Carnatic Music

History

• SANGITASARA of VIDYARANYA is regarded as fore runner of current system (around 600 ad)
• in the mid 17th century VENKATA MAKHIN wrote CHATURDANDI PRAKASHIKA which became bedrock of carnatic music
• Venkata Makhin devised the 72 MELAKARTHA raga system under which any raga: OLD, OBSOLETE, CURRENT or even of the FUTURE  could be brought in.
• This scientific system was applied by VISHNU NARAYAN BHATKHANDE and he established ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF CARNATIK in Lucknow.
• Note: canara and Maidan area=> Canara: coastal area, western ghat, Maidan: deccan.

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Components of Carnatic Music

• there are 3 components of vocal form of carnatic : RAGAM, TANAM, PALLAVI.
• Ragam is an elaborately improvised Aalapna(starts with simple then goes to end very difficult and it become more mesmerizing at end)
• Thanam is a bridge or JOD and it is rhythemic 
• Pallavi is the final section which is composition of the words.

There are 2 popular form in Carnatic

1. Kriti - Music dominate vocal form
2. Kritanai - Vocal form dominate music

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Male trinity of Carnatic

• Thyagaraj
• Shyamashastri
• Muthuswami Dikshitar.

Female Trinity

• M.S. Subbulakshmi
• is the greatest figure of carnatic
• she got SANGEET KALANIDHI, BHARAT RATNA, RAMSAY MAGSASAY.
• D.K. Pattamal
• M.L. Vasanthakumari