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    Carnatic music concerts have evolved from performances in royal courts and temples to performances in concert halls and residences. A typical Carnatic music concert involves a main vocal or instrumental performer accompanied by musicians on supporting instruments. Concerts can feature solo performers, duets, or groups. The format includes elements like compositions in different ragas and talas featuring the works of various composers, with sections like an introductory piece, faster and slower songs, and a main elaborated piece.

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    Carnatic music concerts have evolved from performances in royal courts and temples to performances in concert halls and residences. A typical Carnatic music concert involves a main vocal or instrumental performer accompanied by musicians on supporting instruments. Concerts can feature solo performers, duets, or groups. The format includes elements like compositions in different ragas and talas featuring the works of various composers, with sections like an introductory piece, faster and slower songs, and a main elaborated piece.

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    Carnatic music concerts have evolved from performances in royal courts and temples to performances in concert halls and residences. A typical Carnatic music concert involves a main vocal or instrumental performer accompanied by musicians on supporting instruments. Concerts can feature solo performers, duets, or groups. The format includes elements like compositions in different ragas and talas featuring the works of various composers, with sections like an introductory piece, faster and slower songs, and a main elaborated piece.

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    Carnatic music concerts have evolved from performances in royal courts and temples to performances in concert halls and residences. A typical Carnatic music concert involves a main vocal or instrumental performer accompanied by musicians on supporting instruments. Concerts can feature solo performers, duets, or groups. The format includes elements like compositions in different ragas and talas featuring the works of various composers, with sections like an introductory piece, faster and slower songs, and a main elaborated piece.

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    The document discusses the history and evolution of Carnatic music concerts from palace/court performances to temple concerts and residence concerts to modern sabha concerts. It also describes the various people and roles involved in concerts as well as the different types and styles of concerts.

    Concerts have evolved from being performed in palaces/courts for royalty to being held in temples and private residences. They are now primarily held in dedicated music sabhas. The typical modern format with distinct musical elements was established from the late 19th century onwards.

    The main roles discussed are the primary vocalist or instrumentalist, their accompaniment including violin and percussion artists, and supplementary artists. It also notes the use of the tambura or electronic drone.

    Carnatic Music

    CONCERT FORMAT
    1. How the Concert Evolved?
    Concert in Palace/Durbar/Courts

     Mysore Palace
    Temple Concerts

    • Sundara
    Sangeetham
    • Dr. Sunder at
    Srikumar
    Temple
    Residence Concert

    • Prasanna
    Venkatraman
    presented a vocal
    concert on the theme
    Vanam (forest).
    • He was accompanied
    by Shertalai Sivakumar
    on the violin and
    Poongulam
    Subramaniam on the
    mridangam.

    The concert was held at


    the residence of Savita
    Narasimhan in St. Mary’s
    Road.
    Sabhas

     From 1895 onwards


     Kutcheri Paddhathi
    2.Rasikas/Music critic
    3. People In a Concert

     Main performer – vocal/instrument


     Accompaniment – for vocal/for instrument
     Upa-pakavadya
     Drone-tambura/electronic sruthi
    4. Type of Concert

     Solo/duet/group
     Jugalbandhi/fusion
     Thematic – variety of themes /composer/ragas
    Vocal Concert

    Carnatic vocal concert


    by Ranjani and
    Gayatri
    Vocal Concert(abroad)

    Carnatic - B U Ganesh
    Prasad (Violin), Neyveli
    Venkatesh (Mridangam),
    Anirudh Athreya ( Kanjira)
    Indo American Festival 2017
    Concert of Sri Sandeep
    Narayan Jan 2 2017 Related
    Episode
    Instrumental Concert

     By Swara
    Lahari
    Instrumental Concert

     The Modern
    Ambassador of
    Carnatic Music
     N Ramani in Veena
    Venu Violin trio
    Duet Concert

     Priya Sisters
     Mysore Srikanth – Violin
     Delhi Sairam – Mridanga
     Purushottam - Kanjira
    Duet Concert

     Musiri Chamber
     Carnatic Flute Duo
    Heramba and
    Hemantha
    Duet Concert - Violin Duet
    Jugalbandhi
    Jugalbandhi

     Pandit Nandkishor
    Muley
     Instrument: Indian
    Santoor
    5.Varieties in concert format

     a.Musical composition –varnam/kriti/thillans etc


     b.Composers-Trinity/purandaradas/Annamacharya etc
     c.Ragas of contrasting notes/janya/janaka
     d.Thalam –a balance of the thala variety –Adi/Rupakam/Chapu
     e.Language – compositions in variety of languages
     f.Creative element –combination of different creative aspects –
    manodharma
     g.Adapting ragas from other system of music – a bhajan/abhang in
    Hindustani raga, Notes
    6. Concert Format – The different
    steps in Concert format can be
    classified as
     a.Varnam
     b.Invocation piece on Lords Ganesha – a short alapana/swarams
     c.A couple of brisk kritis
     d.Slower kritis without raga alapana
     e.Main piece in elaborate form with weighty kriti or RTP
     f.Opportunity to interact with violinist and percussion
     g.Lighter varieties of songs – Thillana/bhajans/Ragamalika etc
     h.Sloka with virutham
     i.Mangalam

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