Carnatic Music basics
How many swaras are there in Mayamalavagowla?
7
What is an arohonam avarohanam?
They are the ascending and descending scales of a raga which give the framework of the raga
What is the mudra of Purandara dasa?
Purandara vittala
The favourite instrument of Lord Krishna
Flute
Who gave the structure for sarali varasai,janti varasai, basic lessons?
Purandara dasa
What is a melakartha?
They are ragas which have all 7 notes in proper sequence in both the arohanam and avarohanam
Which God is the favourite of Thyagaraja?
Lord Rama
The instrument is played by Godess Saraswati
Veena
Who are the trinity composers in Carnatic music?
Muthuswami Dikshitar,Thyagaraja and Shyama Sastri
How many melakartha ragas are present?
72
Name the mudra of Shyama sastri
Shyama krishna
An instrument played at temple festivals and weddings
Naadaswaram
Name the well known vocalist who sang first at the United Nations
M.S.Subbalakshmi
Who gave the structure for the 72 melakarthas?
Venkatamakhin
Name the place where the trinity composers were born
Tiruvarur
Name the world renowned violin artist whose name begins with the name of a village in Tamil Nadu
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Who is the guru of Dr.M.L.Vasanthakumari?
G.N.Balasubramanium
What type of ragam is Bilahari?
A bhashanga Janya raga
This composer is known as Tamil Thyagayya
Papanasam Sivan
What is a Jalatarangam?
Its an instrument played with ceramic cups and a stick to hit the water filled cups.