Syama Sastr
(1762-1827) 300 compositions, 50 surviving, mostly in Telugu
Appealed to intellectuals
Muttusvami Diksitar
(1775-1835) 400 compositions, mostly kriti in Sanskrit
Traveled widely throughout North India, wrote a kriti that sounded like God Save the King… One of his students started using the western violin as a carnatic instrument.
Tyagaraja
(1767-1847) Up to 1000 compositions, mostly kriti in Telugu
Probably the most highly revered of the carnatic classical composers.
Maddupalani
wrote lots of poetry; very evocative; took love metaphors to extremes that freaked westerners.
highly revered, but British misread her poetry, not seeing it as religious expression. SO they edited her stuff to be in line with Victorian prudish protocols. Further, they took out her name as author and her autobiography because she was a woman.
Nagarathnammal(1878-1952)
skilled musician at a time when technological changes start working in the favor of skilled musicians.
so skilled that her teachers would pressure authorities to let her perform in more prominent, public venues.
she also leverages her wealth and popularity, in part due to putting out recordings. Begins her own festival. Female voice records better
Castes
Priests
Warriors
Merchants
Laborers
Untouchables
Drones
Tambura: a long necked lute chordophone ,  provides background sruti drone in concerts
Melodies
Carnatic Violin:
voice:
carnatic flute
Percussion
mridangam: double headed jackwood membranophone, the main drum in Karnatic music

kanjira: small lizard-skin-frame drum with metal jingles attached to a wooden shell

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ghatam : an open-top, tuned clay pot idiophone

Tavil: Double-headed membranophone used in periya melam
Dholak-a double headed membranophone popular in Indian folk music

Morsing
a jaw harp idiophone
Nagasvaram
long double-reed aerophone used in periya melam (think “snake charmer”)
melakarta raga
collection of fundamental ragas (scales)- parent ragas that all other ragas are based off of. must contain all seven svaras-no skipping of notes- ascending and descending scales must contain the same notes
svara
a melodic step ( like the European note)  7 different steps ie: ( sa, ri, ga, ma, pa, da, ni)
sruti
the melodic drone in the background; also the 22  possible pitches  within the melakarta music system
solfege
sa ri ga ma pa dha ni sa
Ornamentation
Gamaka
Kampita
shake
Jaru
slide
Janti
Stress
Kiravani
(melodic minor)
Todi
low ri
Kapi
short
Tisra Triputa Tala
7=3+2+2
Ta-Ki-Ta Ta-Ka Di-Mi
Kriya
Hand Gestures
Jati
Number Patterns within Tala
Anga
“limb” tala made of different groups of beats
Solkattu
Syllables
Kanakku
rhythmic spiralling down (calculation)
Class example: 11-9-7-4-3-2-2-1
Alapana
Intro of the Raga; a mini lesson in the raga; introduces each notes and ornamentation. Improvisation in free rhythm.
Kriti Proper
Uses Mudra: when a composer puts their own name into the text of the song, a stamp or signiture
Svara Kalpana
improvisation in solfege syllables. usually staccato
Tani Avartanum
Drum Solo
Kriti Structure
Pallavi: “sprouting” the first section of the Kriti; throughout the song, the musician returns to a brief reinstatement of the pallavi
Anupallavi: means a continuation of the sprouting, was placed in between the
pallavi and caranam,
Caranam: a kriti usually has one or more of these; a stanza; literally meaning “feet”;

The Basic form of a Kriti is as follows:
A B A C A
Pallavi Anupallavi pallavi reprise Caranam pallavi reprise

Dance Pieces
Javali: “Didn’t I Tell you Not to Girl/ Vaddani”
Pg. 78-79 Track 18
Raga: Kapi
Tala: Rupaka
Form: Pallavi
Anupallavi
Caranam
Padam
No matter how often I tell you/Ettanai Connalum”
Pg. 93-95 Track 22
Raga: Saveri
Tala: Adi
Form: Pallavi
Anupallavi Caranam