Music & Dance Quizzies - 9

    Name two Rama devotees who attained moksha on Bahula Panchami Day.

    Name the reason for the sobriquet 'Savyasachi' to Savayasachi Ayyangar.

    Who was the first to compose the tillana in musical form?

    Who was the first vidwan to introduce clarinet in chinna melam (dance band)?

    Who was the first vidwan to successfully play the clarinet in Carnatic music?

    Patnam Subramania Ayyar came to be called 'Begada Subramania Ayyar'. Why?

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    Chatusra Jaathi Adi Taalam
    The most widely used talam in Carnatic music. It has eight aksharams, one chatusra laghu and two druthams.