Indeed, it seems that this style got its origin in the southern state of Karnataka. An attentive reader will observe the resemblance of the latter with our subject: Carnatic music. INTRODUCTION 1.1 WHAT IS CARNATIC MUSIC? 1.2 TYPES OF COMPOSITION 1.2.1 ABHYASA GANA 1.2.2.1 GITA 1.2.2.2 SWARAJATI 1.2.2.3 JATISWARAM 1.2.2.4 VARNAM 1.2.2 SABHA GANA 1.2.2.1 KRITI 1.2.2.2 RAGAM TANAM PALLAVI 2 TALAM ANALYSIS 2.1 APPRECIATING LAYA 2.2 RYTHMIC ASPECTS 2.3 TALA AND LAYA 2.4 THE TALA SYSTEM 3 SAHITYA ANALYSIS 3.1 SAHITYANUBHAVA 4 RAGA ANALYSIS 4.1 JANYA RAGAS 4.2 THE MELAKARTA SCHEME 4.3 THE MELAKARTA RAGAS 5 TRY THIS ON YOUR KEYBOARD 6 THE CONCERT TRADITION 7 VEENA VADANA – A YOGA FOR SALVATION 8 DICTIONARY OF SOME SOUTH INDIAN MUSICAL TERMS 9 SIGNIFICANCE OF SWARAS 10 MUSIC THERAPY 11 CONCERT FAQ 12 WHY CARNATIC MUSIC 13 SMALL NOT ON GAMAKAS 14 APPROXIMATELY EQUIVALENT RAGAS IN KARNATAKA AND HENDHUSTHANE MUSIC 15 DIFFERENT NOTATIONS APPENDIX1 APPENDIX2ġ.1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 WHAT IS CARNATIC MUSIC? Carnatic music reigns over the Southern-States of India: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh and Karnataka. Do send in your comments about this article to -V.Smrithi Rekha Lecturer, Dept of CSE Amrita School of Engg.
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KNOW CARNATIC MUSIC This document gives you the various aspects of carnatic music.