Episode 65: Carnatic Terms Defined -- Kalpana Swarams
Jul 14, 2010•17 min
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Episode description
In this episode, we introduce the listeners to some of the elements of kalpana swarams and compare kalpana swarams with another key form of improvisation, the alapana. Vidya gives illustrations of kalpana swaram rendition and explains certain conventions such as performance of kalpana swarams in multiple speeds and progressing from short to long cycles of kalpana swarams.
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