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Carnatic music is traditionally taught according to the system formulated by Purandara Dasa. This involves sarali swaras (graded exercises), alankaras (exercises based on the seven talas), geetams or simple songs, and Swarajatis.
- What are the basics of Carnatic music?
- What is the origin of Carnatic music?
- What is the characteristic of Carnatic music?
- Who is the legend of Carnatic music?
What are the basics of Carnatic music?
The two primary components of Carnatic music are "raga" (musical notes) and "tala" (rhythm). You need to understand the concept of both raga and tala before moving forward. The ragas are the musical notes and modes in which a song proceeds. These ragas are based on 7 swaras of Carnatic music.
What is the origin of Carnatic music?
Karnatak music, also spelled Karnatic or Carnatic, music of southern India (generally south of the city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh state) that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions and was relatively unaffected by the Arab and Iranian influences that, since the late 12th and early 13th centuries, as a result of the ...
What is the characteristic of Carnatic music?
The commonly described characteristics of a Carnatic style are — strongly kriti-based (unlike Hindustani music where the bandish is almost inconsequential); dasavidha gamakams (epecially the kampitha gamakam), unity of raga, tala and sruti in every piece; mixing the three degrees of speeds (unlike Hindustani music ...
Who is the legend of Carnatic music?
It was during this period that masters like Thyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Shyama Sastri (Musical Trinity), Maharaja Swati Thirunal, Thodi Seetharamaiah, Govindamarar, Vadivelu Brothers, Arunachala Kavi and others lived. This period was verily called the golden age of Carnatic music.
