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Kutcheri (concert structure)

Also: Kacheri, Katcheri

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The Carnatic concert: a sequence of items led by a main performer with accompanists and a drone.

Structure

A typical order, though each performer builds their own and may leave out the varnam: an opening piece (often a varnam), a series of kritis with some improvisation, a main item (often a ragam-tanam-pallavi or an extended kriti) that includes or ends with the percussion solo (tani avartanam), lighter pieces (thukkadas such as padams, javalis, tillanas and bhajans), and a closing mangalam.

Parts, in order

  1. opening piece
  2. kritis
  3. main item (with tani avartanam)
  4. lighter pieces
  5. mangalam

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