Carnatic music (Original name Karnāṭaka saṃgīta, Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ ಸಂಗೀತ; Tamil: கர்நாடக இசை; Sanskrit: कर्नाटक संगीत; Telagu: కర్ణాటక సంగీతం; Malayalam: കര്ണാടക സംഗിതം) is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is one of two main sub-genres of Indian classical music that evolved fro...
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Carnatic music (Original name Karnāṭaka saṃgīta, Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ ಸಂಗೀತ; Tamil: கர்நாடக இசை; Sanskrit: कर्नाटक संगीत; Telagu: కర్ణాటక సంగీతం; Malayalam: കര്ണാടക സംഗിതം) is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is one of two main sub-genres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions; the other sub-genre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian and Islamic influences in North India. In contrast to Hindustani music, the main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music; most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in gāyaki (singing) style.
Although there are stylistic differences, the basic elements of śruti (the relative musical pitch), swara (the musical sound of a single note), rāga (the mode or...
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