Carnatic Music and its Ragas, with Special Reference to Five Notes Ragas

Abstract

Carnatic Music is part of live in every stream of activity. There is change evolution and advancement in every field. Carnatic music is no exception. This stream of knowledge also has had a long history since it has evolved in a land which has the credit of housing one of the oldest civilizations .The music which is defined by the frame work of grammar is the classical music. The classical music style typical of the southern part of India is carnatic music. The salient features of Carnatic music are Ragas, Thalas and Compositions. A rendering of carnatic music kiritis should be in complete accordance with Thalas and Ragas. We can define five notes as wonders as all the Ragas have five notes in arogana and avarogana. Mystical Ragas certainly contain R, G, D or both and courses a few other notes. There are Revathi, Karnataka sudhasavery, Bhoopalam, Amirthavarshini Sivaranjani, Hamshadvani, Hindolam, Sudthadhanyasi and Abogi. These Ragas elaborate aalapana, kalpana swaram etc without fear.