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SL. Title of The Skill Activity

No. Lesson
5 Introduction to Appreciation ability, Visiting Library and
Sabha Gana Creative thinking, study master copy to
Critical thinking, understand the details of
Problem Solving Sabha Gana.
Meaning
Sabha Gana is music intended for being performed in concerts. Perfoming in
front of the audience and gaining popularity depend on the capabilities of
the performer. To be a successful performer, one needs to undergo a
rigorous training in singing. Sabha Gana comes under the performance part
of Carnatic Music where the musical forms like Varna, Kriti, Padam, Javali,
Tillana, Tarangam, Kirtanas etc. are performed. Among these some of the
forms are used for dance concert also. These forms are Padam, Javali,
Tillana etc.

Sabha Gana

Tana Kriti Javali Tillana

Varnam
m Tarangam
Kirtanas

Sl No. Sabha Definitions Examples

Gana
1 Varnam
2 Kirtana
Varnam is a Given below is an example of the
composition which Tana Varnams along with their
exists only in raga and Tala:-
Carnatic music and
nowhere else in the Viriboni- Bhairavi ragam- Ata
world of music.The talam- Pachhimiriyam
venom is a Adiappayya.
grammatical
guideline of Raga, a
touchstone for the
grammar of raga.
In kirtana, the Tyagaraja’s Divyanama
Sahitya is of primary Kirtanas, Utsava Sampradaya
importance. In fact, Kirtanas and Swati Tirunal’s
kriti is a developed Navarati Kirtanas.

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form of Kirtana.
3 Kritis Kritis refers to the Prominent Kriti composers are
composition whose Swari Tirunal,
significance lies Jayachmarajendra Wadeyar,
mainly in its music Veena Kuppayyar, Patnam
and not in its Subramanya lyer, Mysore
sahitya. Kritis has Sadasiva rao, Muthayya
major role in Bhagavatar, Mysore
sabhagana. Vasudevachar etc.
4 Padam Padam is a typical Famous Padam composers are
composition which is Sarangapani, Ghanam
commonly used for Chinnayya, Sabhapati,
both music and Kshetrajna, Ghanam Krishna
dance concerts Iyer, Subbarama Iyer, Swati
Tirunal and Irayimman Thampi,
etc.
5 Javali Javali is one of the Some prominent composers of
most popular forms javalis and their signature or
of Carnatic music. mudra are given below: 1.
This musical Dharmapuri Subbarayar-
composition is (mudra- Dharmapuri)
generally sung as a 2. Pattabhiramayya-(mudra-
post-pallavi item of a Talavanesa)
concert.
6 Tarangam Tarangam is sung as Some popular tarangams are:
a post pallavi item in Madhava mamava - Neelambari
a concert. This is raga - Adi Tala.
mainly in praise of Govardhan giridhara - Darbari
God Krishna. Kanada raga - Adi tala.
7 Tillana Tillana is one of the Some popular tillanas:
short, crisp and Gith dhun ki thaka dhim
liveliest musical nadhru kitatom - Dhanasri raga
form, which had its - Adi tala - Swati Tirunal.
birth in the 18th Tam tam tam udani tom
century. tananam - Khamas raga - Adi
tala - Patnam Subramanya Iyer.
Do You Know Let’s Do Extend Your Maximize
Horizon Your Marks
 Sabha Gana consists  Visit the  Read and write  Janta varisai
of both aspects of library or more about the Alankaras,
Kalpita and music learning impotences Datuswaras,
Manodharma centers and note and the Sanchari
Sangeeta and has the collect some definition of the Gitas,
following musical references elements of Lakshna
forms: (1) Tana about the Sabha Gana. Gitas,
Varnam (2) Kirtana theoretical  Listen more Jatiswara,
(3) Kritis (4) Javali (5) explanation of demonstration Swarajati
Tarangam (6) Tillana. Sabha Gana. of theory as and

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 To get the well as Varnam-

accurate and practical of these are
polished voice, these exercises also helpful
the training of Carnatic in developing
begins from music. a deep
swara knowledge of
exercises. swaras, talas
and other
musical
abilities.

Evaluate Yourself
1. Write the differences
between Kriti and
Kirtana.
2. Identify the
comparatively light
classical form of
compositions popular in
both music and dance.
3. “In Andra Pradesh
these forms are
popularly sung in
religious
gatherings”,identify the
forms and write few line
about it.

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