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List Of Carnatic Composers
List of composers of Carnatic music, a subgenre of Indian classical music. Chronologically they can be grouped into 4 different Eras: Pre-Trinity Era, Trinity Era, Post Trinity Era and Modern Era. Composers are listed here based on this classification and their birth years are provided to the extent available. Pre-Trinity Era Composers (17th Century and Prior) These are early stage composers that created the rules and foundations of classical music. # Allama Prabhu (12th century) # Andal (9th century) # Arunagirinathar (b.1480) # Bhadraachala Raama daasu (1620-1688) # Jayadeva, (12th Century) - Composed Gita Govinda ## Prathama Vaggeyakara(First poet-composer) of Carnatic and Hindustani music forms to compose art music (in contrast to traditional bhakti poems) involving ragas; he is praised for his contributions to dance and music by his contemporary and later musicologists in their musical treatises # Kanakadasa (1509-1609) # Karaikkal Ammeiyar (7th century) # Kshetrayya (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnatic Music
Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu Texts and traditions, particularly the Samaveda. The other subgenre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian or Islamic influences from Northern India. The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music; most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in ''gāyaki'' (singing) style. Although there are stylistic differences, the basic elements of (the relative musical pitch), (the musical sound of a single note), (the mode or melodic formulæ), and (the rhythmic cycles) form the foundation of improvisation and composition in both Carnatic and Hindustani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papanasa Mudaliar
Papanasa Mudaliyar (1650–1725) was an early Carnatic music composer who lived in Tamil Nadu, India. Among his compositions ''mukattai kAttiya'' in Bhairavi ragam and ''nadamAdittirintha'' in Kambhoji ragam are well known. The latter composition is an example of the ''Nindastuti'' style in musical compositions wherein the superficial meaning of the song seems to ridicule the deity involved. Later Tyagaraja Thyagaraja (Telugu: త్యాగరాజ) (4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Thyāgayya and in full as Kakarla Thyagabrahmam, was a composer and vocalist of Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music. Tyagaraja and his ... followed this in songs like ''Adigi sukhamu'' in Madhyamavathi raga. References * M. V. Ramana, Pre-trinity composers of Tamil Nadu Carnatica.net Carnatic composers 1650 births 1725 deaths {{Carnatic-music-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanam Krishna Iyer
Ghanam Krishna Iyer (1790–1854) was a composer of Carnatic music and was famous for his ''padams''. ''Padams'' are expressive songs of three of more stanzas, used generally as an accompaniment to classical dance. Krishna Iyer was a student of the famous composer, Pacchimiriam Adiyappa. He was also influenced by Saint Tyagaraja and Gopalakrishna Bharathi. The title ''Ghanam'', which associated with music means 'deep' or 'grand', relates to his style of singing. He met Tyagaraja and composed and sang ''Summa Summa Varuguma Sugam'' in raga Athana. His ''mudras'' included ''Muttukumaara'' and ''Velar''. See also *List of Carnatic composers References * Carnatic composers 1854 deaths 1790 births {{Carnatic-music-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunachala Kavi
Arunachala Kavi ( ta, அருணாசல கவி) (1711–1779) was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He was born in Tillaiyadi in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu. The three Tamil composers Arunachala Kavi, Muthu Thandavar and Marimutthu Pillai are considered the Tamil Trinity, Carnatica.net who contributed to the evolution of Carnatic music. Life His father died when he was 12, and during that time he went to Dharmapuram Mutt to continue his studies in Sanskrit and Tamil. The head of Mutt was so pleased with him he even considered making Arunchala his successor. At 18, he left Mutt and continued his studies in Tamil for another 12 years. He got married at the age of 30 in a place called Karuppur and earne ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyasatirtha
Vyāsatīrtha (. 1460 – 1539), also called ''Vyasaraja'' or ''Chandrikacharya'', was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, polemicist, commentator and poet belonging to the Madhwacharya's Dvaita order of Vedanta. As the patron saint of the Vijayanagara Empire, Vyasatirtha was at the forefront of a golden age in Dvaita which saw new developments in dialectical thought, growth of the Haridasa literature under bards like Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa and an amplified spread of Dvaita across the subcontinent. Three of his polemically themed doxographical works ''Nyayamruta'', ''Tatparya Chandrika'' and ''Tarka Tandava'' (collectively called ''Vyasa Traya'') documented and critiqued an encyclopaedic range of sub-philosophies in Advaita, Visistadvaita, Mahayana Buddhism, Mimamsa and Nyaya, revealing internal contradictions and fallacies. His ''Nyayamruta'' caused a significant stir in the Advaita community across the country requiring a rebuttal by Madhusudhana Saraswati throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijaya Dasa
Vijaya Dasa ( kn, ವಿಜಯದಾಸ) (c. 1682– c. 1755) was a prominent saint from the Haridasa tradition of Karnataka, India in the 18th century, and a scholar of the Dvaita philosophical tradition. Along with contemporary haridasa saints such as Gopala Dasa, Helevankatte Giriamma, Jagannatha Dasa and Prasanna Venkata Dasa, he propagated the virtues of the philosophy of Madhwacharya across South India through devotional songs called written in the Kannada language., p1 An integral part of Kannada Vaishnava devotional literature, these compositions in praise of the Hindu god Vishnu as well as other deities are called (compositions of the ).Narasimhacharya (1988), p25 He has influenced both Carnatic music and Hindustani music through his compositions. His ''ankita'' (pen name) is Vijaya vithala. These compositions can be more specifically categorized as , , , and simply . They were easy to sing to the accompaniment of a musical instrument and dealt with (devotion) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadirajatirtha
Sri Vadiraja Teertharu (1480 – 1600) was a Dvaita philosopher, poet, traveller and mystic. A polymath of his time, he authored many works, often polemical, on Madhva theology and metaphysics. Additionally, he composed numerous poems and as the pontiff of Sodhe Mutt, renovated the temple complex at Udupi and established the ''Paryaya'' system of worship. He is also credited with enriching the Kannada literature of the time by translating Madhvacharya's works to Kannada, giving impetus and contributing to the Haridasa movement. He has influenced both Carnatic and Hindustani music through his compositions. His compositions are mainly in Kannada and Sanskrit. His mudra is 'Hayavadana'. His works are characterised by their poetic flourishes, incisive wit and humour. Life Vadirajaru was born as Bhuvaraha in Huvinakere, a village in the Kundapura taluk. He was ordained as a monk at the age of 8 and placed into the care of Vidyanidhi Tirtharu and later Vagisha Tirtharu , who ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallapaka Annamacharya
Tallapaka Annamacharya (Telugu : తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) ( IAST: taḷḷapāka annamācārya; 22 May 1408 – 4 April 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a 15th-century Hindu saint and the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called ''sankirtanas'' in praise of the Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu. The musical form of the keertana songs that he composed, which are still popular among Carnatic music concert artists, have strongly influenced the structure of Carnatic music compositions. Jackson (1999), p. 216. Annamacharya is remembered for his saintly life, and is honoured as a great devotee of Vishnu by devotees and saintly singers. Jackson (1999), p. 265. He is believed to have been the avatar of Nandaka, the sword of Vishnu. He is widely regarded as the Andhra Pada kavitā Pitāmaha (Grandfather of Telugu song-writing). Personal life Tallapaka Annamacharya was born on Vaishakha Shuddha Pournami in the year Sarwad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirunavukkarasar
Appar, also referred to as ( ta, திருநாவுக்கரசர்) or Navukkarasar, was a seventh-century Tamil Śaiva poet-saint. Born in a peasant Śaiva family, raised as an orphan by his sister, he lived about 80 years and is generally placed sometime between 570 and 650 CE.Zvelebil 1974, p. 95 Appar composed 4,900 devotional hymns to the god Shiva, out of which 313 have survived and are now canonized as the 4th to 6th volumes of ''Tirumurai''. One of the most prominent of the sixty-three revered Nayanars, he was an older contemporary of Thirugnana Sambandar. His images are found and revered in Tamil Shiva temples. His characteristic iconography in temples show him carrying a farmer's small hoe – a gardening tool and weed puller. Names Appar is also known as Tirunāvukkarasar (''lit.'' "King of the Tongue, Lord of Language"). His birth-name was Marulneekkiyar, and was renamed to Tharumasenar while he studied and later served as the head of a Jain monastery. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundarar
Sundarar ( Tamil: சுந்தரர்), also referred to as Chuntarar, Chuntaramurtti, Nampi Aruran or Tampiran Tolan, was an eighth-century poet-saint of Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta tradition of Hinduism. He is among the Tevaram trio, and one of the most prominent Nayanars, the Shaiva bhakti (devotional) poets of Tamil Nadu. His hymns form the seventh volume of the '' Tirumurai'', the twelve-volume compendium of Shaiva Siddhanta. His songs are considered the most musical in ''Tirumurai'' in Tamil language. His life and his hymns in the Tevaram are broadly grouped in four stages. First, his cancelled arranged marriage through the intervention of Shiva in the form of a mad petitioner and his conversion into a Shaiva bhakt. Second, his double marriage to temple dancers Paravai and Cankali with their stay together in Tiruvarur. Third, his blindness and then return of his sight. Finally, his reflections on wealth and material goods. Names Sundarar is referred to by many names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sripadaraya
Sripadaraja ( sa, श्रीपादराज; ) or Sripadaraya, also known by his pontifical name Lakshminarayana Tirtha (1422 - 1480), was a Hindu Dvaita philosopher, scholar and composer and the pontiff of the Madhvacharya mutt at Mulbagal. He is widely considered the founder of Haridasa movement along with Narahari Tirtha. He has influenced both Carnatic music and Hindustani music through his compositions. His songs and hymns, written under the ''mudra'' of ''Ranga Vitthala'', contain the distillation of Dvaita principles infused with mysticism and humanism. He is also credited with the invention of the ''suladi'' musical structure and composed 133 of them along with several '' kirtanas''. He was the advisor of Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya and mentored the young Vyasatirtha. He also authored a commentary on Jayatirtha's ''Nyaya Sudha'' called ''Nyayasudhopanyasa-Vagvajra''. Sripadaraja is believed to be the incarnation of Dhruva. Life Sripadaraja was born in a Deshastha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarangapani
Sarangapani was a composer of Carnatic music who lived during the 17th century in the village of Karvetinagaram in Andhra Pradesh. He is famous for his composition of ''Padams'', a type of Carnatic song sung during Bharatanatyam performances. Sarangapani was the Minister of Education in the court of the local king Venkata Perumal. Sarangapani was fluent in both Telugu and Sanskrit and wrote almost 200 ''Padams'' in both languages. His songs were written in tribute to the god Venugoplala, the presiding deity of Venugopalaswamy Temple, Karvetinagaram and contain the ''mudra'' "''Venugopala''". Compositions See also Venugopalaswamy Temple, Karvetinagaram Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple is a Hindu-Vaishnavite temple situated at Karvetinagaram in, Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh state, India. The Temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna, ninth incarnation of Vishnu's Dasavatharam, who is referred to as V ... References * M. V. Ramana, Pre-trinity composers of Tamil Nadu Carnatica.ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
