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K. S. Gopalakrishnan (musician)
K. S. Gopalakrishnan (born 1948) is an Indian carnatic flute player. Early life He was born on 1st September 1948 in Kerala. He first learned under his father Shri K. Sankaranarayana Iyer who introduced him to Carnatic classical music. Career Gopalakrishnan continued under Sri K. Raghava Variyar of Thiruvananthapuram. He has performed all over India and played on many music festivals. He won several awards including the Kerala Sangeeta Natak Akademi Award and the Veena Sheshanna National Award. He has a widely range of krithis and varnams. Gopalakishnan is well respected by many top musicians from India including Chitravina N. Ravikiran and N. Ramani. He was a staff artist at All India Radio Thiruvananthapuram. Awards * 1999: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is an award given by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, ...
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Carnatic Flute
The ''venu'' (Sanskrit: ; /मुरळि; ''muraļi'') is one of the ancient transverse flutes of Indian classical music. It is an aerophone typically made from bamboo, that is a side blown wind instrument. It continues to be in use in the South Indian Carnatic music tradition. It is referred to as nadi and tunava in the Rigveda and other Vedic texts of Hinduism. In northern Indian music, a similar flute is called ''bansuri''. In the south, it is also called by various other names such as ''pullanguḻal'' (புல்லாங்குழல்) in Tamil (Tamil Nadu), ''oodakuḻal ''(ഓടകുഴൽ) or '' kurungu kuḻal '' (കുറുന് കുഴൽ) in Malayalam (Kerala) and ''ಕೊಳಲು (koḷalu)'' or ಮುರಳಿ (muraļi) in Kannada (Karnataka) . It is known as ''pillana grōvi'' (పిల్లన గ్రోవి) or ''vēṇuvu'' (వేణువు) in Telugu (Andhra Pradesh & Telangana). It is also called as Carnatic Flute. The ''venu'' ...
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Carnatic Music
Carnatic music, known as or in the Dravidian languages, South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu Texts and traditions, particularly the Samaveda. The other subgenre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian or Islamic influences from Northern India. The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music; most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in ''gāyaki'' (singing) style. Although there are stylistic differences, the basic elements of (the relative musical pitch), (the musical sound of a single note), (the mode or melodic formulæ), and (the rhythmic cycles) form the foundation of improvisation and composition in both Carnati ...
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Indian Classical Music
Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as '' Hindustani'' and the South Indian expression known as '' Carnatic''. These traditions were not distinct until about the 15th century. During the period of Mughal rule of the Indian subcontinent, the traditions separated and evolved into distinct forms. Hindustani music emphasizes improvisation and exploration of all aspects of a raga, while Carnatic performances tend to be short composition-based. However, the two systems continue to have more common features than differences. The roots of the classical music of India are found in the Vedic literature of Hinduism and the ancient ''Natyashastra'', the classic Sanskrit text on performing arts by Bharata Muni., Quote: "The tradition of Indian classical music and dance known as ''Sangeeta'' is fundamentally rooted in the sonic and musical dimensions of the Vedas (Sama veda), Upanisha ...
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Varnams
Varṇam is a type of composition in the Carnatic music system consisting of short metric pieces which encapsulate the main features (patterns of notes) of a ''raga''. Varnams capture the ''raga bhavam'', ''ranjaka prayogas'' ''visesha sancharas'', etc. ''Dhatu'' and ''janta prayogas'' (phrase usage) are usually part of a varnam. Understanding of these aspects is key to developing ''manodharma sangeetham'' (i.e., improvisation aspects of Carnatic music such as ''raga aalapana'', ''swara kalpana'', ''neraval'', etc.). Known for their complex structure, varnams are a fundamental form in Carnatic music. All varnams consist of lyrics, Bradnock (1992), p631 as well as ''swara'' passages, including a ''pallavi'', an '' anupallavi'', ''muktaayi swaras'', a ''charanam'', and '' chitta swaras''. There are different types of varnams, such as ''taana varnam'', ''pada varnam'', ''daru varnam'' and ''ragamalika varnam''. They also come in different ''taalams'' (beat cycles). Though the mo ...
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Chitravina N
The chitravina ( sa, चित्रवीणा) (also known as chitra veena, chitraveena, chitra vina, hanumad vina, or mahanataka vina) is a 20 or 21-string fretless lute-style veena in Carnatic music. Around the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it started to be known by another name, Gotuvadyam (often mis-spelt as gottuvadyam, and kottuvadyam etc.), which was bestowed upon it by Sakha Rama Rao from Tiruvidaimarudur, who was responsible for bringing it back to the concert scene. Today it is played mainly in South India, though its origins can be traced back to Bharata's Natya Shastra (200 BCE-200 CE), where it is mentioned as a seven string fretless instrument. Sarangadeva (1210–47) also made a similar reference to the chitravina in his work, Sangita Ratnakara. Recent history The ''chitravina'' was popularised in South India by Sakha Rama Rao before his disciple Gotuvadyam Narayana Iyengar (1903 - 1959), who was a palace musician of the erstwhile states of Travanco ...
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Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is an award given by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Instituted in 1962, the awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional arts, and for contribution/scholarship in performing arts. The award consists of Rs. 30,000, a citation and a plaque. The recipients of the award are also conferred the title ''Kalasree''. List of recipients The recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in various categories of performing arts have been listed below: Classical Music *1962 – M. A. Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar *1962 – K. S. Narayanaswamy (Veena) *1964 – Ambalapuzha Sankaranarayana Panicker *1964 – Ambalapuzha Gopalakrishna Panicker *1966 – M. D. Ramanathan *1969 – Kottaram Sankunny Nair (Harmonium) *1971 ...
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1948 Births
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Indian Flautists
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Carnatic Musicians
Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu Texts and traditions, particularly the Samaveda. The other subgenre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian or Islamic influences from Northern India. The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music; most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in ''gāyaki'' (singing) style. Although there are stylistic differences, the basic elements of (the relative musical pitch), (the musical sound of a single note), (the mode or melodic formulæ), and (the rhythmic cycles) form the foundation of improvisation and composition in both Carnatic and Hindustani mus ...
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Carnatic Instrumentalists
This is a list of Carnatic instrumentalists: musicians famous for playing the carnatic music of South India. Musicians are listed by the instrument they have played. Bowed strings Violin * Lalgudi Jayaraman * Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan * Tirumakudalu Chowdiah * Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu * M. S. Gopalakrishnan * T. N. Krishnan * H.K. Venkatram * L. Vaidyanathan * L. Subramaniam * L. Shankar * Mysore brothers - Mysore Nagaraj & Dr. Mysore Manjunath * Embar Kannan * G. J. R. Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi * Ragini Shankar * A. Kanyakumari * Ganesh and Kumaresh * M. Narmadha * Vittal Ramamurthy * V. V. Ravi * Nedumangad Sivanandan * Avaneeswaram S R Vinu * Delhi P. Sunder Rajan * B. Sasikumar * Gingger Shankar * Jyotsna Srikanth * Balabhaskar * Abhijith P. S. Nair * Ambi Subramaniam Plucked strings Veena * Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer * Challapally Chitti Babu * Emani Sankara Sastry * S. Balachander * Doraiswamy Iyengar * E. Gayathri * Jayanthi Kumaresh * Kalpakam Swamin ...
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