keerthanai Flashcards
what does keerthanas composition come under.
the sacred musical form and also known vaidika gaanam.
what is sahityam about.
about praising God and begging pardon from God
how are music and rhythm like in a keerthanai.
the sahityam is more important than the swara part and sangathis are very few.
sometimes charanams have same music as pallavi.
what doe keerthana give birth to?
keerthans give birth to krithis.
what are the 3 divisions of keerthana?
pallavi
anupallavi
charanam
in some keerthanas there are more than one charanam, but all these charanams have the same pattern of swaras.
what can you occasionally find in keerthana compositions.
madhyma kala shaityams
who can sing keerthanas
people with basic knowledge of music can sing because they are composed in familiar ragas.
what are ragamalika keerthanas
based on same structure as normal keerthana but anupallvi may be omitted.
each part of ragamalika keerthana will be different raga.
composers of keerthanai
thyagaraja swamikal
purandaradasar.
papanasam Sivan.
