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- He was the first musician to use the electric mandolin in Carnatic music: he modified the electric western instrument, using five single strings instead of the traditional four doubled strings to suit the Carnatic pitch, raga system, and especially gamakas, or nuanced oscillations.
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Srinivas started out on the acoustic mandolin, but neither the size nor plucking required of the acoustic mandolin was suited for long, sustained notes. He then switched to the electric mandolin, which was better suited for sustained notes and musical ornamentations.
Sep 25, 2015 · After the Violin, it was Srinivas who broke new ground in bringing in a western instrument like mandolin into the tight-lipped and highbrow corridors of Carnatic classical music.
Sep 19, 2014 · CHENNAI: Mandolin U Srinivas, who died at a hospital in Chennai on Friday morning following a liver failure, was a quiet rebel, say his contemporaries and gurus. Srinivas was always courteous ...
Oct 1, 2014 · Mr. Shrinivas (often spelled Srinivas) used his mandolin to create a personalized style within the rigorous strictures of Indian classical music, becoming a stand-alone star in the process.
Oct 20, 2017 · Srinivas modified the Western mandolin to suit Carnatic music by using five strings instead of four. This adjustment allowed him to bring out the flavour of gamakas and cater to the specific pitch and ragas of Carnatic music. His mesmerizing performances garnered immense appreciation from both laymen and critics alike.
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Sep 19, 2014 · Growing up in Palakal, Andhra Pradesh, Shrinivas took to his father’s mandolin early. In the years to come he convinced the purists of the Carnatic classical world that a non-Indian instrument like the mandolin could create the gamakas, deliver similar technical prowess and nuances, and give pleasure to the rasikas as any other instrument.
Sep 25, 2014 · He started out on the acoustic mandolin, then switched to an electric mandolin, which made possible the sustained notes and the typically Carnatic gamakas — ornamentations — he sought to achieve....
