Ghanam Krishna Iyer (1790–1854) was a composer of

Carnatic music Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha. It is o ...

and was famous for his ''padams''. ''Padams'' are expressive songs of three or more stanzas, used generally as an accompaniment to classical dance. Krishna Iyer was a student of the famous composer,

Pacchimiriam Adiyappa Pacchimiriam Adiappayya was a famous court musician at the Maratha kingdom of Thanjavur in the 18th century. He belongs to Kannada Madhwa Brahmin community. Famous musicians Veena Venkatamaramana Das of Vijayanagaram and Veena Seshanna of Mysore a ...

. He was also influenced by Saint Tyagaraja and

Gopalakrishna Bharathi Gopalakrishna Bharathi () (1811–1881) was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He composed the ''Kathakalakshepam'' () Nandanar Charitram, two other works in this genre, and many independent ''kritis''. Bharathi was a contemporary ...

. The title ''Ghanam'', which associated with music means 'deep' or 'grand', relates to his style of singing. He met

Tyagaraja Sadguru Tyagaraja Swami ( Telugu: సద్గురు త్యాగరాజ స్వామి; 4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Tyagayya, and in full as Kakarla Tyagabrahmam ( Telugu: కాకర్ల త్యాగబ ...

and composed and sang his composition, ''Summa Summa Varuguma Sugam'' in

Raga A raga ( ; , ; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. It is central to classical Indian music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with musical motifs; and, fro ...

Atana. His

Mudra A mudra (; , , "seal", "mark", or "gesture"; ) is a symbolic or ritual gesture or pose in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. While some mudras involve the entire body, most are performed with the hands and fingers. As well as being spiritual ges ...

s included ''Muttukumaara'' and ''Velar''.

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* Carnatic composers Musicians from British India 1854 deaths 1790 births {{Carnatic-music-stub

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