Resonance is an album by the Madras String Quartet led by violinist V.S. Narasimhan. The album consists of several compositions in Carnatic Music

Carnatic music

Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...

 that are played against a background of harmonies from Western Classical Music. This album

Music Album

Music album is the name of:* Music Album , a 1970s Canadian television series* Album, a collection of music tracks...

 is the result of an effort to fuse Western Classical Music and Indian Classical Music

Indian classical music

The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...

. The songs are played entirely on a violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

 with cello

Cello

The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...

s and viola

Viola

The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...

s providing the background.

Some Carnatic Musicians have criticized the Quartet saying that they are "Innovative but Discordant". The album, however has received significant praise from many music enthusiasts all over India.

The album comprises nine songs:

S. No.	Song	Ragam	Thaalam	Composer
1	Varnam	Ragamalika	Adi	Patnam Subramanya Iyer
2	Palukavademira	Devamanohari	Adi	Mysore Vasudevachar
3	Esane	Chakravakam	Rupakam	Papanasam Sivan Papanasam Sivan Papanasam Sivan was a prominent composer of Carnatic music and a singer.A famous composer, Sivan was also known as Tamil Thyagayya. Using Classical South Indian as a base, Sivan created numerous hits popularised by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and M. S...
4	Raghuvams	Kathanakuthoohalam	Adi	Patnam Subramanya Iyer
5	Amba Kamakshi	Bhairavi	Misra Chapu	Shyama Sastri
6	Mokshamu	Saramathi	Adi	Thyagaraja
7	Sara sara samarai	Kunthalavarali	Adi	Thyagaraja
8	Mohanalahari	Bhilahari	Adi	V.S.Narasimhan
9	Krishna nee beagane	Misra Yaman	Misra Chapu	Vyasa Vyasa Vyasa is a central and revered figure in most Hindu traditions. He is also sometimes called Veda Vyasa , or Krishna Dvaipayana...

External links

• Resonance
• Madras String Quartet Homepage
• http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/music/article15042.eceMadras String Quartet Mentioned in The Hindu
  The Hindu
  The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
  
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• http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/music/article391635.eceMadras String Quartet Releases new album mentioned in The Hindu
  The Hindu
  The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
  
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• The Madras String Quartet plays Cerebral music from BangaloreMirror.com