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Pamphlet
of "Beauty of Karnatic Music" vols 1 & 2
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Contents of "Beauty
of Karnatic Music" CD ROM Part 1
*About the CD Explains the methods of navigation of
the CDs, the script and code used for Indian words, the team
behind the project and the company profile.
*Introduction gives a
brief on the course and evolution of Karnatic Music over the
centuries, mythologicalreferences, details on the seven notes etc.
* Musicography discusses the notation used, symbols
and a color code used to denote swarams of different sthayis or
octaves etc.
* Science of Ragams is
a comprehensive study and analysis of Ragas. It includes a
tutorial that explains various swara sthanas or pitches of notes
that form the saptha swaras and formation of the 72
melakartha (Parent) ragas. It lists about 2500
ragas. A live musical
keyboard on the computer screen displays the swara
sthanas marked for each of the 72 Parent ragas.
This keyboard can be played with the click of the mouse. Each
Melakartha has a list of its derivative or janya ragas showing the
arohana- avarohana (ascending and descending scale) notes.
The second edition has an added search facility and the moorchanas
of all melakarthas are sung!
*The Rhythm is a chapter that deals with the subject
of various thalas. Laghu, Drutham,
Anudrutham and Adithalam are shown as small video
clippings. Videos of the saptha thalams
are presented in the Alankarams lesson in the Music Teacher
chapter.
*The Music Teacher is
the Life of the whole project. It offers interactive Vocal
lessons for learning and practicing Karnatic Music from Saralee
swarams to Varnams.
Lessons cover Saralee swarams-14,
Jantaswarams -8, Hechchu sthayi swarams (High pitched Notes)-4,
Thaggu sthayi swarams (Low pitched Notes) -4, Datu swarams
(Skipped Notes)-4, Alankarams (7 Thalas) all of which are are sung
in 3 speeds.
The following Geethams,
Malahari (4 geethams), Sudhdhasaveri,
Desakshi, Sankarabharanam, Malayamarutham, Mohana, Kalyani, Saveri,
Kambhoji, Anandabhairavi, Neelambari, Navarose, Nata ( 2 geethams),
Varali, Sriragam, Goula and Laksshana geethams Devamanohari,
Kedara ragams all sung in
2 or 3 kalams. have been included.
Two Swarapallavis, Hindola
and Vasantha and two Swara
jathis Bilahari and Khamas
are presented.
Varnams cover, thana
varnams in the ragams Abhogi,
Arabhi, Begada, Bilahari,Darbar, Kambhoji, Kanada,
Saveri, Sahana, Mohana, Hamsadhwani, Kalyani, Kedaragoula,
Navaragamalika, Sriragam, Sankarabharanam, Vasantha, Thodi, Valaji
(veena only), padavarnam
in the ragam NataKurinji and ata
thala varnam in the ragams Bhairavi,
Sankarabharanam and Kalyani.
For practising the lessons, students have access to a Sruthi
Selector (similar to an electronic
thambura) to set their own sruthi (panchamam or madhyamam) as well
as a Thalam Selector.
A chapter on Phonetics
is also presented for students to learn the proper pronunciation
of Karnatic Music terms.
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Contents of "Beauty
of Karnatic Music" CD ROM Part 2
* The Music Teacher
is a continuation of the First CD and covers lessons for
Krithis
Assorted Krithis-13 Thyagaraja's
krithis(7) Samaja vara gamana, Sobhillu sapthaswara,
Bantu reethi koluvu, Nee daya rada, Marugela ra, Prakkala Nilabadi,
Raminchuvar evaru ra. Deekshithar's
krithi(1) Vathapi ganapathim bhajeham. Swathi
Thirunal's krithi's(2) Sree ramana vibho,
Bhogeendra Sayinam. Mysore
Vasudevachar's krithi(1) Brochevar evaru ra.
Papanasam Sivan's krithi(1)
Parathpara Parameswara. Patnam
Subramania Iyer's krithi(1) Raghuvamsa sudhambodhi.
Thyagaraja’s Pancharathna Krithis-5 (in
2 styles- slow lessons with songs accompanied by flute
alone, and concert style with normal pace, accompanied by violin
and mridangam)
Selections of the great Trinity 2 of each
master are selected for special presentation with violin and
Mridanagam accompaniments. They are Birana varalichchi and
Mariveregathi of Syama Sasthri,
Nagumomu and Ksheera sagara of Thyagaraja
and Anandamritha karshini and Panchamathanga mukha
ganapathina of Deekshithar.
Keerthanas
Annamayya Keerthanas-2 namely Brahma kadigina
padamu, Narayana the namo namo; Ramadas
Keerthana -1 ,Nanu brovamani cheppave; Sadasiva
Brahmendra's Keerthana-1 Pibare rama rasam; Vyasarayar's
keerthana-1, Krishna nee begane baro; Purandara
Dasa's keerthana-1, Jagadodh dharana.Deekshithar's
keerthana-1 Sree Abhayamba.
Other Musical Forms
Purandara dasa’s Devaranamas -3 namely Alli
nodalu Rama, Narayana yanna barade and Hodi nagari mele kaiya ; Jayadeva’s
Ashtapadi-1, Nijagada sa yadu nandane; Kshethrayya
Padam-1, Thaliru boniro; Narayana
Teertha's Tharangam-1 namely Krishnam kalaya
sakhee ; Dr.Balamurali Krishna’s
Thillana-1, Dir dir thom tha dheem; Javali-
1, Kommaro vani kintha
biguve ; Thiruppugazh -1,
Kadhimodhi; Thiruppavai-1,
Azhi mazhi Kanna; Tamil
Padams - 2, Ambara chidambara and Kurai ondrum
Illai, a Telugu light classical song-1,Swasa
thratiki by Narayana Rao Gandlur and Deekshithar's
Daru(vu)-1 ,Mathe malayadwaja pandya
*Mridangam Teacher chapter describes the instrument,
explains the method of playing with some video clippings, and
offers lessons for basic & advanced
lines, jathi lessons and reducing lines by Dhanwada
Dharma Rao.
*Music Encyclopedia has 2 chapters viz., Chapter
1 - Biographies of Masters past and present ; Chapter
2 - Comprehensive dictionary of Musical terms;
In addition to these Chapters the CD contains *Ragam
Thanam Pallavi, where the
master has presented 2 ragams, Bhairavi
and Kalyani and *Fun Stuff
where children can play puzzles while learning some ragams and
their swara sthanas. There is also a chapter namely *Learners
Corner which contains a few quiz items.
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