GK QUESTION#1762
Consider the following statements regarding the structure of Carnatic music compositions and choose correct option:
- Varnam is typically performed at the end of a Carnatic concert to summarize key ragas.
- Alapana involves improvisational elaboration of a raga without rhythm (tala).
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C. Only 2
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Only 2. In Carnatic music, Alapana is an improvisational exploration of a raga without rhythmic accompaniment, allowing the artist to elaborate the mood and structure of the raga freely. Varnam, on the other hand, is usually performed at the beginning of a concert as a warm-up and to establish the raga and tala, not at the end.