manotharma sangeetham

Question 1

what are the two types of sangeetham?

Answer 1

kalpitha sangeetham or composed sangeetham

karpanai sangeetham or creative music

Question 2

what is kalpita sangeetham?

Answer 2

pre composed by someone earlier.
E.g. sarali varisaigal ,jantai varisaigal all the beginners exercises 
- varnams 
keethanams 
pathams

Question 3

what is karpanai sangeetham?

Answer 3

improves music , enables musician to show their talents.

also known as manotharma sangeetham.

Question 4

What are the 5 forms of manotharma sangeethams

Answer 4

raga alapanai 
thanam 
pallavi 
niraval 
Kalpana swaram

Question 5

what is raga alapani?

Answer 5

the first part of the alapanai.
begins on madhya sthayi sadjam and proceeds with suitable sancharams according to its raga.
usually goes to mantra and mathya or tara sthayi sadjam.

Question 6

what is raga vardhani?

Answer 6

Strats on madhya sthayi sadjam and continues in mantra sthayi for most alapanais.
-mostly in vilamba Kalam but occasionally intersped with madhyma and duritha Kalam sancharams.
alapanai is usually rendered mainly in tara sthayi.

Question 7

what are the two. types of sthayi.

Answer 7

arohana sthayi and avarohana sthayi

the sthayi sadjam is usually rendered madhyma kalam.

Question 8

what is Arohana sthayi?

Answer 8

these sancharas begin on madhya sthayi sadjam and without touching any note above it on can make sancharas in mantra sthayi go very low.

Question 9

what are avarohana sthayi.

Answer 9

begin on taarasthayi sadjam without touching any note lower than it to make two sancharas in atithara sthayi.ending on taara sthayi sadjam.

Question 10

to conclude…

Answer 10

the sthayi section, snachars are sung in all shays in fast tempo finally ending on the madhya sthayi sadjam.

Question 11

what is thanam?

Answer 11

in madhymakalam therefore possessing a clear rhythmic pattern.
phrases like anamtha,thanamtha,tha and namtha should be used.
it is said there are 8 types of thanams but not used nowadays.

Question 12

what is pallavi.

Answer 12

most important branch of creative music.

creative talent, musicians skill, mastering rhythm are all put to the test.

Question 13

important points to remember when rendering pallavi.

Answer 13

1. should be sung with devotion portraying full extent of musicians talent.
   even if musician doesn’t have good voice it is advised they sing it so audience appreciates it better.

Question 14

2nd point of what to remember when pallavi is rendered.

Answer 14

sangathis should be used to make it interesting.

sangathis should not be used in all places but just a few ke places.

Question 15

3rd point.

Answer 15

talam should be kept consistent.

should be sung in double quadruple speeds.

Question 16

4th point.

Answer 16

tisram should be performed is possible. this is singing the swaras in groups of three.

Question 17

5th point.

Answer 17

niraval should be used to fill pallavi.

rhythmic structure of pallavi is still intact with minor changes to music.

Question 18

6th point.

Answer 18

those who wish and challenge to entertain the audience they do Kalpana swarams.
kp can be sung in various ragas.

Question 19

7th point

Answer 19

musician can also perform pallavi in various talas.

Question 20

8th point.

Answer 20

pallavi may have been compressed or stretched to create a talamalika. this is to accommodate various talas.

Question 21

9th point.

Answer 21

if musician wants to show extra talent , they can create an ragatalamalika where both ragam and talams change simultaneously.

Question 22

10th point.

Answer 22

pallavi should be rendered in a fast tempo.

then brought to conclusion with a short alapanai in original ragam of the pallavi.

Question 23

what is niraval.

Answer 23

niraval means filling up.
used to add beauty to pallavis and krithis
rendering niraval means you have to: keep rhythmic pattern intact.only sound of music changes.