types of compostition

Question 1

Astapadi

Answer 1

“gita govinda” by jayadeva
spiritual sanskrit songs
12 ch 24 songs

Question 2

Thillana

Answer 2

dance form popularized after 18th c.
jatis = rhythms words (ta ri ki na dhim)
med/fast tempo
Tam Tam Tam in Khamas by Patnam Subrahmanya Iyer

Question 3

Tarangas

Answer 3

Songs from “sri krishna lila” by Narayana Tirtha
Longest sanskrit opera
biography of Krishna
Kirthana form

Question 4

Javali

Answer 4

like a kriti/kirthana but sahitya changes
catchy rhythm, madhyama kala, rakti raga
very emotional
Idi niku: Begada

Question 5

Padam

Answer 5

Very strong sahitya
Very emotional
P A and charanams (3+)
kshetrayya

Question 6

Daruvu

Answer 6

sringara rasa
story singing
P A charanams (1+)
Sri Ganapathi (tyagaraja)