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Violin

The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular use. Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments. Violins are also important in many varieties of folk music, including country music, bluegrass music, and in jazz. Electric violins with solid bodies and piezoelectric pickups are used in some forms of rock music and jazz fusion, with the pickups plugged into instrument amplifiers and speakers to produce sound. The violin has come to be incorporated in many non-Western music cultures, including Indian music and Iranian music. The name fiddle is often used regardless of the type of music played on it. Well known players are : Sri . M. S. Gopalakrishnan Sri . Lalgudi G Jayraman Sri . T N Krishnan Sri . Anoor Ramkrishna Sri . H. K. Narasimha Murthy Sri . T S Krishnamurthy Sri . Mysore Manjunath Sri . Mysore Nagaraj Sri . Hosahalli Venkatram and many more..

Vocal

Carnatic music, known as Karnāṭaka saṃgīta or Karnāṭaka saṅgītam in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu texts and traditions, particularly the Samaveda Carnatic music is mainly sung through compositions, especially the kriti (or kirtanam) – a form developed between the 14th and 20th centuries by composers such as Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa and the Trinity of Carnatic music. Carnatic music is also usually taught and learned through compositions Carnatic music is usually performed by a small ensemble of musicians, consisting of a principal performer (usually a vocalist), a melodic accompaniment (usually a violin), a rhythm accompaniment (usually a mridangam), and a tambura, which acts as a drone throughout the performance Some Well Known Vocalist are : Sri . M. Balmuralikrishna Smt . M.L. Vasantakumari Smt . M.S. Subbulakshmi Smt . M.S. Sheela Sri . R.K.Srikantan Smt . D. K. Pattammal Smt . Neela Ramgopal Smt . P.Ramaa Sri . S. Shankar Sri . Tirumale Srinivas Sri . D.V.Nagaraj and many more ...

Mridanga

The mridangam is a percussion instrument of ancient origin. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. In Dhrupad, a modified version, the pakhawaj, is the primary percussion instrument. A related instrument is the Kendang, played in Maritime Southeast Asia. Its a complex instrument to tune and involves a lot of mathematics to construct korvais. During a percussion ensemble, the mridangam is often accompanied by the ghatam, the kanjira, and the morsing. Over the years, the mridangam evolved and was made from different kinds of wood for increased durability, and today, its body is constructed from the wood of the jackfruit tree.It is widely believed that the tabla, the mridangam's Hindustani musical counterpart, was first constructed by splitting a mridangam in half. With the development of the mridangam came the tala (rhythm) system. Well Known Mridangist : Sri . Palghat Mani Iyer Sri . Palghat R. Raghu Sri . Karaikudi R Mani Sri . Umayalpuram K Sivaraman Sri . T.K Murthy Sri . A.V Anand Sri . Anoor R Anathakrishna Sharma Sri . Anoor Dattatreya Sharma Sri . Arjun Kumar Sri . K.U.Jayachandra Rao and many more.....

Bharthanatya

Bharthanatya is an Indian classical dance form that originated in Tamil Nadu.It is one of eight Indian classical dance forms recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of Shaivism and in general of Hinduism. A description of precursors of Bharatanatyam from the 2nd century CE can be found in the ancient Tamil epic Silappatikaram, while temple sculptures of the 6th to 9th century CE suggest dance was a refined performance art by the mid-1st millennium CE.Sadiraattam, which was renamed Bharatanatyam in 1932, is the oldest classical dance tradition in India.Bharatanatyam is the state dance form of Tamil Nadu. Well known Bhartanatya Artist : Smt . Rukmini Devi Arundale Smt . Yamini Krishnamurthy Smt . Vyjayanthimala‎ Smt . Nirupama Rajendra and many more ...

Flute

The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute produces sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, flutes are edge-blown aerophones. Well Known Flutist are : Sri . N. Ramani Sri . T. R. Mahalingam Sri . K. S. Gopalakrishnan Sri . B.N. Suresh Sri . B. Shankar Rao Sri . B. K. Anantharam Sri . H .S. Venugopal Sri . M.K. Pranesh and many more

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