Famous Carnatic Composers - GB
GOpaalakrishna Bhaarati - He was born the son of Shivaraama Bhaaratiyaar in the village Narimanam near NaagapaTTinam in Tamil NaaDu in 1810. He later lived in Mudikondan, Anaitandavapuram and Mayuram, places with which he later became associated. From childhood, he learned Carnatic music from every possible source, even from Ghanam Krishna Aiyyar, Hindustani from Raamadaas (as did Subbaraya Sastri), and Vedas from GOvinda Yati of Mayuram.
He lived life as a celibate, doing yoga and embracing no particular sect. He suffered and was outcast for the sake of composing and performing a katakalakshEbam on Tiruneelakanda Nayanar (one of 63 Shaivite saints, who was of a low caste). Mahaa Vidwan Meenakshisundaram PiLLai introduced him to his great friend whom he admired greatly VEdanaayakam PiLLai, who allowed Bhaaratiyaar to stay in his house and encouraged him to complete the famous Tamil opera "Nandanar Caritra Keertanai" which won Bhaaratiyaar much suffering because it centered around Nandan, another low caste saint among the 63.
This Nandanar Caritram was a great gift of Bhaaratiyaar - it describes how a Harijan (untouchable) saint Nandanar visited Tiruppungur where at the command of the deity, the bull Nandi which blocked teh entrance moved to the side to allow him to see the Shiva Linga from outside the temple. The composition describes the saint's journey to Cidambaram along with 3000 Dikshitars and how he finally attained union with the Lord by fire. This piece includes both common and rare raagams, and different musical forms of Tamil NaaDu as well as MaharaashTra. The music is flowing and vigorous and dramatic. The piece was performed in many places and was once heard by the French Collector Seesay, who arranged its printing in 1861. Many men praised it and some popularized it by singing and acting. Bhaaratiyaar also composed 2 other operas, and many other keertanais.
The composer is said to have visited Tiruvaiyyaar to pay respects to Tyaagaraaja and composed Sabaa patikku after hearing a composition of Tyaagaraaja in aabhOgi sung by his disciples. He also composed pancaratna keertanais in Tamil in the same raagas as Tyaagaraaja had. The musicians Mahaa Vaidyanaata Aiyyar and Raamaswaamy Aiyyaroften learned from Bhaaratiyaar, as did the Tamil scholar Dr. U.V. Swaaminaata Aiyyar. His compositions are likely to number over a thousand, opera songs alone numbering 426. He died in 1896 at 86.
Mudra: GOpaalakrishnan, Baalakrishnan
Compositions:
- aaDum cidambaramO - behaag
- ADaDA nandanE - mOhana
- aDakki AlumayyE - khamAs
- AdanUril oru vEdiyar - navarOj
- Adi madhyAnandanukku - asAvEri
- ADina tANDavam - bilahari
- aDittadu pOdumaiyE - not
- ADiya pAda darishanam - kAmbhOji
- ADIya pAdA iruvargaL - shankarAbharaNa
- Adiya pAdamE - asAvEri
- ADiya pAdattai kAN - Arabhi
- ADiya pAdattai-kANArE - suraTi
- ADiya pAdattait-tArum - asAvEri
- ambala vANA un caraNam - lAvaNi
- ambala vANanai - Ahiri
- Anandak-kaDalATTum - tODi
- Anandak-kUttADinAr ambalam - yamunAkalyANi
- Anandak-kUttADinAr Ananda - dhanyAsi
- ANDaikk-aDimaikkAran - cenjuruTi
- ANDip-paradEshi - punnAgavarALi
- arindariyAmalE - navarOj
- arivuDaiyOr - cakravaakam
- arputa naTanam - Ahiri
- Arukku ponnambalan - bhairavi
- Arukkut-tAn teriyum - dEvamanOhari
- Ashai nEsarAghum (kaNNigaL) - mAnji
- aSTa mAsiddhigaLai - nIlAmbari
- atishayamonru - shankarAbharaNa
- ayyA solluvEnE umadaDi - kalyANi
- ayyE mettakkaDinam - punnAgavarALi
- ayyO deivamE - yadukulakAmbhOji
- bhakti paNNik-koNDirundAl - husEni
- bhakti seiguvIrE - tODi
- bhaktigaL sheidArE - yadukulakAmbhOji
- bhaktiyAyANDE - shahAnA
- bhavasAgaram karai - behAg
- bhayamAi irukkudu - vIravasanta
- cidambara darishanam (daNDakam) - yamunAkalyANi
- cidambara darishanamA - mukhAri
- cidambaram enrorutaram - pUrvikalyANi
- cidambaram haraharA - bEgaDa
- cidambaram pOghAdE - nAdanAmakriyA
- cidambaram pOghAmal - cenjuruTi
- cidambaram pOi - sAmA
- cidambaram pOvEn - behAg
- cidambaram vandu - sAvEri
- cidambaramE ninai - tODi
- cinna jAtiyallavO - amrtakalyANi
- cintanai shidukoNDu - cenjuruTi
- cittam irangiTrO - yamunAkalyANi
- darishanam kaNDArkku - mOhana
- darishanam sheidArE - kalyANi
- darishikka vENum - nAdanAmakriyA
- dEham ippaDium - saurASTra
- dEham vandavAru - daNDakam
- dEvA jagannAthA - kalyANavasanta
- dinam dinam - dhanyAsi
- EdaDi peNNE - nAdanAmakriyA
- EdO teriyaamal - hameer kalyaaNi
- Edukken mIdu - shrI
- Edukkinda saDalam - kAmavardhani
- ellaip-piDAriyE - nIlAmbari
- ellOrum vArungaL - kEdAra
- enakkum irangiTrO - dhanAshrI
- enda nEramum nandanai - saurASTra
- engaL gurunAtharuDaiya - suraTI
- engE tEDi - dEvagAndhAri
- enna sAmi nIr - shuddhasAvEri
- ennEramum - dEvagaandhaari
- ennEramum nandanai - saurASTra
- eppaDi keTTAlum - maNIrangu
- eppO tolaiyum - gaurImanOhari
- eppOvaruvaarO - shenjuruTTi
- Ezhai pArppAnaDi - hamIrkalyANi
- Ezhaip-pArppAn - yadukulakAmbhOji
- gaNa nAthA - mOhana
- ghaNTAmaNI ADudu - kAnaDA
- gOpura darishanamE - dhanyAsi
- harahara shankara - navarOj
- harahara shiva shiva - nAdanAmakriyA/mOhana/yamunAkalyANi
- harahara shivashankara - nATa
- haraharA tripurAntaka - shankarAbharaNa
- idu nalla - dhanyAsi
- idu tAnO - behAg
- iduvO tillai - dEshikatODi
- ilavu kAtta - mOhana
- inda janmam - kharaharapriyA
- inda ODu - dEvagAndhAri
- inda shaDalam - sarasAngi
- indap-pratApamum - shuddhasAvEri
- ini inimEl - nAdanAmakriyA
- ini un kuTrattai - cenjuruTi
- innam varak-kANilEn - cenjuruTi
- innamum oru taram - yadukulakAmbhOji
- innamum sandEhappaDalaamO - keeravaaNi
- irakkam varaamal - behaag
- jAtiyil tAzhndiDum - dhanAshrI
- jAtiyil uyarndAlenna - suraTi
- jaya jagadIshA - jingaLa
- jnAyam tAnO - shankarAbharaNa
- kaaraNam kETTu vaaDi - poorvi kalyaaNi
- kai viDalAghAdu - malahari
- kaLai eDAmal - naTabhairavi
- kANAda kaNNenna - nAdanAmakriyA
- kanaka sabEshan - khamAs
- kanaka sabhai - suraTi
- kanaka sabhai tirunaTanam - suraTi
- kanaka sabhApati - dhanyAsi
- kanaka sabhApatikku - aThANA
- kANAmal irukkalAghAdu (Ananda kaLippu) - saurASTra
- kanavinil kaNDArE - yadukulakAmbhOji
- kanavO ninaivu - sUryakAnta
- kaNDEn kali tIrndEn bhava - behAg
- kaNDEn kali tIrndEn karuNai - kalyANi
- kaNNAl orutaram - Arabhi
- kaNNAlE kaNDEn - nAdanAmakriyA
- kaNNE unakku - gauLipantu
- kaTTai kaDait-tEra - kharaharapriyA
- kiTTa nerungi - jingaLa
- koLLIDakkarai pOnAn - mukhAri
- koNDAnaDikkirAr - husEni
- koNDAnaDittArE nandanAr - saurASTra
- krpai pArammA - kAmbhOji
- kudittAr ekkalittAr (kaDukkA) - mAyAmALavagauLa
- kuncita pAdattai - kAmavardhani
- kuTram ettanai - punnAgavarALi
- mAdhvamE OruruvAi - sAmA
- mADu tinnum - kharaharapriyA
- mAn kuyil - navarOj
- manadu aDanguvadAl - gauLipantu
- manamE unakkhitamaai - aananda bhairavi
- maravAmal eppaDiyum - shrI
- mArgazhi mAdat-tiruvAtirai - navarOj
- mArgazhi mAdat-tiruvAtirai nALaiyil - savAyi
- maTradellAm poruppEn - sAvEri
- mAya vAzhkkaiyai nI - kharaharapriyA
- mIsai naraittu pOccE - nAdanAmakriyA
- mOsam vandadE sAmi - AbhOgi
- mukti aLikkum tillai - cenjuruTi
- nALaip-pOghAmal - mAnji
- nAm enna seivOm - punnAgavarALi
- namakkini bhayamEdu - gauLipantu
- nAn mUzhgi - kalyANi
- nandA nI guruvukku - daNDakam
- nandA nI shiva bhaktan - nAdanAmakriyA
- nandA oru sEdi - nAdanAmakriyA
- nandA un kanavinil - kalyANi
- nandA unakkinda bhramai - sUryakAnta
- nandA unakkinda mati tanda - mOhana
- nandA unakkinda mati vanda - rAgamAlikA
- nandan Ananda - nAdanAmakriyA
- nandan caritram - shankarAbharaNa
- nandan cidambaram (lAvaNi) - lAvaNi
- nandanArE undan - bEgaDa
- nandanArum vandAr - shankarAbharaNa
- naTamADum nAthan - pUrvikalyANi
- naTana sabEsan - kAnaDA
- naTanam aaDinaar - vasantaa
- naTanam ADinAr ayyan - mAyAmALavagauLa
- naTarAjanaip-pOTri - kEdAragauLa
- naTTa naDavu - sAvEri
- nIcanAi pirandAlum - yadukulakAmbhOji
- nyAyam tAnO - behAg/shankarAbaraNa
- oru nALum vArAda (tukkaDa) - shankarAbharaNa
- orutaram Aghilum - hamsadhvani
- pAdamE tuNai - pUrNacandrikA
- pADuvAi manamE - cenjuruTi
- paghalAvadu unranai - aThANA
- pariah nI cidambaram - lAvaNi
- pArkkap-pArkka - khamAs/harikAmbhOji
- pArttu pizhayungaL - yadukulakAmbhOji
- pArttuk-kaDan - kApi
- pazhana marungaNiyum (noNDi cindu) - punnAgavarALi
- peria kizhavan - shankarAbharaNa
- periyOr sinamaDaiyAr - lAvaNi
- periyOrE yAn - suraTi
- pEyANDi tanai - sArangA
- piccaikkAra vESam - gauLipantu
- piravAda mukti - dhanyAsi
- piravAda varam - Arabhi
- pittam teLiya - cenjuruTi
- pittanAip-pOnadenna - dhanAshrI
- pOdum pOdumayyA - kamalamanOhari
- ponnambalavANan - sAvEri
- sabaa patikku - aabhOgi
- sabhA darishnam - shrI
- sannidhi varalAmO - cenjuruTi
- satru vilahi - poorvi kalyaaNi
- sEdi sholla - kaNnnaDabehAg
- shambhO gangAdharA - aparUpa
- shankranai tudittiDu - tODi
- sharaNAgati enrunai - shankarAbharaNa
- sharaNAgatiyenru nambi - gauLa
- shatrE vilagiyirum - pUrvikalyANi/hamsadhvani
- shaTrum accam - kAmbhOji
- shen tAmarai malar - kAmbhOji
- sheyyum upAyam - yamunAkalyANi
- shiva shambhO mahAdEvA - navarOj
- shivakaama sundari - jaganmOhini
- shivalOka nAthan tiru - kEdAra/kApi
- shivalOka nAthanai - nAdanAmakriyA
- shivalOkam engira - cakravAka
- shivanE deivam - shuddhasAvEri
- singAamAna - pUrvikalyANi/varALa
- soppanam kaNDu - nAdanAnakriyA
- svAmi darishanam - nAdanAmakriyA
- tA tA tA nI Adiya - Adi
- tA tai enrADuvAr - dEshyatODi
- tA tai tA tai enru ADum - sAvEri
- talam vandu (savAyi) - kEdAra
- taLLuvArO endanai - punnAgavarALi
- tandai taay - mukhaari
- tandAlum varaTTum (see vandAlum varaTTum) - balahamsa
- tANDava darishanam - rItigauLa
- tarugirOm enru - dEvamanOhari
- taTAkam onru - mOhana
- tattip-puli - mOhana
- tEDi alaigirAyE - nAdanAmakriyA
- tEDit-tEDi - saurASTra
- tenpuliyUr (kaNNigaL) - kAmavardhani
- tillai ambalattAnai - suraTi
- tillai amballattalam - husEni
- tillai cidambaram - pUrvikalyANi
- tillai cidambarattai - nAdanAnakriyA
- tillai naTarAjaraip-pOlE - navarOj
- tillai tillai - kApi
- tillai valam - Ahiri
- tillai veLiyilE - yamunAkalyANi
- tillait-talamenru - pUrvikalyANi
- tillait-talattik-kaNDAr - daNDakam
- tirunALaip-pOvAn - khamAs
- tirunALaip-pOvAr - hindustAnikApi
- tirunALaip-pOvAr inda - nAdanAmakriyA
- tirunALaip-pOvArukku - asAvEri
- tirunIlakaNThar caritram - dEvagAndhAri
- tiruTTuttanam - asAvEri
- tiruvaDi sharaNam - kaambhOji
- tiruvAtirai darishanattukku - dhanyAsi
- tiruvuLar tarum (tODayam) - nATa
- tIyinil mUzhginAr - kAnaDA
- toNDarik-kAngilamE - shahAna/nAdanAmakriyA
- uddhAram tArum - dEshikatODi
- unadu mahimaiyai - kalyANi
- unadu tiruvaDi - latAngi/sarasAngi
- vandAlum varaTTum (see tandAlum taraTTum) - balahamsa
- vAnOr pugazh - suraTi
- vArAmal iruppArO - suraTi
- vArirukkudu - Anandabhairavi/husEni
- varugalaamO - maanji
- vArungaL vArungaL - nIlAmbari
- varuvaarO varam taruvaarO - shyaamaa
- varuvAr varuvAr - yamunAkalyANi
- vazhi maraittirukkudE - dEshikatODi
- vEdam paDittadum - daNDakam
- virutA janmamAccE - kannaDabehAg
- yAgOrppavamAnAr - mOhana