The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.99

c9.99

Sacred songs, called Kruthis, are very popular. The airs of some of these hymns are very old, and have been handed down by successive generations for hundreds of years. Kruthis are, as a rule, in the more difficult râgas, the characteristics of which are made as prominent as is consistent with the melody. They consist of a pallevi, anupallevi, and one stanza. Some few have three stanzas, and this number is never exceeded. The pallevi is sung at the commencement, then the anupallevi, after which the pallevi is repeated with a slight variation at the option of the singer, followed by the stanza, and concluding with the pallevi again. The tempo is rather of an Andante con moto, and the whole is sung in a dreamy way, with a great deal of expression, and as much grace as is wished.