Episodes
Sunday Jun 28, 2009
Episode 41: Analysis of a Ghana Ragamalika Thanam – Part V – Varali Ragam
Sunday Jun 28, 2009
Sunday Jun 28, 2009
We finish our analysis of Smt. Veena Dhanammal's Raagamalika thanam, by covering the remaining ghana raaga, Varali. Vidya explains how Smt. Dhanammal uses the two common notes between Sri (the previous raaga in the thanam) and Varali to transition from one to the other. Vidya also sings an improvisational segment to illustrate such a transition in sharp detail. Finally, Vidya highlights some of the salient aspects of Varali including the unique gandharam.
Thursday Jun 18, 2009
Episode 40: Analysis of a Ghana Ragamalika Thanam – Part IV – Sri Ragam
Thursday Jun 18, 2009
Thursday Jun 18, 2009
We continue our analysis of Smt. Veena Dhanammal's Raagamalika thanam. We discuss Sri raagam in this episode and Vidya points out some of the salient aspects of this raaga. Specifically, Vidya elaborates on the unique relationship between the rishabham and gandharam notes in Sri Ragam. She also highlights the key difference between the Thyagaraja and Dikshitar schools in handling this raaga.
Monday Jun 08, 2009
Episode 39: Analysis of a Ghana Ragamalika Thanam – Part III -- Arabhi
Monday Jun 08, 2009
Monday Jun 08, 2009
We continue our analysis of Smt. Veena Dhanammal's Raagamalika thanam. The third and fourth raaga she plays are Arabhi and Sri, respectively. Vidya points out the specific phrases Smt. Veena Dhanammal uses to highlight Arabhi raagam. Vidya also touches upon a couple of key differences between Arabhi and its closely allied raaga, Sama. Finally, we finish this segment by reviewing the transition from Arabhi to Sri.