saveri,sriranjani,kedaragoula,dwijawanti,and madhuvanti,
is this agood selection,sequance of ragas in a concert?
ragas choice in a concert
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Ramasubramanian M.K
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Re: ragas choice in a concert
Personally the raga sequence you have mentioned on the face of it--there seems to be nothing wrong per se--although I must point out the kritis chosen in these ragas also need to be considered before one can comment on the sequence of the ragsas itself. generally speaking one does not sing ragas consecutively if they are similar in the scales--example Purvikalyani and Panthuvarali are rarely sung back to back in a concert although I must admit Ariyakudi flouted this convention often!!!. Likewise darbar and nayaki are seldom sung together-- but a kriti in nayaki and Darbar in a Viruttam is OK.
The most important thing to remember is no matter what convention or thumbrule is flouted. Was the execution done well and what was the effect in terms of melody and avoiding repetitious phrases.
The most important thing to remember is no matter what convention or thumbrule is flouted. Was the execution done well and what was the effect in terms of melody and avoiding repetitious phrases.