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| L. Subramaniam comes from a family of musicians (his two brothers also play violin) and, after gaining his medical degree, returned to his first love: music. The French, Portuguese, and English introduced the violin into India possibly as early as the 15th century. However, the twentieth century has seen a tremendous rise in its importance and today the instrument has found a place in both the northern and the southern traditions. Other western instruments (e.g., guitar, mandolin, saxophone, clarinet, etc.) have not become as popular but have their place. |
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| Performance Organization |
| Time | Event |
| 00:00 | Begins |
| 00:17 | Pallavi begins in the purva anga (purvānga) . |
| Instrumental interpretations often emphasize variations (sangati), as is the case here. | |
| 01:28 | Anupallavi begins in the uttara anga. (uttarānga) |
| Pallavi is restated at conclusion of anupallavi | |
| 02:38 | Caranam begins in the purvānga, moves into the uttarānga and eventually includes the entire ambitus with a series of variations (sangati) in the "filling in" style (niraval). |
| 07:07 | Pallavi is restated at the conclusion of the Caranam with several sangati. |
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| Rūpakamtālam consists of O |4 (that is, caturaśra rūpakamtālam consisting of a drutam and a laghu of four counts). |
| Kanada rāga has a flat third (sadharana ga) seventh (kaisiki ni) and has vakra sañcaras in both arohana and avarohana. In descent, the third scale degree is often given a very wide vibrato ornament (andolan) and in this performance this note is often omitted in ascent. This rāga is a particular favorite of musicians and composers who favor the composer Diksitar's compositions. |
| Rāga Kanada |
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| Kriti | Outline | Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi |
19-Feb-2013 |