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What are Gamakas?

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Vibrations or oscillations of swaras?

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How is each note sung in Indian music

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Embellishes and sung

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Where are Gamakas present?

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In all systems of music

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What swaras are embellished despite being plain?

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Suddha swaras and non gamaka swaras

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Comparisons Bharathi uses to compare music without gamakam:-

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Moonless night, river without water, lady without ornaments, creeper without flowers

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What do Gamakams do?

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Determines the melodic character of ragas even if they have the same Arohana and Avarohana and are derived from the same melakartha raga through the different characteristics of gamakams absent in present in one raga.

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What is the back bone of ragas?

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Gamakams

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Where are Gamakams
Found?

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Vedic chants

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What did nandyadeva write?

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Bharatha’s natya sastra and parsvadeva in his sangita samaya sara

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How many types of Gamakams did nandyadeva believe there was?

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7

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What did Narada write?

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Sangita Makarandam

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How many Gamakams did narada believe there was?

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19

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13
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What did sarganadeva write?

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Sangita ratnakara

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How many Gamakams did sarnagadeva believe to be?

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15

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What are the dasavitha gamakams ?

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A system of ten Gamakas that was formed and has wide acceptance

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What are the names of the Gamakams in order?

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Arohana gamakam, avarohana Gamakam, dhalu gamakam, sphurita gamakam, kampita gamakam, ahata gamakam, pratyhata gamakam, tripuncha gamakam, Andola gamakam, moorchana gamakam

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What is Arohana gamakam?

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Gamakam using separating the ascending order of the arohana

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E.g. of arohana gamakam

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SRGMPDNŚ

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What is avarohana gamakam?

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Gamakam if swaras using the descending order of the avarohana

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E.g. of avarohana gamakam

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ŚNDPMGRS

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21
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What is dhalu gamakam?

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A gamakam using a swinging motion by using a basic note and repeating it after every other higher note

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E.g. of dhalu gamakam

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SPSMSGSR

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What is sphurita gamakam?

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Gamakam using jantai swara phrases

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E.g. of sphurita gamakam

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SS RR GG MM

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What is kampita gamakam?
A Gamakam that is a shake manipulated by using a note
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E.g. of kampita gamakam
PPppPpP
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What is ahata gamakam?
A swara phrase like Sr rg gm mp in ascending order
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E.g. of ahata gamakam
Sr rg gm mp
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What is pratyahata gamakam?
Gamakam of a swara phrase like śn nd dp pm
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E.g. of pratyahata gamakam?
Śn nd dp pm
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What is tripuncha gamakam?
When swaras in triple order is used.
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E.g. of tripuncha gamaka
Sss rrr ggg mmm
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What is andola gamaka?
A swinging movement from phrases like srsDd srsPp srsMm
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E.g. of andola gamakam
SrsDd srsPp srsMm
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What is moorchana gamakam?
Gamakam with a mixture Of madhya sthayi and tara sthayi swaras
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E.g. of moorchana gamakam
SrgmpN rgmpnŚ gmpnŚŘ
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E.g. of arohana gamakam
SRGMPDNŚ
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What is arohana Gamakas?
Gamakam that is arohana
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What is avarohana gamakam?
Gamakam in avarohana gamakam
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E.g. of Avarohana gamakam
ŚNDPMGRS
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What is Dhalu gamakam?
Starting from a basic notes and repeating after each high note
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What is sphurita gamakam?
Gamakam using jantai swara phrases
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E.g. of dhalu gamakam
Sr sg sm sp
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E.g. of sphurita gamakam
SS RR GG MM PP
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What is kampita gamaka?
A shaking ganakam by Manipulating some swaras
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E.g. of kampita gamakam
PppPpP
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What is ahata gamakam
Gamakam in ascending order of the swaras sr rg gm mp
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E.g. of ahata gamakam
Sr rg gm mp
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What is pratyahata gamakam?
Descending order is swaras such as Śn nd dp pm
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E.g. of pratyahata gamakam
Śn nd dp pm
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What is tripuncha gamakam?
Gamakam with triple swaras
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E.g. of tripuncha gamakam
SSS RRR GGG
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What is andola gamakam?
Gamakam using swinging movement
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E.g. of andola gamakam
srsDd srsPp srsMm
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What is moorchana gamaka ?
Gamakam in a certain pattern with mixture of madhya sthayi and tara sthayi swaras
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E.g. of moorchana gamaka
rgmpdnś gmpdnśř mpdnśřġ
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What are the dasavitha Gamakas in order?
Arohana, avarohana, dhalu, sphurita, kampita, ahata, pratyahata, tripuncha, andola, moorchana
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What is a gamakam
Vibrations or oscillations of swaras
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What is the back bone of a raga
Gamaka
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Comparison of music without gamaka by bharatha
River without water, moonless night, creeper without flowers, lady without ornaments
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What is Gamakas found in?
Every music system
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How is every swaras sung in Indian music
It is embellished then sung
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What do gamakams do?
Determine the melodic character of a raga even if it has the same arohana and avarohana and is from the same melakartha as it may have different gamaka characteristics that is absent and present in one raga
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What types of swaras are embellished least
Sudda swaras and non gamaka swaras
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What book did nandyadeva write
Natya sastra and parsvadeva in his sangita samaya sara
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How many Gamakas did nandyadeva believe there to be?
7
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What book did narada write
Sangita makarandam
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How many Gamakas did narada believe there to be?
19
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What book did sarnagadeva write?
Sangita ratnakaram
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How many gamaka did sarnagadeva believe there to be?
15
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What are the dasavitha gamakams?
A system of 10 gamakams that have been found widely accepted as it was altered from the 15 gamakams.

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