Ragas & Scales
This raga is pentatonic and has no Ma or Ni.
What is Mohanam?
This composer is known as 'Saint Composer' of Carnatic music.
Who is Tyagaraja?
This tala has 8 counts.
How many counts does Adi Tala have?
Krishna Nee Begane Baaro is in this language.
Which song is in Kannada?
Fill in the blank: The Trinity of Carnatic Music are Tyagaraja, Dikshitar and ________.
Syama Sastri
What is the parent melakarta of Kharaharapriya?
Kharaharapriya itself.
The mudra 'Guruguha' belongs to this composer.
Who is Muthuswami Dikshitar?
This tala is usually counted as 3 beats.
What is Rupaka Tala?
Lord Subramanya is widely known as this name.
What is 'Muruga'?
This female singer was called the 'Nightingale of India'.
Who was M.S. Subbalakshmi?
What do you call ragas that use all 7 notes in both their arohana (ascending scale) and avarohana (descending scale)?
Sampurna Ragas
'Vatapi Ganapatim' is in this raga.
What song is in raga Hamsadhwani?
This tala has 10 beats.
What is Jhampa Tala?
Fill in the blank: Ennaiyum ____ Chonnaro
Vara
The December music season is held in which city?
Chennai
This vivadi raga is used in Puliyoor Shree Duraiswami Aiyyer's kriti 'Sarasiruhasana Priye'.
What is Nata?
The Composer of 'Nagumomu Ganaleni'.
Who is Tyagaraja?
How many UNITS are in Khanda Chapu Tala?
5 units (3+2)
In the song Ekamranatham Bhajeham by Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar, what does the phrase "Ekamra" mean?
One mango.
This violin maestro was the accompanist to M.S. Subbalakshmi for decades.
Who was T.N. Krishnan?
Identify the raga from this swarm phrase.
S R2 G3 M2 P D3 N3 S
What is Shanmukhapriya?
Who is Muthuswami Dikshitar?
This tala is used in Tyagaraja's 'Haridasulu Vedale'.
What is Adi Tala?
In the song "Vanchathonuna" by Sri Harikeshanallur Muttiah Bhaagavatar, what does the phrase "Vanchathonu" mean?
With desire.
Palghat Mani Iyer was a famous artist of which instrument?
Mridangam