sa = middle octave (madhya sthayi), ‘sa = higher octave (tara sthayi)Explore renditions of raga Vasanta on YouTube >>Find song lyrics (composers) & translations for these and other ragas >> Fondly invoking “spring” with ragas Vasanta & Basanta A suggested by its name, Vasanta occupies a special place for evoking the moods and longings associated with “spring …
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Amidst lively debates within and beyond India these perspectives on our shared legacy make interesting reading: Vainika Savithri Rajan who believed that Tyagaraja, like other great men, was always meditating, but his medium of expression was nādam, “sound”. In the introduction to his unfinished yet voluminous magnum opus Karunamirtha Sagaram, titled “The Dignity and Origin …
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At first, this question seems easy to answer: just watch performers from either strand of Indian music and you’ll know Which is Which, merely going by the instruments in use, or how they dress and watching the body language involved: harmonium or sarangi vs. violin for melodic accompaniment for most vocal recitals, and tabla drums …
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