lobbies playing piped horn concertos.
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