Chapter 3 SRUTIS AND THEIR FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES 3.4.1 The cycle of fifths and the cycle of fourths One way of deriving the 22 srutis of our music is to use the well-known cycle of fourths and the cycle of fifths. The ‘fifth’ note referred to above is nothing but...
From “Murali Vani”, Sri B V K Sastry Felicitation Volume In Palani and its surrounding areas, his voice and music became before long an attraction for the people, and he was repeatedly asked to give performances: his schooling in laya was possibly achieved in this...
Chapter 2 THE CONCEPT OF MODAL SHIFT OF TONIC 2.1 Introduction In the previous chapter the concepts of adhara shadja, the seven notes, and the 12 swarasthanas were discussed. Here we shall deal with an important concept in Indian music known as the modal shift of...
From “Murali Vani”, Sri B V K Sastry Felicitation Volume Among the titles held by Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer, a notable one was that of ‘Sangitha Bhoopati’, conferred on him decades ago by an elite gathering of music lovers in the Tanjore district. Possibly, the...
