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About the Author
Dr. Mini N. started learning classical music from her father, Sangeetha Kalacharya Mangad K. Natesan, a top-grade vocalist and Sangeeta Nataka Academy fellowship winner, from the age of 4 and received training for nearly 45 years. She also had the privilege of learning under Padmasree Parassala B. Ponnammal for 16 years. She has been giving vocal concerts through AIR and at important music festivals for the past 35 years. She has participated in many prestigious invited audience programmes like Swathi Thirunal music festivals, special programmes and others organised by AIR and DD. She has worked as a lecturer in music at various government colleges in Kerala. At present, she is a professor and HoD at the Department of Music, Kannur University. Dr. Mini N. has participated in and presented papers at national and international seminars and published around 60 articles on various facets of classical music.
Acknowledgement
A concert is a public presentation of music, dance, or other entertainment forms for an audience. Carnatic music concerts have progressed over time, featuring diverse musical forms and performances. Historically, a solitary Raga or Pallavi was executed for extended durations in royal residences and Zamindari estates. By the late 19th century, a novel format emerged, featuring performances exceeding 5 hours, commencing with one or two introductory pieces followed by an intricate Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi. Classical art forms attained popularity among the populace, resulting in the formation of structured organisations, such as sabhas. At the onset of the 20th century, the audience for Carnatic music was lesser than that of other performances such as Kalakshepa, Bhajana, or folk theatre.
Maestros such as Ariyakkudi Ramanuja Iyyengar established a structure and framework for concerts, incorporating multiple pieces within a single performance, interspersed with both light and heavy works, culminating in a section featuring lighter items with a melodic bent. Concerts, previously enduring 4 to 5 hours, have diminished in duration due to the introduction of the phonograph, the emergence of radio, and the proliferation of cinema.
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