Topic started by Natarajan (@ 61.11.16.96) on Wed May 15 10:56:04 .
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Hi all ardent music lovers, I am natarajan residing in Pune. Begun my career with learning Mridangam, I shifted on to Tabla because of the non availability of teachers in my City.
Through practice and little modification on the tabla I convincingly manage to get the tone and the rendering in the Carnatic style.
There are some elders in music who still do not approve this combination, but is getting extremely popular. Tell me what you feel

Responses:

• From: Ishwari (@ ) on: Fri May 2 03:43:59
  
  Hi Natarajan,
  
  I am Ishwari recently relocated to Pune from Chennai. I would like to get information about carnatic music teachers (instrumental) here in Pune. Can u give me the details? or atleast how to get it?
  
  
• From: Nick (@ mridangam.demon.co.uk) on: Fri May 2 08:39:34 EDT 2003
  
  Hi Natarajan, It is very much my personal opinion, but I love the sound of mridangam, and don't love the sound of tabla. I don't dislike it, it just isn't the same. I feel that, in South Indian music, tabla is fine for lighter music.
  Well, actually sometimes I do dislike it, but probably due to the player, rather than the instrument.
  
  
• From: Vijaya (@ 0-1pool128-46.nas5.houston2.tx.us.da.qwest.net) on: Sun May 4 19:09:46 EDT 2003
  
  In Kanpur, due to the nonavailability of a mridangist, my friend and I played a veena duet with the accompaniment of tabla. It came out very beautifully.
  It is only a matter of getting mentlly used to it and of course, it depends on the player.
  The mridangist that we found at first was so terrible that my husband and my mother in law used to run out of the house !!
  
  
• From: SREE (@ dialpool-210-214-220-23.maa.sify.net) on: Sat May 10 13:23:01 EDT 2003
  
  what are the different taals used in carnatic music & how many are there
  
  
• From: meena (@ user-1121d19.dsl.mindspring.com) on: Sat May 10 20:48:07 EDT 2003
  
  Sree,
  There are innumerable talas in carnatic music! range from simple to very complicated ones.
  
  Some of the talas referred in books are:
  1. Sapta talas
  2. 108 talas (check the link for details: http://www.angelfire.com/mb/mridhangam/108talas.html
  3. Ramananda talas
  4. Pancha Margi talas
  5. 120 Desi talas referred to in Sangita Ratnakara
  6. 540 talas referred to by Sri Manicka Madaliar in Sangita Chandrikai
  7. Nava talas.
  8. Navasandhi talas
  9. Also talas in which Tiruppugash songs have been composed by Sage Arunagirinadhar.
  
  In addition to the afore mentioned there are ref. to talas said to have been evolved by Lord Hanuman known as Hanumat Panchakam.
  
  Sapta talas and their 35 varieties on the basis of 'jatis are only employed today. (i think)
  Of these talas which are commonly handled are:
  adi tala, roopaka tala, khanda chappu tala, mishra chappu tala, jhampa tala, ata tala and eka tala.
  
  For further details of the sapta talas and their 35 varities pl. check the following URL:
  http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/ctaala.html
  
  ~corrections welcome!!!!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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