Berklee

COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Recital Hall 1W, 1140 Boylston Street, Boston
Friday, October 7, 1994 7:00 pm

 

SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC ON GUITAR

presented by
PRASANNA RAMASWAMY
WA o e e G.N. Balasubramaniam (ca. 1960)
Raga: Andolika Tala: Adi 8 beat cycle
VIO R s e g i Muthuswamy Dikshitar (ca. 1750)

Raga: Hamsadwani Tala: Adi 8 beat cycle

TN i S e e e e Patnam Subramania Iyer (ca. 1870)
Raga: Kathana Kuthuhalam Tala: Adi 8 beat cycle

INMORNEIIN. 0 s e S St. Thyagaraja (ca. 1800)
Raga: Bilahari Tala: Adi 16 beat cycle

Ragan Tasam PAIBOLG 0 Dl siaio il e A i Prasanna Ramaswamy
Raga: Madhyamavathi Tala: Adi 16 beat cycle

Thoeraths Vilwalte Billais . o, or o il sl i b i Bharathiyar (ca. 1920)
Raga: Ragamalika (mixture of many ragas) Tala: Kandachapu 5 beat cycle

THE PERFORMERS

Guitar, PRASANNA RAMASWAMY, Madras, INDIA
Mridangam, ASHOK KALIDAS, Madras, INDIA
Special Guest: Tambura, MARC ROSSI, Faculty

South Indian classical music, also known as Carnatic music, is one of the world's
oldest, deepest and highly evolved musical traditions. These intricate compositions
are based on a specific Raga (a scalar arrangement) and Tala (a rythmic arrange-
ment) and feature the abundant employment of quarter tones and ornaments.