raga alapanai Flashcards
first part of
Manodharma Isai
what type of music is it
unmeasured without a strict rhythm
sung as
a prelude to krithis
what should the duration be
shouldnt exeed the length of the composition its accompanying
what syllables are used to add beauty
ta, da, ri, nam, tom
what is the most resonant vowel
“a”, used to fill the alapanai
what does this allow musicians todo
develop their musical imagination and show their talent of the improvised beauty of the raga to flow within the raga lakshana frame work
what are the three parts it consists of
akshiptika (intro), raga vardhani (body), and sthayi (conclusion)
whats the ashiptika
intro of the alapanai
whats does the akshiptika start on
madhya sthayi sadjam, uses suitable sancharams according to its raga in mandra and madhya sthayi
what sthayi does the akshiptika occasionally go to
tara sthayi
what does the akshiptika end on
madhya sthayi sadjam
what note may it also maybe begin on
tara sthayi sadjam or other notes according to the raga used
what does the raga vardhani start on
madhya sthayi sadjam and goes to mandra sthayi
what swarams are used now and then in raga vardhani
madhya sthayi swarams
what speed is the raga vardhani mostly in
vilamba kalam (slow), but occasionally gets faster
what sancharams are rendered in raga vardhani
few madhyama kala sancharams using tara sthayi
what note does the raga vardhani make a quick descent to
madhya sthayi sadjam
when should sancharams showing characteristics of the ragam be brought out
during raga vardhani
where should the alapanai be rendered after the raga vardhani
mainly in the tara sthayi
what are the two different types of sthayi
arohana and avarohana
where are sthayi sancharams usually rendered in
madhyama kalam
where do arohana sthayi sancharams begin
madhya sthayi sadjam
how low can notes go in arohana sthayi
as low as mandra sthayi sadjam, then back to madhya sthayi sadjam
