MA Semester 1

PAPER –1.1 Origin and Evolution of Music- I

Unit – I : Outline knowledge of the contents of the following:

1. Saman chants

2. Bharata’s Natya Sastra

3. Brihaddesi

4. Sangita Ratnakara

Unit – II : Musical concepts

1. Grama – Murchana – Jati

2. Palais

3. Raga – Mela – Janya

4. Swara nomenclatures

Unit – III : Outline knowledge of Musical forms:

Daruvu	Gita	Prabandha
Sankirtana	Dasara padas

Unit – IV :

• Musical Instruments, classification of Musical Instruments; Kutapas.

Unit – IV: Music in Temples

• A general study of Music & Musical instruments in Temples.

PAPER –1.2 – Musical Concepts – I

Unit – I :

Detailed study of

• Mela Nomenclature
• Janaka Janya systems

Unit – II :

• Tala, Angas, Saptatalas,
• 2 sets of Laghujatis,
• Tala Dasa Pranas,
• Desadi,Madhyadi Chapu Talas,
• 108 Talas
• 175 Talas
• Talas used in Tiruppugazh
• Navasandhi Talas.

Unit – III :

• Madhura Bhakti in Tiruppavai,
• Kshetrayya padas,
• Ashtapadi
• Compositions of Annamacharya,
• Compositions of Meera.

Unit – IV :

1. Mudras

2. Musical prosody

3. Rasa Theory

Unit – V :

Raga Lakshanas

Nata	Mayamalavagowla
Gowla	Sankarabharanam
Arabhi	Bhairavi
Varali	Kambhoji
Sriragam	Todi