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Layā is the tempo or speed of a song. Carnatic music does not define a fixed layā to songs, but traditionally some songs have been sung fast or slow and hence are categorised that way. Typical classification of layā includes Vilambitha (delayed or slow), Madhyama (medium) and Dhuritha (fast).
A contemporary Carnatic music concert (called a kutcheri) usually lasts about three hours, and comprises a number of varied compositions. Carnatic songs are composed in a particular raga, which means that they do not deviate from the notes in the raga. Each composition is set with specific notes and beats, but performers improvise extensively.
A kriti (Sanskrit: कृति, lit. 'kṛti') is a form musical composition in the Carnatic music literature. The Sanskrit common noun Kriti means 'creation' or 'work'.. A kriti forms the mental backbone of any typical Carnatic music concert and is the longer format of a Carnatic song.
Sāmānya gītaṃ: the simple song and it is also called sādhāraṇa gītaṃ or sancāri gītaṃ. Lakshaṇa gītaṃ : the sāhityaṃ (lyrics), instead of praising God, enumerates in so many words, the lakshana of the raga, in which it is composed-giving among other details, its vakra svarā, graha, nysa, aṃśa svarā and its parent ...
Charukesi scale with Shadjam at C. It is the 2nd rāgam in the 5th chakra Bana.The mnemonic name is Bana-Sri.The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu ma pa dha ni. [1] Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
Keeravani (pronounced keeravāṇi) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 21st Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. The 21st melakarta rāgam as per Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music is Kiraṇāval̥i. This rāgam is a popular scale in western music as well.
Prathama Vaggeyakara(First poet-composer) of Carnatic and Hindustani music forms to compose art music (in contrast to traditional bhakti poems) involving ragas; he is praised for his contributions to dance and music by his contemporary and later musicologists in their musical treatises; Kanakadasa (1509–1609) Karaikkal Ammeiyar (7th century)
Simhendramadhyamam is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 57th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Sumadyuti in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. [1] [2] It is said to be borrowed into Hindustani music from Carnatic music. [2]