MUS 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Charanam, Alapana, Pallavi
5 Dec 2016
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How is indian classical music similar to western classical music. A small educated segment of the population appreciates music. Two different styles: north indian style and south indian. South indian = carnatic (or karnatak) music: they are very similar to each other in many ways, most normal people cannot tell them apart. Drone: well known type of drone is a bagpipe. Dissonance often gravitates toward consonance: the kriti. Kritis comprise the major portion of most carnatic recitals. A fixed (cid:272)o(cid:373)positio(cid:374) (cid:271)ut: typically transmitted orally (not written down, traditionally performed with multiple improvised components added. Kritis are songs (meaning, they have text) Can be performed by instrumentalists: the text would(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e heard, (cid:271)ut liste(cid:374)ers would recognize it anyway. The performance of a kriti actually includes material improvised material in addition to the composed kriti itself. Free rhythm: no pulse; no tala established. Alapana appears at the beginning of the kriti of the performance, before the actual kriti composition has been played.
