Keerthanas Flashcards

1
Q

They come under….

A

Sacred musical form, Vaidika Gaanam

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2
Q

The sahityam is about…

A

Praising god, begging pardon from god, etc

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3
Q

Sometimes the sahityam is connected to…

A

Puranic Incidents

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4
Q

The music and rhythm of a keerthana is…

A

Simple in Character

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5
Q

What is more important than the swara?

A

The sahityam

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6
Q

There are very few…

A

Sangathis

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7
Q

There are many…

A

Words

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8
Q

The charanam has the same music to the….

A

Pallavi

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9
Q

The charanams are all sang to the same…

A

Dhatu

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10
Q

It’s has been said that Keerthanas give birth to…

A

Kritis

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11
Q

In keerthanas there is 3 sections….

A

Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charanam

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12
Q

Sometimes there is more than 1….

A

Charanam

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13
Q

Chittai swarms and swara sahityas have….

A

No place in keerthanas

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14
Q

What appears occasionally in Keerthanas?

A

Madhyakala Sahityams

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15
Q

What type of keerthana is the same structure as a normal Keerthana?

A

Ragamalikai Keerthanas

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16
Q

In a ragamalikai keerthana the anupallavi is sometimes…

A

Ommited

17
Q

In a ragamalikai keerthana each part of the keerthana will be in a……

A

Different raga

18
Q

Composers

A

Muthu Thanjavur, Arunachala Kavirayar, Purandaradasar, Chinnaiah, Thyagarajah Swamikal, Gopalakrishna Bharathy, Neely Kanda Sivan, Papanasam Sivan