Sunday, May 24, 2009

NAINA PILLAI

Saturday, May 23, 2009

CARNATIC BASICS - 12

janya raagas contd........


you might have heard this song 'do re mi' in the movie sound of music.

let us continue with janya ragas. all the above janya ragas i mentioned like mohanam, hamsadwani are in pentatonic scale. that is having 5 notes like srgpd or srgpn.

in carnatic five note ragas are called audava ragas. six note ragas are called shaadava ragas.
that is having 5 notes in both aarohanam and avarohanam is audavam, and 6 notes up and down is shaadavam. we have already seen having all 7 notes is sampoornam.

there can be these combinations also. 5 in the up, 6 in the down; 5 in the up, 7 in the down, 6 in the up, 5 in the down, 6 in the up, 7 in the down,
7 up 5 down and 7 up and 6 down

ragas having less thatn 5 notes are also there but not classified.


now 5 up 6 down is called audava shadavam e.g malahari
5 up and 7 down is audava sampoornam e.g abheri
6 up and 5 down is called shadava audavam e.g koumothakam
6 up and 7 down is called shadava sampoornam .e.g asaveri thodi
7 up and 5 down is sampoorna audavam e.g kendha viksheba
7 up and 6 down is sampoorna shadavam. e.g kakavasantha
6 up and 6 down e.g sriranjani
5up and 5 down e.g. hindolam


janya ragas can be classified into three types.

1.upaanga raga
2.bhashanga raga
3.vakra raga

all the above examples of janya ragas (audava shadava etc) are upanga raga, meaning they are purely derived from their parent raga. that is they have only the swaras that their parent raga has.

a bhashanga raga is one, which has foreign notes (anya swaram) other than its parent raga, either in the ascent or descent or in both. a very good example is bhairavi. it has both the dha1(in descent) and dha2 (in ascent). whereas its parent raga natabhairavi(20th) has only dha1.


a vakra raga is one which does not have the swaras in the order. e.g in ananda bhairavi, the aarohanam is s g r g m p d p s. here before ri, which is the second swara, ga appears. again after dha, pa appears. this kind of misarrangement is called vakra prayogam. so either in aarohanam, or in avarohanam, or in both if the swaras are not arranged in order , it is called a vakra ragam.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Carnatic Quiz Answers

carnatiquiz.blogspot.com

CQ1. GNANA VINAYAGANE, GAMBEERA NATTAI, SARAVANA BHAVANANDA

CQ2. RAMA NEE PAI, KEDHARAM, THYAGARAJA, ALATHUR BROTHERS

CQ3. AMBA PARA DEVATHE, RUDRA PRIYA, KRISHNASWAMI IYER, ALATHUR BROS

CQ4. PANCHA NADHEESHA , PURNACHANDRIKA, PATNAM SUBRAMANYA IYER

CQ5. SONNADHAI SEIDHIDA SAGASAMA, GNB,

CQ6. PAALINCHU, KAMBOJI, MADURAI SOMU

CQ7. PAPANASAM SIVAN

CQ8. NINNUVINA, NAVARASA KANADA, THYAGARAJA, RUPAKAM

CQ9. AADUM CHIDAMBARAMO, MS - GOPALAKRISHNA BHARATHI, BEHAG

CQ10. BHAVAMU LONA, MS - ANNAMACHARYA, SUDHA DHANYASI, ADI

CQ11. AYYE METHA KADINAM, DESIKAR - NANDHANAR, NADHA NAMAKRIYA (starts with PUNNAGAVARALI)

CQ12. MANA VYALA KIM CHARA, MALI - THYAGARAJA, NALINAKANTHI

CQ13. NAINA PILLAI http://narayananswaminathan.blogspot.com/2009/05/naina-pillai.html

CQ14. THIRUPUGAZH, 'ERU MAYIL' , NEYVELI SANTHANAGOPALAN - BAGESHRI

CQ15. SADANANDHA THANDAVAM, NEYVELI - BAHUDARI, ACHUTA DASAR

CQ16. SARASIJANABHA SODHARI, S.BALACHANDER - NAGA GANDHARI, DIKSHITAR

CQ17. VARA RAGA LAYA, SUDHA - THYAGARAJA, CHENCHU KAMBOJI, ADI

CQ18. MARATHI ABHANG, SUDHA - NAMDEV, MISRA MARU BEHAG, EKAM

CQ19. COMMON:
KARNA RANJANI RAGA

DIFFERENCE:
SUDHA, Om Namo Narayana, Ambujam Krishna
NITHYASHREE, Vanchathonuna, Harikeshanallur Muthaiah Bhagavathar

CQ20. CHINNAN CHIRU KILIYE - NEELAMANI, C.R.SUBBARAMAN

CQ21. MAHARAJAPURAM SANTHANAM

CQ22. CHATUSRA JATHI MISRA GATHI EKA THALAM / MOVIE: KAN KAATCHI

CQ23. MAHARAJAPURAM SANTHANAM / BASANT BAHAR

CQ24. SHANKARABHARANAM / HARIKESHANALLUR M.BHAGAVATHAR /SEETHA DORAISWAMY(photo)

CQ25. VASANTHA, KEDHARA GOWLAI, ARABHI

CQ26. Ragamalika, Ragamudra and Swaraksharam

CQ27. Gajananayutham - vega vahini, Dikshitar (Chakravagam)

CQ28. Varasidhi vinayakam, Kalpagam Swaminathan - Muthiah Bhagavathar, Kaanada

CQ29. MSG Narmada, Saraswathi

CQ30 . Raa raa seetharamani, MDR, Thyagaraja, Hindhola vasantham

CQ31 . Janakiramana, Thyagaraja, Sudha seemanthini

CQ32 . Varalandukommani, Thyagaraja, Dr.S.Ramanathan, Gurjari

CQ33 . Nannu kanna talli, Lalitha & Nandhini - Thyagaraja, Sindhu kannada, Adi

CQ34 . Vyasaraya

CQ35 . Nenarunchinanu, Thyagaraja, Malavi

CQ36 . Kambakkudi Kulathur Iyer, Madhyamavathi, Music by Devarajan

CQ37 . Nenarunchara, Mysore Nagaraj and Manjunath, simhavahini, Thyagaraja

CQ38 . Thyagarajaswamy http://www.sruti.org/sruti/srutiArticleDetails.asp?ArticleId=4

CQ39 . L.Shankar, double violin, Abheri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Shankar

CQ40 . Interestingly Nagumomu is the only composition in Abheri by Thyagarajaswamy

CQ41 . Crossword: http://sunson.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/solution-to-carnatic-cryptic-crossword-puzzle-5/

CQ42 . Enta muddo enta soguso, Thygaraja, Bindumalini, accompanied by Kanyakumari

CQ43 . Giriraja sutha, Thyagaraja, Bangala

CQ44 . Niravadhi sukadha, Thyagaraja, Ravichandrika

CQ45 . Chittibabu playing 'Kommalo Koyala', a cuckoo in a branch, in maand.

CQ46 . Crossword :http://narayananswaminathan.blogspot.com/2009/07/answers-to-carnatic-quick-crossword-1.html

CQ47 . Crossword :http://narayananswaminathan.blogspot.com/2009/07/answers-to-carnatic-quick-crossword-2.html

CQ48 . Swaravardhini, Sriranjani, Hamsanandhi, Vasantha, Lalitha. http://kanniks.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/salangai-oli-naada-vinodangal-panchama-varja-panchamam/

CQ49 . Crossword :http://narayananswaminathan.blogspot.com/2009/09/answers-to-carnatic-quick-crossword-3.html

CQ50 . Vaasanthi thillana, Lalgudi Jayaraman

FILM NEWS ANANDAN


Maestro Quiz Answers 101-200


MQ101. RANGULALO, 1 INTERLUDE - ABHINANDANA, KANGALILE KANAVO FROM KADHAL GEETHAM, VELLI NILA FROM AMUTHA GANAM

MQ102. SATHAM VARAMAL, OVERTURE - MY DEAR MARTHANDAN

MQ103 - Nadu Samathula -Thirumathi Palaniswamy - 1st Interlude

MQ104 - Adukku malliga - Adutha Varisu - 2nd Interlude

MQ105. HE ORAYIRAM, PRELUDE - MEENDUM KOKILA

MQ106. KAVIRIYE KAVIKUYILE, PRELUDE - ADUTHA VARISU

MQ107. VAANAMADHIYE, ARANMANAIKILI

MQ108. MANASUKULLA NAAYANA SATTHAM, MALLU VETTI MINOR

MQ109. KIZHAKAALEY , NATTUPURA PAATU

MQ110. CHOLAM VEDHAKAYILE PRELUDE - 16 VAYADHINILE

MQ111. ILAYA NADHI MANASELLAAM

MQ112. KAATTU VAZHI ADHU ORU KANA KAALAM

MQ113. POO POO POO POOTHA PUDHU NELLU PUDHU NAATTHU

MQ114. ORU JEEVAN AZHAITHADHU, 1 INTERLUDE - GEETHANJALI

MQ115. PONNOVIYAM, PRELUDE - KAZHUGU

MQ116. NAGARU NAGARU VARUDHU, 1 INTERLUDE - SATHYA

MQ117. NAAN ENBADHU NEE ALLAVO, 1 INTERLUDE - SOORA SAMHARAM

MQ118. NILAVE THENRAL PADUM, 2 INTERLUDE - VEETLA VISESHANGA

MQ119. PUDHU ROOTULA DAAN, 2 INTERLUDE LULLABY - MEERA

MQ120. NILAVONRU KANDEN, 2 INTERLUDE - KAIRASIKARAN

MQ121. ENNA PAATU PAADA, 2 INTERLUDE - CHAKKALATHI

MQ122. ORU MAYA LOGAM, 2 INTERLUDE - MAYAKANNADI

MQ123. AATTAM INGEY , POO VIZHI VAASALILEY

MQ124. NADAPPADHU ,BRAHMA

MQ125. SANTHOSAM , MANITHANIN MARUPAKKAM

MQ126. CHITHIRAI MADHATHU NILAVU, 2 INTERLUDE - PAADU NILAAVE

MQ127. ILAYA NADHI- MANASELLAM

MQ128. AZHAGANA MANJA PURA - ELLAME EN RASA DAAN

MQ129. MUCHATHU MAADA PURA - PERIYA KUDUMBAM

MQ130. MAZHAI VARUDHU, 2 INTERLUDE - RAJA KAIYA VACHA

MQ131. Chinna Pura Ondru - Anbe Sangeetha - 1st Interlude

MQ132. Kaadhal Saagadhu - Mella Pesungal - Starting Music

MQ133 - Anbu Mugam Thantha Sugam - Rusi Kanda Poonai - 1st Interlude

MQ134 - Eerettu pathinaru - Raja Rajathan -Prelude

MQ135- Roja Ondru Ullankai - Oh Mane Mane - 1st Interlude

MQ136- Santhanam Muthu - Rushi kanda poonai -Prelude

MQ137 - ORE MURAI UN DARISANAM, 1 PRELUDE - EN JEEVAN PADUDHU

MQ138- Sugam Sugame - Naan Potta Saval -Prelude

MQ139- Sugamo Aayiram - Thunairuppal Meenakshi -Prelude

MQ140- Sandana Maarbile - Nadodi Thendral -1st Interlude

MQ141- Sindhu Nadhi Karai Oram - Nalladhoru Kudumbam -1st Interlude

MQ142 - Singalathu Chinna - Punnagai Mannan - 2nd Interlude

MQ143- Poovana Yetta - Ponmana Selvan - 1st Interlude

MQ144. Thalampoove - Kai Koodukum Kai - 2nd Interlude

MQ145. AZHAGE UNNAI, PRELUDE - VAALIBAME VAA VAA

MQ146. VAALIBAME VAA VAA, PRELUDE - RAM LAKSHMAN

MQ147.YAAR THOORIGAI, 1 INTERLUDE - PAARU PAARU PATTANAM PAARU

MQ148.JEEVA HOOVAGIDE, 2 INTERLUDE - NE NANNA GELLARE

MQ149.YE RAASATHI, 1 & 2 INTERLUDES - EN UYIR THOZHAN

MQ150.KANDU PUDICHEN, 2 INTERLUDE - GURU SISHYAN

MQ151.KOONDHALILE MEGAM VANDHU, OVERTURE - BALANAGAMMA, BEAUTIFUL BILAHARI

MQ152. YE NADU VIDI PONI, 1 INTERLUDE - SRI KANAKA MAHALAKSHMI RECORDING DANCE TROUP

MQ153. MANIYE MANIKUYILE, 2 INTERLUDE - NADODI THENRAL

MQ154. IDHAYAM POGUDHE, 2 INTERLUDE - PUDHIYA VAARPUGAL

MQ155. ORU KILI URUGUDHU, 2 INTERLUDE - ANANDA KUMMI

MQ156. Ye Thendralae - Nenjathai Killadhae - 1st Interlude

MQ157. Vizhiyorathu - Raja Paarvai - 1st Interlude

MQ158. Guna Abhirami at the temple BGM

MQ159. Mudhal Mariyadhi Stone lift BGM

MQ160. Ada Raakozhi Koovum neram from Maharasan

MQ161. Ippodhenna Thevai from Makkal Aatchi

MQ162. Va Va Pakkam Va - Thanga Magan - 1st Interlude

MQ163. Va Ponn Mayile - Poonthalir - 1st interlude

MQ164. ENAKENA ORUVARUM, 2 INTERLUDE - THAALAATU

MQ165. VAANENGUM, 1 INTERLUDE - MOONRAM PIRAI

MQ166. then poovey poovey vaa from anbulla rajinikanth

MQ167. POOJAIKETHA POOVIDHU, 1 INTERLUDE - NEE THAANA ANDHA KUIL

MQ168. Vaan Sivandhadhu - Anbin Mugavari - 1st Interlude

MQ169. Vaada Vaattuthu - Chakkalathi - 2nd Interlude

MQ170. Va Va Vanji Illan Manne - Guru Shishyan - 1st Interlude

MQ171. Va Kathuirruka Neram Ilai - Kathuirruka Neram Illai - 1st Interlude

MQ172. Vaanam Thodaatha - Chinnappa Dass - 2nd Interlude

MQ173. Un Perai Kettale Ethuvum - Pooncholai - 1st Interlude

MQ174. Oru Kaaviyam from Aruvadai Naal

MQ175. MMgowlai with tilang - DEVOTION piece from india 24 hrs album

MQ176. mohanam ragam piece - ILLUSIONS from india 24 hrs album

MQ177. poo poo poo from pudhu nellu pudhu naathu

MQ178. anandham pongida

MQ179. athikalai neram kanavil

MQ180. TELISINDILE, END HUMMING - SRI KANAKA MAHALAKSHMI RECORDING
DANCE TROUPE

MQ181. PAATU THALAIVAN, PRELUDE - IDHAYA KOVIL

MQ182. ILAM CHOLAI POOTHADHA - PRELUDE, UNAKKAGAVE VAAZHGIREN

MQ183. UN KENDA KAALU, KARISA KAATTU POOVEY

MQ184. Kannirendil from Avadharam

MQ185. Thayariyadha from Arangetra Velai

MQ186. Thayariyadha from Arangetra Velai

MQ187. ORU NAAL MALAIYIL - UDHAYAM 2006, DHEEMI DHEEMI - SHIVA 2006

MQ188. MALARNDHIRUCHU POONCHEDI, OOMAI NENJIN OSAIGAL, OVERTURE - ANANDA KUMMI

MQ189. Ich Liebe Dich - Puthu Paatu - 1st Interlude

MQ190. Illaya Nathi - Manasellam - 1st Interlude

MQ191. Indha Kaadhal - Kangalin Vaarthaigal - 2nd Interlude

MQ192. Indru Kaathal Meeruthu - Malargazh Nanaigindrana - Starting Music

MQ193. Intha Poovuku Oru - Poovarasan - !st Interlude

MQ194. Isai Medaiyil Intha - Illamai Kaalangal - 2nd Interlude

MQ195. Jilibili Palukula - Sithara - Telugu song - Starting Music, oru kili from ananda kummi

MQ196. Jodi Nathigal - Anbe Oodi Vaa - Starting Music

MQ197. THAMARAI KODI, PRELUDE - ANANDA KUMMI

MQ198. ROJAVAI THALAATUM THENRAL, 1 INTERLUDE - NINAIVELLAM NITHYA

MQ199. POGUDHE POGUDHE, PRELUDE - KADALORA KAVIDHAIGAL

MQ200. THANGAM IVAL ANGAM - NALLA THAMBI

Maestro Quiz Answers 1-100

http://maestroquiz.blogspot.com/


MQ1. SANDHYA RAGAPU SARIGAMALU, 2 INTERLUDE - INDRUDU CHANDRUDU, KADHAL RAGAMUM KANI THAMIZHUM FROM INDIRAN CHANDIRAN IN THAMIZH.

MQ2. POOVADAI KAATRU, 1 INTERLUDE - GOPURANGAL SAIVADILLAI, KRISHNACHANDAR AND JANAKI

MQ3. EN PURUSHAN DAAN, 1 INTERLUDE - GOPURANGAL SAIVADILLAI, SP SHAILAJA

MQ4. JAPANESE MUSIC, 1 INTERLUDE OF 'NACHINA FUDDU' - INDRUDU CHANDRUDU

MQ5. DORA DORA DONGA MUDDU, INTRO - INDRUDU CHANDRUDU

MQ6. PRIYATAMA TAMA SANGEETHAM, 1 INTERLUDE - AALAPANA

MQ7. PRIYATAMA TAMA SANGEETHAM, PRELUDE - AALAPANA

MQ8. PRIYATAMA TAMA SANGEETHAM, 2 INTERLUDE - AALAPANA

MQ9. SEVVARALI THOTTATHILE, HUMMING OVERTURE - BHAGAVATHIPURAM RAILWAY GATE

MQ10. THENRAL KAATRUM, 1 INTERLUDE - BHAGAVATHIPURAM RAILWAY GATE

MQ11. ORU NAAL, PRELUDE - THIRUPU MUNAI

MQ12. ALAI MEEDHU THADUMARUDHE SIRU ODAM, PRELUDE - ANBULLA MALARE, TOLI CHOOPU FROM RAJKUMAR IN TELUGU

MQ13. KOTHA PETARO KOKKO, 2 INTERLUDE - DETECTIVE NARADHA

MQ14. ILA MANADHU PUDHU KANAVU, PRELUDE - SELVI

MQ15. AADUNGAL, 2 INTERLUDE SAX - GURU

MQ16. ENDHAN KANNIL, 1 INTERLUDE - GURU

MQ17. IVVU IVVU, PRELUDE - PREMA

MQ18. OORORAMA ANDHA PAKKAM, 2 INTERLUDE - IDHAYA KOVIL

MQ19. CHIC ENRA ADAIYIL, PRELUDE - INIYA URAVU POOTHADHU

MQ20. PRIYATHAMA NAA HRUDAYAMA, PRELUDE - PREMA

MQ21. JAANE DO NA, INTRO - CHEENI KUM, HINDI VERSION OF JOTHE ALLE AND VIZHIYILE

MQ22. IRU PARAVAIGAL, 1 INTERLUDE - NIRAM MAARADHA POOKKAL, BEAUTIFUL STRINGS AND PIZZICATO

MQ23. UNNAI NAMBI NETHIYILE, 2 INTERLUDE - CHITTU KURUVI,SOUNDS SIMILAR TO 'UCHI VAGUNDHEDUTHU' INTERLUDE

MQ24. KALAI NERA KAATRE, INTRO - BHAGAVATHIPURAM RAILWAY GATE

MQ25. ONTARI VAADANI, PRELUDE - PREMA

MQ26. THAEN MALLI POOVE, PRELUDE - THYAGAM

MQ27. AAN PAAVAM THEME MUSIC

MQ28. PAADA VANDHADHOR GAANAM, 1 INTERLUDE - ILAMAI KAALANGAL

MQ29. PAADUM VAANAMPADI, 1 INTERLUDE - NAAN PAADUM PAADAL

MQ30. PREMA ENTHA MATHURAM, PRELUDE - ABHINANDANA

MQ31. NADHAM EN JEEVANE, PRELUDE - KADHAL OVIYAM

MQ32. NADHIYIL AADUM POOVANAM, 2 INTERLUDE - KADHAL OVIYAM

MQ33. ADA POYA POYA, PRELUDE - DHARMA YUDHAM

MQ34. KANNAN VANDHU PAADUNGINRAAN, PRELUDE - RETTAI VAAL KURUVI

MQ35. UNNAI NAAN ARIVEN, 1 INTERLUDE - GUNA

MQ36. UNNAI NAAN ARIVEN, KEERAVANI AALAAP - GUNA

MQ37. ORU MALAI CHANDIRAN, 1 INTERLUDE - UNNAI VAAZHTHI PAADUGIREN

MQ38. OTHA RUBA, PRELUDE - GEETANJALI, TAMIL

MQ39. SUTTUM SUDAR VIZHI, 1 PRELUDE - SIRAICHALAI, KAALAAPAANI IN MALAYALAM

MQ40. MADHANI MADHANI, PRELUDE - KADAL MEENGAL

MQ41. ITHU SANGEETHA THIRUNAALO, PRELUDE - KADHALUKKU MARIYADHAI

MQ42. VAALAI PARUVATHILEY, PRELUDE - KANNE RADHA, SPSHAILAJA AND SUSHILA

MQ43. DHOORATHIL NAAN KANDA UN MUGAM, 2 INTERLUDE - NIZHALGAL

MQ44. PUTHAM PUDHU KALAI - 1 INTERLUDE - ALAIGAL OIVADHILLAI, USED IN AFRICAVIL APPU AS CHINNANJIRU YAANAI

MQ45. MALAI SOODA KANNE RADHA NAAL VARADHA, PRELUDE - KANNE RADHA

MQ46. THEVAI INDHA PAAVAI, 2 INTERLUDE - ANDHA ORU NIMIDAM

MQ47. EN VAAZHVILE, 2 INTERLUDE - THAMBIKU ENDHA OORU,THIS SONG TAKEN FROM SADMA-YE ZINDAGI AND BGM IN MOONRAM PIRAI-POONGATRU

MQ48. MAANJOLAI KILIDHAANO, PRELUDE - KIZHAKKE POGUM RAYIL

MQ49. MACHANAI PAARTHEENGALA, 2 INTERLUDE - ANNAKILI

MQ50. ANWESHANA, PADUM PARAVAIGAL HORROR THEME

MQ51. YAVVANALA POOVULANNI, 1 PRELUDE - DETECTIVE NARADHA

MQ52. POTHI VACHA, PATHOS, PRELUDE - MANN VASANAI

MQ53. MAAPILLAIKU MAMAN, JATHI - NETRI KANN

MQ54. ENAKU PIDITHA PAADAL, 1 PRELUDE - JULIE GANAPATHY

MQ55. OORADANGUM JAMATHULA, INTERLUDE - PUDHUPATTI PONNUTHAYEE, INTERESTINGLY BOTH THE INTERLUDES ARE SAME, ONE OF THE RARE CASES WITH RAJA.

MQ56. THAALAATU, 2 INTERLUDE - ACHAANI

MQ57. RASAVE UNNA NAAN, 2 INTERLUDE - THANIKATTU RAJA

MQ58. REMIX SONG INTERLUDE STARTING WITH ILAMAI IDHO IDHO- UN KANNIL NEER VAZHINDAAL. LISTEN TO THE COMICAL PLAYING OF TRUMPET.

MQ59. ENGEYO EDHO, PRELUDE - NADHIYAI THEDI VANDHA KADAL, JAYALALITHA'S LAST MOVIE

MQ60. MUNNAM SEIDHA THAVAM, 2 INTERLUDE - VANAJA GIRIJA

MQ61. ANBE ANBE ENGE ENGE, 2 INTERLUDE - SADHANAI

MQ62. PAARAMAL PAARTHA NENJAM, 1 INTERLUDE - POONTHOTTA KAAVALKARAN

MQ63. PAADI VAA THENRALE, PRELUDE - MUDIVALLA ARAMBAM

MQ64. KANNE INRU KALYANA KADHAI, 1 INTERLUDE - AANAZHAGAN

MQ65. ANJU GAJAM KAANJI PATTU, 1 INTERLUDE - RAASA MAGAN

MQ66. SALAKKU SALAKKU SELAI, 2 INTERLUDE - SEMBARUTHI

MQ67. THUVAKKAM ENGE- SOLLADHA RAGANGAL 2 INTERLUDE - MAHANADHI

MQ68. VEDHAM NEE, 2 INTERLUDE - KOVIL PURA

MQ69. POTTU MELA POTTU VACHI, 1 INTERLUDE - KANGALUM KAVIPADUDHE

MQ70. ADHI SIVAN, 1 INTERLUDE - KADAVUL, VELU PRABHAKARAN

MQ71. ASAI IDHAYAM, PRELUDE - KANMANI, MV, JANAKI

MQ72. PRIYATHAMA NA HRUDHAYAMA, 1 INTERLUDE - PREMA

MQ73. ADI NETRIRAVU NADANDHADHENNA, PRELUDE - INNISAI MAZHAI

MQ74. NALAM VAAZHA, PRELUDE - MARUPADIYUM

MQ75. MANIDHA MANIDHA, OVERTURE - KAN SIVANDHAL MAN SIVAKKUM

MQ76. ALAIGALIL MIDHAKKUDHU, PRELUDE - ANDHA ORU NIMIDAM

MQ77. KAATHIRUNDHEN THANIYE, 2 INTERLUDE - RAASA MAGAN,SUNG BY CHANDRASEKAR AND LEKHA

MQ78. ADI VAANMATHI - 2 INTERLUDE - SIVA

MQ79. UNNAI NAAN SERNDHIRUKKA, PRELUDE - ILAYA RAGAM

MQ80. OORELLAM UN PAATU DAAN, 2 INTERLUDE - OORELLAM UN PAATU DAAN, THERE ARE 3 VERSIONS.

MQ81. KANMANIYE PESU, 1 INTERLUDE - KAAKI SATTAI

MQ82. AALA ASATHUM MALLI DAAN, 2 INTERLUDE - KANNI RASI

MQ83. AATHADI PAAVADA KAATHADA, PRELUDE - POO VILANGU

MQ84. ANANDHA THEN KATRU, PRELUDE - MANIPOOR MAMIYAR

MQ85. ABC NEE VAASI, PRELUDE - ORU KAIDHIYIN DIARY

MQ86. CHALAKU CHALAKU SELAI, PRELUDE - CHEMBARUTHI

MQ87. Engengu Nee Sendra - Nenaikatherintha Manam - Starting Music

MQ88. KANMANI NEE VARA, 2 INTERLUDE - THENRALE ENNAI THODU

MQ89. Alai Meedu - Kadal Kavithai - Starting Music

MQ90. HUM HAIN AKELE, 2 INTERLUDE - NANDU, HINDI SONG BY S.JANAKI

MQ91. VAANATTHU THAARAGAIYO - POONTHOTTAM

MQ92. ARACHI ARACHI - MAHARASAN

MQ93. THAAYARIYAADHA THAAMARAI - ARANGETRA VELAI

MQ94. KANMANIYE KANMANIYE - CHINNA VATHIYAR

MQ95. UNNAI THEDI VENNILA, EN MANA VAANIL

MQ96. UNNAI NAAN PAARKAIYIL, PRELUDE -KANNUKORU VANNA KILI

MQ97. THOTTU THOTTU PALLAAKKU - KADHAL ROJAAVE

MQ98. VANDHADHU VANDHADHU - KILI PECHU KETKA VAA

MQ99. NADANTHAAL IRANDADI , CHEMBARUTHI

MQ100. OH BUTTERFLY, OVERTURE - MEERA

Thursday, May 21, 2009

CARNATIC BASICS - 11

Poorvacharyas have compared the Saptaswaras to the sounds of birds and animals which is shown below-

Sadjam----------The sound produced by peacock
Rishabam----------The lowing of cow
Gandharam--------The bleat of the goat
Madhyamam------The cry of heron
Panchamam-------The note sounded by Kokila
Dhaivatham-------The neigh of horse
Nishadham--------The yelling of elephant

STARTING FROM SADJAM EACH NOTE IS HIGHER IN FREQUENCY JUST AS THE SOUNDS OF THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS MENTIONED.

the bleat of a goat is higher in frequency than the lowing of a cow.

similarly the cry of a heron is higher than the bleating of a goat

SAPTHA SWARA - BY S.RAJAM

Musings on Music
Saptha Swaras
Sa
SWARADEVATHA - SHADJAM(Sa)
Ri
SWARADEVATHA - RISHABAM(Ri)
Ga
SWARADEVATHA - GANDHARAM(Ga)
Ma
SWARADEVATHA - MADHYAMAM(Ma)
Origin
ORIGIN OF SWARAS
Pa
SWARADEVATHA - PANCHAMAM(Pa)
Dha
SWARADEVATHA - DEIVATHAM(Dha)
Ni
SWARADEVATHA - NISHADHAM(Ni)
Sapthaswara:Paintings by S Rajam based on details available from Sri Muthia Bhagavathar's "Sangeetha Kalpa Drumam"
SHADJA : Body plump, lotus like complexion, four faces, eight hands, white attire, kumkum in forehead, has sword, sits on swan, gandarva wife, lives in Sambo island, Agni saw this devata first.

RISHABA : Slim body,green colour, three faces, six hands, peethambara dress. Blue stone necklace, agaru in forehead. Kundam in his hand. Sits on lion, kinnara wife, lives in Saha island. Brahma saw this devatha first.

GHANDARA : Fat body, golden complexion, two faces, four hands, red attire, diamond necklace, agaru in forehead, Dandam in hand, Ghanda Berunda bird as vehicle, Yaksha wife. Lives in Kusa island. Moon saw this devatha first.

MADHYAMA : Tall with four faces, eight hands, blue attire, lapis lazule(vaidooryam) necklace, patharas on forehead, holds chakra, sits on deer, Kimpuru wife, lives in Kroucha island. Vishnu saw him first.

PANCHAMA : Well proportioned body. Complexion black, four faces, eight hands, red clothes, emarald necklace, Gorojanam on forhead, pindi in his hand, Naga wife, lives in Salmali island. Narada saw him first.

DAIVATHA : Tall, blue body, three faces, six hands, pictured cloth worn by him, Gomethagam(sardonyx) necklace, sandal on forehead, holding narasam, sits on parrot, Deva wife, lives in Swetha island. Thumburu saw him first.

NISHADA : Very fat, five coloured complxion, two faces, four hands, blue attire, pushparaga(topaz) necklace, kadamba powder on his forehead, holding ankusam, sits on Mynakam, Rakshasa wife, lives in Pushkara island. Thumburu saw this devatha too.

The Melakartha Scheme of 72 ragas has two versions. The reputed author of the Scheme, Venkatamakhi shaped the Asampoorna Mela. Govindacharya brought out the Sampurna Melas. The two versions have been followed by Muthuswami Dikshitar & Tyagaraja-Syama Sastri respectively.

Seven swaras have twelve swara divisions:

Carnatic System Syllable Hindustani System Western
Shadja SA Shadj C
Suddha Ri R1 Komal Rishab D Flat Db
Chatusruti Ri R2 Thivra Rishab D
Sadarana GA G1 Komal GA E Flat Eb
Antara GA G2 Thivra GA E
Suddha MA M1 Komal MA F
Prati MA M2 Thivra MA F Sharp F+
Panchama PA Pancham G
Suddha Da D1 Komal Da A Flat Ab
Chatusruti Da D2 Thivra Da A
Kaisiki NI N1 Komal NI B Flat Bb
KakaliNI N2 Thivra NI B
SA & PA are constant. Others have two levels(sthanas). Thus there exist twelve swara sthanas. Four more having shades of other swaras - Suddha Gandharam, Shatsruti Rishaba, Suddha Nishada & Shatsruti Dhaivata - make up a total of sixteen. 72 Sampoorna Ragas having all seven swaras both in ascending (arohana) & descending (avarohana) emerge as Mela ragas. Each mela has al the seven swaras but drafts varying swarasthana formulations.
Each mela raga applied to permutations & combinations of swara sthanas gives scope to 484 janya (sub) ragas. 72 mela ragas have thus a potential to give the colossal 34776 janya ragas. Of course, this is only an arithmetical projection & not a melodic feasibility.
Of 72 melas, the first 36 have M1 & the second 36 ave M2.

Musings on Music by Shri S.Rajam

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janya raagas

janya means 'born'. a janya raga is one that is born out of a parent melakartha raga.

e.g. hamsadhwani is a janya raga of 29th melam shankarabharanam. how?

the aarohanam and avarohanam of hamsadhwani is

s r2 g3 p n3 s / s n3 p g r2 s.

the aarohanam and avarohanam of shankarabharanam is

s r2 g3 m1 p d2 n3 s / s n3 d2 p m1 g3 r2 s

this is derived from the parent raga by omitting m1 and d2.

it is interesting to note that both shankarabharanam and kalyani have the same swaras but for ma. and hamsadhwani does not have ma. then how come it is said that it is derived from shankarabharanam and not kalyani. it cud very well be kalyani also, isn't it? this is where our ancestors brilliance comes into the scene.

eventhough apparently the swaras of hamsadwani are common to both the melams, the 'gamaka' prayogams in the raga are more loyal to shankarabharanam than kalyani. that is how they allotted this raga to the 29th mela.

one more e.g. mohanam is a janya raga of harikambodhi and not shankarabharanam.
mohanam has s r2 g3 p d2 s / s d2 p g3 r2 s

these notes are common for both hk and sb. but depending on the gamakam, it is allotted to hk.

some more janya ragas

abhogi &
sudha dhanyasi from karahara priya


hindholam &
bhoopalam from hanumathodi etcetera.

i have not mentioned the swarasthanam here. i want to remind this thread is just an introduction to carnatic music. so i want to be as simple as possible. this is not reference material.

i wud like to give the names for the swaras here. they are

sa - shadjam
ri - rishabham
ga - gandharam
ma - madhyamam
pa - panchamam
dha - dhaivatham
ni - nishadham


each has a meaning and reason. will be elaborated later.

it is interesting to note eventhough in western classical the notes are referred to as cdefgab they have got syllables too. it is do re mi fa so la ti .

it is called solmization. this system is called solfege and these syllables also have meaning.

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mela kartha ragas... contd...

continuing....

melakartha or parent raagas are called sampoorna raagas. it means they have got all the 7 notes and in the same order srgmpdn both in aarohanam and avarohanam. sampoorna means complete.

e.g. shankarabharanam (29TH) s r2 g3 m1 p d2 n3 s and s n3 d2 p m1 g3 r2 s.

aarohanam means ascent and avarohanam means descent.

both jointly constitute a ragam.

u could have wondered after reading the first 6 raagas 'onnum kaelvi patta madhiriye illaiye-nu', i mean none of them is popular or famous and mostly unheard of.

this is because the first 7 ragas are vivadhi ragas. i will explain them later. as of now these ragas are not suitable for raga aalapana and prasthara. stalwarts can do that. but it is not as pleasing as normal ragas.

namma raja idhaiyum vittu vaikkala. vivadhi ragathula neraya compose panna ore aal nammalu daan.

list of melakartha ragas

1.kanakangi
2.rathnangi
3.ganamurthi -indhu chakram
4.vanaspathi
5.manavathi
6.dhanaroopi

7.senavathi
8.hanumathodi
9.dhenuka -nethra chakram
10.natakapriya
11.kokilapriya
12.roopavathi

13.gayakapriya
14.vagulabharanam
15.mayamalava gowla -agni chakram
16.chakravagam
17.suryakantham
18.haatagambhari

19.jhankaradhwani
20.natabhairavi
21.keeravani -vedha chakram
22.karahara priya
23.gowri manohari
24.varuna priya

25.maara ranjani
26.charukesi
27.sarasangi -bhaana chakram
28.harikambodhi
29.dheera shankarabharanam
30.naaga nandhini

31.yagapriya
32.ragavardhini
33.kaangeya bhooshani -rudhu chakram
34.vaagadheeswari
35.soolini
36. chala natta

37.saalakam
38.jalarnavam
39.jaala varali -rishi chakram
40.navaneetham
41.paavani
42.raghu priya

43.kavambodhi
44.bhava priya
45.shubha panthuvarali -vasu chakram
46.shat vidha maargini
47.swarnangi
48.dhivya mani

49.dhavalambari
50.nama narayani
51.kamavardhini -brahma chakram
52.ramapriya
53.gamanashrama
54.vishwambhari

55.shyamalangi
56.shanmuga priya
57.simhendra madhyamam -dishi chakram
58.hemavathi
59.dharmavathi
60.neethimathi

61.kaanthamani
62.rishabha priya
63.lathangi -rudra chakram
64.vachaspathi
65.mesha kalyani
66.chitrambhari

67.sucharitra
68.jothi swarupini
69.dhathuvardhini -adithya chakram
70.nasika bhooshani
71.kosalam
72.rasika priya

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Balaa-

I think there are pros and cons to both the styles- or approaches (western & carnatic). I shall try to elaborate & discuss about it..!!

Narayanan

@satish

everything has pros and cons. there can be no world without diads and triads.

everything in the world has a reason. all music systems have emerged for a good reason. but what i mean to say is carnatic system is complete. if u understand carnatic system u can assimilate any music system.

i know there are no notations in carnatic music for time factor, or how to play a phrase,like allegro, andante, adagio or adagietto. but carnatic music is not sheet music. everything is not on paper. it is up there.

in fact, carnatic music does not need paper at all. it is pure sravanam. meaning just by hearing u become more acquainted. there is an interesting reference.

'karna' means ear. atakam means which dances. the music that dances in ur ears is karnataka sangeetham.

(references: thoppu karnam (dhorbi karnam), karna ranjani raga)

CARNATIC BASICS - 7

Well SAID:

Few more doubt
In piano, one can play using both hands...
In western notation, there are notes for Treble and Bass components which can be played at same time, usually right hand for treble (upper octaves / swaras I think) and left for bass (lower octaves)

I hope you get what I mean...

But most of the carnatic notes (harmonium petti is used for playing, so can play using only one hand) I've seen are like "ssrg ssrg..." etc, like for one hand only.
Can one compose a song where both hands are used on piano, using carnatic notations?

In my school competitions, almost all of these carnatic singers always sing a song using Aadi taalam, why is that?

Another limiting factor:
how does one give a time value to each note. Like say in a 4/4 metre, in western i write "c_1/4 c_1/4 c_1/4 c_1/4 d_1 e_2" meaning 1/4 * 4 + 1 + 2 = 4 and 4 beats have passed.
How to translate that into carnatic music?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensural_notation
Check the above link about the notation system if I'm not clear

Also, another doubt about the raaga system:
Say I compose a song where I want only one or two "Pa" to be in the sharp and all others to be neutral. How does one do that? Because of the raaga system all my "Pa" has to be sharp!!!


Narayanan SAID:

@well
good question. as u said, left hand for bass clef and right hand for treble clef. the left hand is used for chords in the western classical system. almost all western compositions have chord change. and compositions are always on a scale say c#, e major etcetera.


in carnatic music, we dont have a chord system. no kriti is composed in a given sruti. anyone can sing in his own sruti. an entire kutcheri is sung in the same sruti, that of the singer. so there is no need to use the left hand at all in the keyboard. maybe for pitchbender but not on the bass clef. but i have seen child prodigy satyanarayana use two keyboards with two hands and play two octaves simultaneously.

cine music mostly follows western music system only. that's why most of the compositions sound fine only if it is played or sung in the original pitch in which it was composed on.

why adi talam?

bcos, adi talam is the simplest of the talams having eight beats. that's why


next question is why there is only one pa. actually what u refer is the note 'g' in the keyboard. that's the answer.. what u refer as (pa# ) g# is dha1 in carnatic raga. only the name differs. sa and pa are constants. they dont have any variations. so we dont attach sharp, major, minor or flat to them in the carnatic system.

our own raja
i have once heard spb in an interview, remembering how raja uses the harmonium as a keyboard.

u may know that the harmonium has bellows. one hand is used for bellows usually left and played by right hand. but raja pushes the bellows hard and plays the harmonium as key board with chords.

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Well said:

Don't you think limiting a music form to such rules like raagams are very bad for creativity and improvization.
For example, in western music, there is like F major or Bflat scales and so many such stuff. These are equivalent of the raagams in carnatic music i think...
However, even if I compose a song in say F major I can always put sharp or flat or neutral note wherever whenever i want.

If I understand carnatic music properly (please correct me), then say I'm composing in raagam A (I dont know even one raagam's name) where its "srgm#pdns" (where # stands for sharp) I can't include a note say p# or d_flat in the tune.
Won't that hurt creativity?
Won't that also cause repetition?

Narayanan

@ well

you are right. but everything our ancestors have done had a meaning. if you accept this and search for the real underlying meaning, u will be wondering how gr8 they were.

our raagas are not just swara patterns. each and every raaga has got a swarupam (form), and a unique effect it has on human mind. so messing too much with a raga will not help either auditory pleasure or the subconscious effect it is supposed to have.

there is also another reason. in western or hindustani, there are very limited scales and raagas. in western there are only few scales major, minor etc. and all the creativity of variations and experiments should happen within these scales.

but in carnatic music we have done all the experiments and given a separate name for each experiment. it is called a ragam. there are innumerable raagas and u can also create one.

so the experiment is also complete and the same experiment can be pursued by others to enjoy its result or even come out with a better result.

so, if u play srgm#pdns, which i assume to be the grand scale , id est kalyani in our carnatic system, if u introduce p# (dha1)it becomes another raaga 'lathangi' and it has a vast scope to be a separate raaga. so why just have a little variation played for a little time, instead of a grand treat for a longer time as a separate raaga with aalapana and swaraprasthaaram. wouldn't it be better.

so, the creativity and experimentation is full and complete in our system. they call it experimentation and creativity in the same scale. we call it a separate raga. that's the difference.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

CARNATIC BASICS - 5

mela kartha ragas

now we go to the 72 melakartha ragas. as you all know there are 7 swaras srgmpdn.
in this 7, s and p are fixed. they have no variations. that's why before starting to sing learners sing s-p-s to fix their sruti. they are called prakruti swaras. the other 5 are called vikruti swaras

ma has two varieties. shudha madhyamam and prathi madhyamam. the other four r g d n has three variations. so the math goes like this.

2 (madhyamam) * 4 ( rgdn) * 3 (variations) * 3 (changing one of the four notes with respect to other 3 notes) = 72 mela karthas

ACTUALLY, THE MATHS IS DIFFERENT. I HAVE GIVEN AN EASY INTERPRETATION. I WILL GIVE THE ORIGINAL CALCULATION LATER.

the melakartha or parent raagas are classified as shudha madhyama and prathi madhyama ragas.

the first 36 are exactly the same as the next 36 with just the 'ma' difference. so 15th melakarta maya malava gowla is the same as 15+36 =51st mela kartha 'kamavarthini' or commonly known as panthuvaraali with just the 'ma' difference. all other swaras are the same.

i am talking just about the swaras and not the raaga lakshanam. these r 2 completely different raagas with different emotions and different handling.

these are classified into 12 chakras of 6 raagas each. each chakra has a name. e.g first chakra is 'indhu' chakra which contains the following raagas.

1.kanakangi
2.ratnangi
3.gaanamurthi
4.vanaspathi
5.manavathi
6.dhanaroopi

CARNATIC BASICS - 4

satish balaji said:

Carnatic region......supposedly not Karnataka!!

Carnatic music did not come from Karnataka, though we consider Purandaradasa as the forefather - It existed even before him and the region around Thanjavur is what is said to be the original carnatic region - the origin is still obscure and the present culture is supposedly an amalgamation of styles from the different regions - TN, Andhra, Travancore (Kerala) & of course Karnataka..!!

Narayanan

@satish balaji

carnatic does not mean karnataka's music. people from north call all south indians as madrasis. does that mean all south indians are from madras? similarly to denote south they added karantaka as a prefix. before that it was just sangeetham.

'aravam' is the first village encountered when coming from andhrapradesh to tamilnadu. so tamilnadu became 'arava nadu' and tamil became 'aravam' and tamilians became 'araval-lu', for people from andhra.

similarly the first region encountered in south india for people coming from north india is karnataka. so they prefixed that name to the music prevailing in that area.

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