Carnatic Music

Facts about Carnatic Music

100

Who are the trinities of Carnatic Music? 

Sri Thyagaraja, Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Sri Shyama Shastri. 

200

Who are the Women Trinities of Carnatic Music? 

M.S. Subbulakshmi, D.K. Pattammal, and M.L. Vasanthakumari.

300

Who are the Tamil Trinities of Carnatic music?

Muthu Thandavar, Arunachala Kavi, and Marimutthu Pillai

400

Who was the first person to Create a Melakarta Chart?

Raamamaatya

500

In a picture with all the trinities, what is the order of each of them from left to right?

Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar, Sri Thyagaraja, and Sri Shyama Shastri

Identify the Raga (Using Swarasthanas)

100

What raga is this?

Arohanam: S R² G³ M¹ P D² N³ Ṡ

Avarohanam: Ṡ N³ D² P M¹ G³ R² S

Shankarabharanam

200

What raga is this?

Arohanam: S R² G² M¹ P D¹ N³ Ṡ

Avarohanam: Ṡ N³ D¹ P M¹ G² R² S

Keeravani

300

What raga is this?

Arohanam: S R² M¹ P N² Ṡ

Avarohanam: Ṡ N² P M¹ R² S

Madhyamavathi

400

What raga is this?

Arohanam: S G³ M¹ D² N³ Ṡ

Avarohanam: Ṡ N³ D² M¹ G³ R¹ S

Vasantha

500

What raga is this?

Arohanam: S G² R² G² M¹ P D² N² Ṡ

Avaroharanam: Ṡ N¹ D¹ P M¹ G² R² S

                           or

Arohanam: S R² G² M¹ P D N² Ṡ

Avarohanam: Ṡ N¹ D¹ P M¹ G² R² S

Bhairavi

Identify the Composer or the Mudra

100

Which composer uses the mudra "Thyagarajanutha"?

Saint Thyagaraja

200

Which composer uses the mudra  "Badradri"?

Bhadraachala Ramadasu

300

Which composer is most popular for using raga mudra?

Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar

400

What is Koteeshwara Iyer's mudra?

Kavi Kunjaradasan

500

Which composer wrote the Rama Natakam?

Arunachala Kavi 

Talam and Jathi

100

How many aksharams does chatusra jāthi Dhruva Talam have?

14 aksharams

200

What are the angas of jampa talam?

Laghu, AnuDhrutam, Dhrutam.

300

How many aksharams does the jathi "thadinginatom" have?

5 aksharams

400

How many aksharams does sankeerna chapu have?

9 aksharams

500

How many aksharams does the jathi "Tha,,din,,ginatom" have?

9 aksharams

Instruments in Carnatic Music

100

Which of the following are instruments in Carnatic Music?

a) Violin

b) Tabla

c) Veena

d) Sitar

e) Ghatam

a, c, and e.

or

Violin, Veena, and Ghatam

200

Which of the following are string instruments in Carnatic Music?

a) cello

b) violin

c) double bass

d) veena

b and d.

or

violin and veena.

300

Who introduced the violin to Carnatic music?

Sri Baluswami Dikshitar

400

Who introduced the ghatam to Carnatic music?

Polagam Chidambara Iyer

500

Who introduced the Ganjira to Carnatic Music?

Manpoondia Pillai