Who performs Raga Arabhi?

Sanjay Subrahmanyan and P. Unni Krishnan

Which of the following statements does NOT characterizeRaga Arabhi?

Singers use many gamaka ornaments

The correctly ordered sections of a kriti are

pallavi, anupallavi, and charanam

arranges permutations of the seven svaras

The Raga Arabhi performance opens with

two singers and a tambura player

Tyagaraja, Mutthuswami Dikshitar, and Syama Sastri areMOST significant for

composing the majority of kritis performed today

comprise the bulk of Carnatic music concerts

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1
kritis are considered semi-classical music
true
false
2
Who performs Raga Arabhi?
Ghulam Ali and Pankaj Udhas
Chitravina N. Ravikiran and Veena Sahasrabuddhe
Girija Devi and the Gundecha Brothers
Sanjay Subrahmanyan and P. Unni Krishnan
3
Which of the following statements does NOT characterizeRaga Arabhi?
Singers skip the 3rd and 7th pitches in ascent.
Singers use many gamaka ornaments
The song has a cheery mood.
Singers use all notes in the descent.
4
Which event attracted over 8,000 visitors in 2014?
Thiruvaiyaru commemorative celebration
National Kriti Appreciation Exhibit
Cleveland Tyagaraja Festival
Carnatic Music Museum’s Tyagaraja exhibit
5
The correctly ordered sections of a kriti are
tambura, mridangam, and kanjira
charanam, pallavi, and anupallavi
pallavi, anupallavi, and charanam
manasa, krishna, and aditala
6
does the following statement describe Tyagaraja- lived an ascetic lifestyle
yes
no
7
the term pallavi means
flower
growth
bud
life
8
The melakarta system
arranges permutations of the seven svaras
combines the 22 shrutis in unique patterns
groups ragas based on subject
borrows its structure from the theorist Bhatkhande
9
Sankarabharanam uses notes equivalent to the
Western major scale
janya raga
most popular Carnatic scale
non-linear janaka raga
10
kritis use specialized raga and tala techniques
true
false
11
does the following statement describe Tyagaraja- died in Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu
no
yes
12
kritis usually discuss bhakti devotionalism
false
true
13
kriti composers can be regarded as spiritualfigures
false
true
14
The Raga Arabhi performance opens with
two singers and a tambura player
one singer and a tabla player
two singers and a mridangam player
a mridangam player and kanjira player
15
does the following statement describe Tyagaraja-performed for commoners in Tamillanguage area.
yes
no
16
Tyagaraja, Mutthuswami Dikshitar, and Syama Sastri areMOST significant for
composing the majority of kritis performed today
expressing the complexities of love and romance
bringing the semi-classical music trend to SouthIndia
few surviving worksall of which are widelyadmired today
17
following statement characterize kritis:kritis by the “Trinity” are extremelypopular today
false
true
18
Kriti performances
are usually composed by contemporary musicians
feature unaccompanied singers
comprise the bulk of Carnatic music concerts
are entirely improvised
19
Raga Arabhi is a(n)
janya raga
Hindustani raga
melakarta
janaka raga
20
does the following statement describe Tyagaraja- 700 of his kritis are still performed
yes
no
21
does the following statement describeTyagaraja-composed in Tamil
true
false
22
pallaviis
the themeline
most lyrically beautiful line of a kriti
least rhythmically complex line of a kriti
initial drum phrase of the mridangam

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