How do you distinguish between Hindustani and Carnatic music 1 Carnatic Music has scope for improvis...........

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How do you distinguish between Hindustani and Carnatic music?

1. Carnatic Music has scope for improvisation whereas Hindustani music cannot be improvised.

2. Carnatic Music has a convention of time and season but Hindustani music has no such convention.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect. Hindustani music has more scope for improvisation than Carnatic music. Hindustani music is based on raga and gives freedom to improvise. Carnatic music is based on composition called Kriti and hence there is no much scope for improvisation. Statement 2 is also incorrect. Hindustani has a convention of time and season, but Carnatic has no such convention. Knowledge base Hindustani music has 10 main forms of styles of singing and compositions: Dhrupad, Dhamar, Hori, Khayal, Tappa, Chaturang, Ragasagar, Tarana, Sargam and Thumri. Outstanding feature of Carnatic music is its\ raga system & highly developed and intricate tala system.