The Trinities of Carnatic Music, Saint Thyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshithar and Syama Shastri composed songs that have explored & exhibited the depth and the rich feeling in this form.
Emphasis is more on the voice than on instrument as it is said to have the ability to bring out the graduation of the composition. The confluence of the Ragas and the Thalas have from early times been providing us with melodious patterns which when rendered with bhava (feeling) is an experience that has to be had to be believed.
It begins with 'Varnam' a warm up of sort for the musicians, followed by exchange of ragas and thalas, intermixed with krithis and pallavi. The Melody infused ragas called 'Alapana' are introduced and developed gradually, with the embellishment much faster and shorter. It primarily comprises a monophonic song based on improvised variations. Carnatic music is one of world's oldest and richest musical traditions, originating in the fertile plains of the Cauvery delta and flourishing through the ages.
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