Manodharma

Manodharma is a form of improvised South Indian classical Carnatic music. It is created on the spot during the performance, while remaining within the confines of musical grammar, as codified in the raga and/or the tala.^[1] Every Carnatic concert has one or many music pieces that showcases the singer's prowess and intellect in the form of Manodharma sangeetham. Often the centerpiece of a Carnatic concert will explore all the five types of manodharma. It serves as an important and integral aspect of Carnatic music.^[2]^[3]

^ Kassebaum, Gayathri Rajapur (1987). "Improvisation in Alapana Performance: A Comparative View of Raga Shankarabharana". Yearbook for Traditional Music. 19: 45–64. doi:10.2307/767877. ISSN 0740-1558. JSTOR 767877.
^ "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Madurai News : Manodharma dominates the performance". 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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[1] Kassebaum, Gayathri Rajapur (1987). "Improvisation in Alapana Performance: A Comparative View of Raga Shankarabharana". Yearbook for Traditional Music. 19: 45–64. doi:10.2307/767877. ISSN 0740-1558. JSTOR 767877.

[2] "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Madurai News : Manodharma dominates the performance". 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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