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Purvanga & Uttaranga - (ANSWER)FIRST PART & LATER PART
1. In a scale of ascending notes, the first portion of the swaras are the purvangam; the next portion is the
uttarangam
2. In the structure of a varnam, the pallavi, anupallavi, and mukthayi swaras are known as the
purvangam; the caranam and the ettugadaswaras/carana swaras are known as the uttarangam
3. Pallavi singing is improvisational singing with a set talam and ragam. The first part of this singing is the
purvangam, then the padagarba which serves as a pause/break, and the second part is the uttarangam.
Graha - (ANSWER)COMMENCEMENT/BEGINNING/STARTING
1. Graha swara is the beginning note of a swara phrase. Each raga has a graha swara. There can be
multiple graha swaras in a raga or composition.
2. Graha in talam is the commencement of the talam with the composition itself. There are 3 types:
1. Sama graha - tala and composition start
together
2. Anagatagraha - tala begins first and song
follows
3. Ateetagraha - song begins first and tala joins
later
Amsa/Vadi/Jiva - (ANSWER)MOST USED/SIGNIFICANT SWARA OF COMPOSITION/RAGA
Lifegiving swara to the composition/raga
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Nyasa - (ANSWER)ENDING NOTE OF RAGA/ SWARA PHRASE/COMPOSITION
1. Vinyasa - ending note of swara/raga phrase/composition
2. Apanyasa - occasional ending note of swara/raga phrase/composition
3. Sanyasa - ending note of the whole composition/last note of the last raga/swara phrase
Samvadi - (ANSWER)SWARA MUTUALLY IN CONSONANCE TO ANOTHER SWARA BETWEEN 9/13
INTERVALS
Sound pleasing together
Ex:
SP
R1 M1
R2 M2
G1 N1
G2 N2
Vivadi - (ANSWER)SWARAS CREATE A DISCORDANT EFFECT IN COMPOSITION/RAGA
Shatshruthi Rishabam
Sudha Gandaram
Shatshruthi Daivatam
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Sudha Nishadam
Anuvadi - (ANSWER)SWARA WHICH HAS NO DISCORDANT NOR CONCORDANT EFFECT ON
COMPOSITION/RAGA
Follows the vadi swara; doesn't fit into certain category
Gati - (ANSWER)WAY/NUMBER OF KRIYAS IN EACH BEAT OF THE TALAM
How the talam goes according to the kriya
Like jati, 5 types:
Tisra Gati - 3 - Takita
Chaturasra Gati - 4 - Thakadhimi
Khanda Gati - 5 - Thakathakita
Misra - 7 - Thakadhimithakita
Sankeerna - Thakadhimithakathakita
from jati and gati, there are about 175 possible talas
Chittaswaram - (ANSWER)MELODIOUS VARIETY SWARA PHRASES MADE TO ENHANCE THE
COMPOSITION/RAGA
Compose your own chittaswaram or use one that was already composed/made
Madhyama Kala - (ANSWER)MEDIUM TEMPO/SPEED
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Purvanga & Uttaranga - (ANSWER)FIRST PART & LATER PART
1. In a scale of ascending notes, the first portion of the swaras are the purvangam; the next portion is the
uttarangam
2. In the structure of a varnam, the pallavi, anupallavi, and mukthayi swaras are known as the
purvangam; the caranam and the ettugadaswaras/carana swaras are known as the uttarangam
3. Pallavi singing is improvisational singing with a set talam and ragam. The first part of this singing is the
purvangam, then the padagarba which serves as a pause/break, and the second part is the uttarangam.
Graha - (ANSWER)COMMENCEMENT/BEGINNING/STARTING
1. Graha swara is the beginning note of a swara phrase. Each raga has a graha swara. There can be
multiple graha swaras in a raga or composition.
2. Graha in talam is the commencement of the talam with the composition itself. There are 3 types:
1. Sama graha - tala and composition start
together
2. Anagatagraha - tala begins first and song
follows
3. Ateetagraha - song begins first and tala joins
later
Amsa/Vadi/Jiva - (ANSWER)MOST USED/SIGNIFICANT SWARA OF COMPOSITION/RAGA
Lifegiving swara to the composition/raga
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Nyasa - (ANSWER)ENDING NOTE OF RAGA/ SWARA PHRASE/COMPOSITION
1. Vinyasa - ending note of swara/raga phrase/composition
2. Apanyasa - occasional ending note of swara/raga phrase/composition
3. Sanyasa - ending note of the whole composition/last note of the last raga/swara phrase
Samvadi - (ANSWER)SWARA MUTUALLY IN CONSONANCE TO ANOTHER SWARA BETWEEN 9/13
INTERVALS
Sound pleasing together
Ex:
SP
R1 M1
R2 M2
G1 N1
G2 N2
Vivadi - (ANSWER)SWARAS CREATE A DISCORDANT EFFECT IN COMPOSITION/RAGA
Shatshruthi Rishabam
Sudha Gandaram
Shatshruthi Daivatam
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Sudha Nishadam
Anuvadi - (ANSWER)SWARA WHICH HAS NO DISCORDANT NOR CONCORDANT EFFECT ON
COMPOSITION/RAGA
Follows the vadi swara; doesn't fit into certain category
Gati - (ANSWER)WAY/NUMBER OF KRIYAS IN EACH BEAT OF THE TALAM
How the talam goes according to the kriya
Like jati, 5 types:
Tisra Gati - 3 - Takita
Chaturasra Gati - 4 - Thakadhimi
Khanda Gati - 5 - Thakathakita
Misra - 7 - Thakadhimithakita
Sankeerna - Thakadhimithakathakita
from jati and gati, there are about 175 possible talas
Chittaswaram - (ANSWER)MELODIOUS VARIETY SWARA PHRASES MADE TO ENHANCE THE
COMPOSITION/RAGA
Compose your own chittaswaram or use one that was already composed/made
Madhyama Kala - (ANSWER)MEDIUM TEMPO/SPEED
