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question and answer – Music

Question and answers:

1.The name given for swaras sung with deflection or oscillation—- Gamaka

2.Dhanashri raga belongs to which catagory —– Audava Sampoorna

3. Name the invocatory song in Harikatha Kalakshepam — Panchapadi

4. Name the Guru of Sri Purandara dasa—– Vyaasaraya theertha

5. The name given for the dissonant svara in music—- Vivaadi

6.The actual name of Bhadrachala Ramadasa — Gopanna

7. The term Pann is given for —  Raga

8.  The term Paani is given for —– Tala

9. The janya ragas that take only notes of its parent mela are called — Upanga Raga

10. Name of the Prabhandas composed by Annamacharya..— Sringara Manjari.

 

Important Music books and Authors

AUTHORS AND THEIR BOOKS

AUTHOR                                                BOOK (GRANDHA)

  1. Bharatha                                            Natya Sastra
  2. Illango Adigal                                  Silapathikaram
  3. Mathanga                                          Beihasddessi
  4. Narada                                                Narada Shiksha
  5. Narada                                                Svaranavan
  6. Narada                                                Panchamasura Sambitha
  7. Narada                                                Sangitha makaranda
  8. Datthila                                              Daththilam
  9. Saranga Deva                                   Sangita Ratnakara
  10. Lochanakavi                                     Raga Tarangini
  11. Maharaana Kumbha                     Sangita Raja
  12. Vidyaranya                                        Sangita Saara
  13. Parsvadeva                                        Sangita Samaya Saara
  14. Raja Mansingh Tomar                  Mankuthuhala
  15. Kshemakarana                                 Ragamel
  16. Ramamatya                                       Swaramela kalanidhi
  17. Venkatamahi                                     Chaturdandi prakasika
  18. Somanatha                                         Raga Vibodha
  19. Pundarika Vittala                            Sadraga Chandrodaya
  20. Damodara Misra                              Sangitha Darpana
  21. Govinda Dikshithar                        Sangitha Sudha
  22. Ahobala                                                Sangeetha Parijatha
  23. Tulaja                                                    Sangitha Saramritha
  24. Bhavabhatta                                       Anup Sangita Vilasa
  25. Bhavabhatta                                       Anup Sangita Ratnakara
  26. Govindacharya                                 Sangeetha Choodamani
  27. Abhilashitartha Chintamani      Someshwara
  28. Sangita Sarvarthasara Sangrahamu     —- Ramanujaiaj
  29. Nandikeswara                                    Abhinaya Darpana
  30. Swami Prajnananda                        Historical  Deveopments of Indian Music
  31. Panchamarabhu                               Arivanar
  32. Abhilashitartha Chintamani      Someshwara
  33. B.C.Deva                                               Studies in Indian Music
  34. B.C.Deva                                                Musical Instruments of India
  35. Mrinalini Sarabhai                            Mirror of Gestures
  36. Abhraham Pandithar                       Karunamrutha sagaram
  37. Chinnaswami Mudaliar A.M.       Oriental Music in European Notation
  38. Ravi Shankar                                       My Music, My life
  39. Jayasenapathi                                      Nrittha Ratnavali
  40.  S. Y Krishnaswami                                Musical Instruments of India
  41. Prof.Sambamoorthy                         South Indian Music vols 1 to 6
  42. C.R.Day                                                   Music and Musical instruments of the                                                                              South East Asia and the Deccan
  43. Tansen                                                   Raagmaala, Sangeetha Saara
  44. Subbarama dikshidar                      Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini
  45. Vemabhoopala                                   Sangeetha Chitamani
  46. Yazh Nool                                            Vipulananda
  47. S.Ramanathan                                    Music in Silapathikaram.
  48. Muthaiah Bhagavathar                  Sangeetha Kalpadrumam
  49. Rangaramanuja Iyyargar             History of South Indian Music
  50. Rangaramanuja Iyyargar             Krithimani malai Vols 1 to 4
  51. Ramakrishna Kavi                           Bharatha Kosa

Food for thought

Namaste.

Seven. Number Seven.

The significance of Number seven in Indian Culture.

  1. Sapta Rishis. ( Atri, Brighu, Kuthasa, Vasista, Gautama, Kasyapa, Angirasa.
  2. Sapta Swaras (Sadja, Rishbha, Gandhara, Madyama, Panjchama, Dhaivata, Nishada)
  3. Sapta Nathi : Seven rivers ( Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswathi, Narmada, sindhu and Kaveri.
  4. Saptapadi : Seven steps taken around the sacrificial fire  by the Couple during marriage.
  5. Sapta Talam:  (Dhruva, Matya, Roopaga, Jhampa, Triputa, Ata, Eka)

— to be continued.

Prof. V.Meenakshi Jayakumar.

 

 

Music – General Knowledge

Namaste all

Rabindra Sangeeth.

1. Who was not appointed as music teacher in the Tagore family?

(A) Srikantha Singh

(B) Vishnu Chakravarti

(C) Jadu Bhatta

(D) Ramshankar Bhattacharya

Answer: (D)

 

2. Who was the second son of Maharshi Devendranath?

(A) Jyotirindranath

(B) Satyandranath

(C) Hemendranath

(D) Rabindranath

Answer: (B)

 

3. Tagore family originally came from which place of ‘Bangladesh’?

(A) Maimansingh

(B) Chattagram

(C) Dhaka

(D) Jashore

Answer: (D)

 

4. What was the original surname of ‘Tagore’ before coming to Kolkata?

(A) Dishari

(B) Kushari

(C) Dastidar

(D) Tripathi

Answer: (B)

 

5. Which song was composed by Rabindranath following his elder brother Jyotirindranath’s ‘He Antaryami, Trahi ___’?

(A) Kon Sundar Hote Amar

(B) Anander-I Sagar Hote

(C) E Parabase Robe Ke Hai

(D) Sakal Garba Dur Kori Dibo

Answer: (C)

 

6. Which percussion instrument is being used for accompaniment with Rabindra Sangeet?

(A) Sarangi

(B) Esraj

(C) Mandira

(D) Sri Khol

Answer: (D)

 

7. Mention the name of Rabindra opera with a story related to Dasarath, king of Ayodhya & Rishi Kumar?

(A) Mayar Khela

(B) Bhanu Singher Padavali

(C) Kal Mrigaya

(D) Chitrangada

Answer: (C)

 

8. Which one is the first ‘Pada’ of ‘Bhanu Singher Padavali’?

(A) Bose Achhi He Kobe

(B) Gahan Kusuma Kunja Mojhe

(C) Sono Tar Sudha Vani

(D) Sansare Tumi Rakhile

Answer: (B)

 

9. Which author is known for Ashtapadi?

(A) Vyankatmukhi

(B) Jaydeva

(C) Ramamatya

(D) Lochan

Answer: (B)

 

10. What is the term for playing Tala on hand?

(A) Panivadak

(B) Udgata

(C) Veenavadak

(D) Vitatvadak

Answer: (A)

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.

 

 

MUSIC – General Knowledge

NAMASTE:

  1. What is the interval between Madhyam and Tar Shadaj?

(A) 2: 3

(B) 3: 4

(C) 4: 5

(D) 8: 9

Answer: (A)

  1. Who is the author of “Music of Hindustan”?

(A) William Jones

(B) N. Augustus Williard

(C) E. Clementz

(D) Fox Strangeways

Answer: (D)

  1. Name the famous musicologist

(A) Kishori Amonkar

(B) Prabha Atre

(C) Pt. Jasraj

(D) B.C. Deva

Answer: (D)

  1. What is the name of Odav Scale in western music?

(A) Heptatonic Scale

(B) Hexatonic Scale

(C) Natural Scale

(D) Pentatonic scale

Answer: (D)

  1. One of the main objectives of teaching music is also

(A) To encourage social justice

(B) To provide proper leadership

(C) To discover new facts

(D) To establish music at par with other disciplines

Answer: (D)

  1. The term ‘Vasu’ stands for the number

(A) 7

(B) 8

(C) 9

(D) 10

Answer: (B)

  1. Name of 12th Chakra is

(A) Rudra

(B) Disi

(C) Aditya

(D) Rishi

Answer: (C)

  1. Value of the Vivadi interval is

(A) One Sruti

(B) Two Srutis

(C) Three Srutis

(D) Four Srutis

Answer: (A)

  1. Name of 50th melakartha raga is

(A) Namanarayani

(B) Visvambhari

(C) Gamanasrama

(D) Dhavalambari

Answer: (A)

  1. Who is the author of Silappadikaram?

(A) Andal

(B) Bharathiyar

(C) Ilangovadikal

(D) Tirujnana Sambandar

Answer: (C)

— to be continued

V. MEENAKSHI JAYAKUMAR