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Unity of raga, tala and shruti in every piece.

The Melakarta scheme is a highly comprehensive and systematic formula which includes within its fold all the modes used in ancient as well as modern systems of music of the different parts of the world.

It is an indigenously developed style of classical music.

Some of the salient features of this form of classical music are: ushered in an era of dynamic development in Carnatic music. The birth of the Musical Trinity – Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri – at Tiruvarur between the years 1750 to 1850 A.D. In 17th century AD, he developed “ Melakarta”, for classifying south Indian ragas. Venkatamakhi is regarded as the grand theorist of Carnatic music.

He signed his compositions with the ankitanama (pen name) “Purandara Vittala” His practice was emulated by his younger contemporary, Kanakadasa, Purandara Dasa’s Carnatic music compositions are mostly in Kannada, though some are in Sanskrit. He is believed to be born in the district of Shimoga Purandara Dasa is noted for composing Dasa Sahithya, as a Bhakti movement vocalist, and a music scholar. Purandaradasa was a Haridasa philosopher and a follower of Madhwacharya’s Dwaitha philosophy. Since the 17th century, hundreds of rāga-s (melody types) has been distributed among the 72 melakarta rāgas (scales).įigure: Statue of Purandara Dasa at Hampi Purandara Dāsa (1484-1564), a prolific poet-composer and mystic of Vijayanagar, introduced a music course that is followed to the present day. Besides Sanskrit and Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam have long been used for song lyrics. The corresponding Tamil concept is known as Tamil Isai. These terms are used by scholars upholding the “classical” credentials and establish the “scientific” moorings of traditional music.

Musical instruments form a favorite subject for sculptors, painters and the authors of ancient Tamil and Sanskrit texts.Ĭarnatic music owes its name to the Sanskrit term Karnātaka Sangītam which denotes “traditional” or “codified” music. The origins of South Indian music are traced to prehistoric times.