Instrumentation Carnatic music
the tambura traditional drone instrument used in concerts. however, tamburas increasingly being replaced śruti boxes, , more commonly, electronic tambura. drone integral part of performances , furnishes stability – equivalent of harmony in western music.
in vocal recital, concert team may have 1 or more vocalists principal performer(s). instruments, such saraswati veena and/or venu flute, can found rhythmic accompaniment, usually, vocalist supported violin player (who sits on his/her left). rhythm accompanist mridangam player (who sits on other side, facing violin player). however, other percussion instruments such ghatam, kanjira , morsing accompany main percussion instrument , play in contrapuntal fashion along beats.
the objective of accompanying instruments far more following melody , keeping beats. accompaniments form integral part of every composition presented, , closely follow , augment melodic phrases outlined lead singer. vocalist , violinist take turns while elaborating or while exhibiting creativity in sections raga, niraval , kalpanaswaram.
unlike hindustani music concerts, accompanying tabla player can keep beats without following musical phrases @ times, in carnatic music, accompanists have follow intricacies of composition since there percussion elements such eduppu in several compositions.
some concerts feature bit of interaction lead musicians , accompanists exchanging notes, , accompanying musicians predicting lead musician s musical phrases.
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