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Famous Carnatic Composers - S


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Shyaamaa Shaastree - This member of the Carnatic Music Trinity was born in 1762 and became well-versed in Sanskrit and Telegu early on. At 18 he moved from Tiruvaaroor to Tanjaavoor with his family and became a great devotee of Bangaaru Kaamaakshi. He began learning music from his uncle but then became a devout disciple of Sangeeta Swaami, and then of Pacimiriam ADiappayyar. Even when young, he began composing keertanams in Sanskrit and Telegu, especially on Fridays, when he meditated in the presence of his favorite deity. One day, when he went to PudukoTTai and offered prayers to the temple, a stranger asked him to go to Madurai and compose a few kritis in honor of the presiding deity Meenaakshi. He began the next day on his journey to Madurai to compose nine kritis, his navaratnamaalika. He is considered the creator of the song form swarajati - originally a dance form, but he made it a beautiful musical piece by removing the jatis. The raagam aananda bhairavi is considered his property because 5 of his compositions expound the raagam so fully. Most of his songs are in Telegu, with a few in Sanskrit and Tamil. He had a preference for the caapu taalam (especially mishra caapu, 4 plus 3). His disciples include Alasur Krishnayaar, Subbaraaya Shaastree, and TaarangambaDi Pancanaatayyar. He died on February 6, 1827 at 65.

Mudra: Shyaamakrishna

Compositions:

  1. Adinamunci pogaDi pogaDi - Anandabhairavi
  2. akhilANDeshvari durusuga - karnATakakApi
  3. birAna varAlicci - kalyANi
  4. brhannAyaki nannu - madhyamAvati
  5. brOva samayamidE - punnAgavarALi
  6. brOvavammA bangAru - nIlAmbari
  7. brOvavammA tAmasamEla - mAnji
  8. brOvumu aninE - kIravANi
  9. dayajUDa manci - jaganmOhini
  10. dayAnidhE mAmava - bEgaDa
  11. dEvI brOva - cintAmaNI
  12. dEvi brOva samayaamidE - cintaamaNi
  13. dEvI mInanEtrI - shankarAbharaNa
  14. dEvI nannu - kalyANi
  15. dEvI nIdu pada - kAmbhOji
  16. dEvi shrI kAmAkSi - bhairavi
  17. durusugA krpajUci - sAvEri
  18. durusugaa - saavEri
  19. Emani migula - tODi
  20. ennEramum un - punnAgavarALi
  21. ennEramum un nAmam - pUrvikalyANi
  22. himaadri sutE - kalyaaNi
  23. himAcala tanaya - Anandabhairavi
  24. janani natajana - sAvEri
  25. kaamaakshee (swarajati) - bhairavi
  26. kAmAkSi (amba) anudinamu (svarajati) - bhairavi
  27. kAmAkSi (amba) bangAru - varALi
  28. kAmAkSi karuNAkaTAkSi (gItam) - paraju
  29. kAmAkSi lOkasAkSiNi (gItam) - madhyamAvati
  30. kAmAkSi nAtO - bEgaDa
  31. kAmAkSi nIdu padayugamu (svarajati) - yadukulakAmbhOji
  32. kanaka shaila - punnaagavaraaLi
  33. karuNa jooDu - shree
  34. karuNa jUDa - shrI
  35. karuNa jUDavamma - varALi
  36. karuNAnidhi ilalO - tODi
  37. mahilO ambA - Anandabhairavi
  38. marivErE gati - Anandabhairavi
  39. mAyammA nannu - nATakuranji
  40. mAyammA yaninE - Ahiri
  41. meenalOcana brOva - dhanyaasi
  42. mInalOcanI brOva - dhanyAsi
  43. nA manavini (tv) - saurASTra
  44. nannu brOva lalitA - lalitA
  45. nannu brOva rAdA - gauLipantu
  46. nannu brOva rAdA O - janaranjani
  47. nannu brOvu lalitA - lalitA/vasantA
  48. nIlAyatAkSI - paraju
  49. ninnE namminAnu - tODi
  50. ninnE nammiti - kEdAragauLa
  51. ninnE nammiti nijamuga - kEdAragauLa
  52. ninnu vinA mari galadA - rItigauLa
  53. ninnuvinAga mari - pUrvikalyANi
  54. nIvE gatiyani (varNa) - kalyANi
  55. O jagadamba nanu - Anandabhairavi
  56. paalincu kaamaakshi - madyamaavati
  57. paarvati ninnu nE - kalkaDa
  58. pAhi shrI girirAjasutE - Anandabhairavi
  59. pAhimAm shrI - nATa
  60. pAlayAshu mAm - Arabhi
  61. pAlimpavammA - mukhAri
  62. pAlincu kAmAkSi - madhyamAvati
  63. paraakEla nannu - kEdaara gowLa
  64. parAmukhamEnammA - kalyANi
  65. pArvatI janani (gItam) - bhairavi
  66. pArvatI ninu - kalkaDa
  67. puraharajAyE - gauLipantu
  68. rAvE himagiri kumArI (svarajati) - tODi
  69. rAvE parvata rAjakumArI - kalyANi
  70. sAmi ninnE nammiti - bEgaDa
  71. sAmini rammanavE - Anandabhairavi
  72. santatam ennai rakSippAi - paraju
  73. sArasAkSi sadA - sAvEri
  74. sari evarammA - bhairavi
  75. sarOjadaLa nEtri - shankaraabharaNam
  76. shankari shamkuru - sAvEri
  77. shankari shankari - kalyANi
  78. shrI kAmAkSI - kalyANi
  79. shrIpati mukha viracita - sAvEri
  80. talli ninnu nera - kalyaaNi
  81. taruNam eedamma - gowLipantu
  82. trilOka mAtA - paraju

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