Tag: instruments

Music – question and answer

Check your knowledge

  1. Name of Lakshana grandha written by Govindarcharya
  2. Name of the work wherein the raga classification into utthama, Madhayama, Adhama is found.
  3. The name of the flute in Chinese music
  4. Name the Artist who developed Kanjira as a concert instrument
  5. The decorative anga Sangathi introduced by
  6. The Law book on Keerthana authored by Talapakkam Annamacharya
  7. Name of the author of the book “Musical Notes of the Ancient times”?
  8. Name of the Violinist who designed seven stringed violin?
  9. Name of the author of the book Sadraga chandrodaya
  10. The youngest violinist to become a court musician at the age of 13 ?

 

Check your answers:

  1. Sangraha Choodamani
  2. Swaramela Kalanidhi
  3. Hsuan
  4. Manmundiya Pillai
  5. Tyagaraja
  6. Keerthana Vidhi
  7. Walter Kauffman
  8. Mysore Chowdaiya
  9. Pundarika Vittala
  10. Vadivel

 

Music – General Knowledge

Namaste all.

1. No. of Sanchari Bhavas

(A) 23   (B) 13      (C) 33      (D) 43

Answer: (C)

2. The main characteristic of Chanda

(A) Varnic     (B) Matric        (C) Matra    (D) Layabaddhata

Answer: (D)

3. Which music journal is edited by Prof. R.C.Mehta?

(A) Chayanut       (B) Sangeet Masik      (C) Kala Saurabh     (D) Journal of Indian Musicological Society

Answer: (D)

4. Bilawal as Shuddha Swar Saptak was first recognized in

(A) Chaturdandi Prakashika       (B) Nagmate Aasfi      (C) Sangeet Sar

(D) Sangeet Kalpdrum

Answer: (B)

5. Chenda is an instrument

(A) Cymbal       (B) Wind       (C) Percussion    (D) Melodic

Answer: (C)

6. Musical form similar to Jawalli

(A) Padam       (B) Kriti      (C) Tillana   (D) Daru

Answer: (A)

7. Jyākāra invented the

(A) Dundubhi       (B) Veena       (C) Ancient Harp     (D) Flute

Answer: (C)

8. Rag Bhairav corresponds to

(A) Mayamalavagoula       (B) Saveri         (C) Bhupalam       (D) Sriranjini

Answer: (A)

9. Jiva Svaras are

(A) Raga Chāya Svaras      (B) Nyasa Svaras       (C) Amsa Svaras

(D) None of the above

Answer: (A)

10. Misra Chapu Tala has

(A) 9 aksharakalas       (B) 6 aksharakalas       (C) 7 aksharakalas

(D) 8 aksharakalas

Answer: (C)

— To be continued —

Prof. V.Meenakshi Jayakumar.