ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION

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CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & I�STRUME�TAL

10th September 2000

Grade Five Total time: Two and half hours

YOUR FULL NAME: ______________________________________________________

Except the marking of the diagram in question 5, all questions must be answered on separate ruled answer paper provided to you. Please write your full name on your answer script and on this question paper. Attach this question paper with your answer scripts.

Answer all questions 1. Define the following musical terms with suitable examples:

i. An audava ragam ii. Name the chakras that take the swara mnemonics Ri and Gi iii. What types of composition was composed by Jayadevar? iv. Name a janya of Karaharapriya. v. Give the name of an upa tala vadya used in musical concerts.

(5 x 2 = 10 marks) 2. Write the raga lakshanam of any two ragams and a nishadantya ragam.

(18 marks) 3. a. What are the varieties of compositions done by Muthswamy Dikshitar ?

(6 marks) b. Write the life history of Gopalakrishna Bharati and his contribution to Karnataka Sangeetham. (10 marks) 4. Name five melakarta ragams which end with the term “-priya”. Name the

chakras in which these raga names are found. (5 marks) 5. a. Give the names of the notes to which the playing strings of a veena are tuned to. (4 marks) b. Give a short account of either a veena or Kanchira. (10 marks) c. Mark the parts of a veena on the diagram provided on the next page. (6 marks)

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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION

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CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & I�STRUME�TAL

10th September 2000

Grade 5 (contd.) Please write your full name on your answer scripts.

6. Write short notes on the following musical pieces and write the name of one

composer for each of the terms: Kriti, Jawali, Ragamalika (15 marks) 7. Write the notation of two avartams of an ata tala varnam (swara – sahitya) with

all the relevant details. OR

Write the notation (swara – sahitya) of four avartams of a navaragamalika varnam with all relevant details. (16 marks)

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CARNATIC MUSIC

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10th September 2000

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