karNāTaka sangeetam Quiz
Define ‘sangeetam’
The combination of singing, playing an instrument and dancing put together is ‘sangeetam’. It is also defined as the amalgamation of notes(swara), tunes(rāga) and tempo(tāLam).
How many types of ‘sangeetam’ exist? What are they?
There are two types of sangeetam. They are mārgamu and dESi.
What is ‘Sruti’?
The starting sound of a swara is ‘SRuti’.
How does nādam form?
Soul, mind, fire and wind put together form nādam.
How many types of jātis does a Sruti have?
There are five jātis of a SRuti viz., deepta, āyata, karuNa, mRudu, madhya, thus forming 22 SRutis.
What is swara?
SRutis cannot be heard separately or manifested obviously. Hence the syllable that is manifested and melodious to listen is called a swara or muscial note.
How is the Indian music broadly classified?
Indian music is broadly classified as hindustāni and karNāTaka.
How many types of swarās are there?
swarās are of two types viz., Suddha and vikRuta.
How many musical notes exist in any musical system?
There are seven musical notes in any system of music.
Name the seven musical notes.
shaDjam(S), rishabham(R), gāndhāram(G), madhyamam(M), panchamam(P), daivatam(D) and nishādam(N)
Why is shaDjam named so?
shaT means six, ja means born. Since the rest of the six notes originated from ‘S’, it is called shaDjam.
Where did sangeetam originate from?
sāma vEdam.
Where from did the seven musical notes (sapta swarās) originate?
sapta swarās originated from nature.
Which swarās are achala swarās?
shaDjam and panchamam are achala swarās.
Specify the animal or bird sound that resemble the seven notes.
shadjam – sound of a peacock when it see the clouds of rain
rishabham – the bellowing of a bull
gāndhāram – the bleating of a goat
madhyamam – the cry of a heron
panchamam – the sound of a nightingale during spring time
daivatam – the neigh of a horse
nishādam – the trumpet of an elephant
Differentiate ārOhaNa and avarOhaNa
The musical notes that are in ascending order of pitch form ārOhaNa and those that descend gradually in pitch form the avarOhaNa.
What is grāmabhEDam?
grāmabhEdam is to set up a pitch(SRuti) for singing.
How many types of ‘grāma’ exist?
There are three types of ‘grāma’ viz., ‘shaDja grāmam’, ‘madhya grāmam’ and ‘gāndhāra grāmam’.
What is rāgam?
The syllable or a musical note decorated and the sound of which is pleasing to the listeners’ ears is called rāgam or tune.
How many types of rāgams exist? What are they?
There are two kinds of rāgams, viz., janaka (or parent) and janya (or child)
What are mELakarta rāgās?
mELakarta rāgās are the parent rāgās from which various janya rāgās originate.
How many parent rāgās exist?
Parent rāgās are 72 in number.
What are rāgānga rāgās?
rāgānga rāgās are nothing but parent rāgās.
Which mELakarta janya is rāga mOhana?
28th mELakarta, harikāmbhOji
Who is called navakOTi nārayaNa
Sree purandara dāsa
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