https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKZEXteuBE

Dravidian Dithyramb is a piece created by Victor Paranjoti, and resembles some of the Carnatic music we’ve researched. I’ve performed this piece in my high school and my basic understand of this style of music has now evolved, provoking me to take a look back on this work.  The piece specifically resembles Carnatic styles because of its vocals being the focus. The piece begins with a treble voice on the melody, with support coming from male parts. The focus of the piece is primarily vocal, with no other instruments being present. Despite the lack of other instruments, the voices of other parts in the choral arrangement seem to fill in for this lack of  instruments. You hear the lower voices coming in at 0:14 seconds to provide “nahs” with a sharp, staccato style to drive the music, similar to how the Carnatic style has drums, the Mridangam to establish and drive rhythm. The role of the Sruti box doesn’t unfortunately seem to have a filling role, but its why I state the piece resembles Carnatic music. I think its a decent start for exploring the realm of Carnatic styled music, but other examples exist that capture all aspects of the style, and can better represent the style.