South India

Which instrument provides the rhythmic accompaniment?

Bhajans are usually sung by ________.

Karnatak music is considered the ________ music of South India.

What is a Bhajan?

Which is not a typical part of a performance?

Which instrument provides melodic accompaniment?

The harmonium was readily accepted as a traditional instrument in South India

The sankirtanam was divided into how many sections?

Who is the leader of the performance?

What was the next type of composition after the Bhajan that we looked at?

The kriti is similar to what form in western music?

The kriti was formed when a third section was added.

What types of musicians perform kriti compositions?

The leader of a karnatak performance plays the pieces exactly as prescribed, with no changes.

In karnatak music, importance is given to ________ and compositions.

Vocal and instrumental music in South India is based on what?

Some differences between karnatak music and our classical music are :

What is the Harmonium?

Which instrument provides the "drone"?

What does the root word "kr" from Kriti mean?

What was the type of form used in the bhajan we listened to?

Who first introduced the harmonium to India?

The texts for bhajan and kriti compositions are both devotional in nature.

The kriti evolved from other forms such as the sankirtanam

Who are "Bhajans" sung in worship of?