Varnam Flashcards
A composition which portrays…..
The beauty and individuality of a raga with sakitya or words
One of the most important….
Musical forms
Considered to be learnt during….
Training
Often the first played in…..
Concerts
Considered the “link” between…….
Abhyasa Gaana and Sabha Gaana
Vocalists and instrumentalists benefit by……
Learning and practising varnams because they help play kritis and keerthanas with the proper gamakam.
The sahityam is…
Brief
The sahityam illustrates the idea of…..
Devotion or love
There are 5 sections:
Pallavi, Anupallavi, Mukthyai Swaram, Charanam and Charana Swaras
Charanam is also known as…..
Chittai Pallavi
Charana Swara is also known as……
Chittai Swaram
Pallavi, Anupallavi and Mukthyai Swaram is known as…
Poorvangam
The charanam and chittai swaras are known as….
Uttrangam
The 4 different types of varnams:
Tana, Pada, Padajati and Ragamalikai
Tana Varnams are in the form of….
Tanas
In Tana Varnams, there is only a sahityam for the…
Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charanam
If you practice ______ of the Tana Varnams, you will have a good idea of the ____
2 or 3 speeds, tala
Tana Varnams are composed to……
Different Talams
Pada Varnams are mainly for….
Dance
Pada Varnams are composed in…
Chowka Kalam or Madhyama Kalam
The ____ ____of the Pada Varnams is appropriate for the ______ __ __ _____
Swara part, footwork of the dancer
The Pada Varnams have sahityams…..
Throughout the whole thing
Pada Varnams are in the talas…..
Adi or Roopaka
Padajati Varnams are when some ____ are included into the ___ of the _____
Jathis, body, varnam
Ragamalikai Varnam means that parts of the varnam…..
Are in different ragas
Some Ragamalikai Varnams are similar to….
Tana and Pada Varnams in their structure
Tana Varnam Composers
Shyama Sastri, Pallavi Gopala Aiyer, Veenai Kuppayyar, Swati Tirunal, Tiger Varadachariar, Thanjavur Ponniah Pillai
Pada Varnam Composers
Ramaswami Dikshitar, Muthaswamy Dikshitar, Ramaswami Sivan, Kundrakuddi Krishsnayyar, Pallavi Shesayyar
