Government of IndiaSri Tyagaraja: an appreciation
Author: Venkatarama Aiyer, T.L.
Keywords: Composition (Music)
Musicals--Writing and publishing
Music
Tyagaraja, Swami, 1767-1847
Issue Date: 1967
Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description: This article is about great saint and music composer Shri Tyagaraja. Shri Tyagaraja has outstanding qualities as an eminent vaggeyakaraka or composer. Two outstanding characteristics of Shri Tyagaraja were his Rama bhakti and nadopasana. The songs of Sri Tyagaraja can be classified under three categories which firstly, those in which the bhakti element predominates; secondly, those in which the emphasis is on art music; and, thirdly, those in which bhakti and art elements are both well matched. Tyagaraja was learned in Telugu and Sanskrit. Ramayana and Bhagavatha were his favorite works. His sahitya is very rich in its musical qualities. His songs are for the most part in Telugu and a few of them are in Sanskrit.
Description: Special Tyagaraja number 6
Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type: Article
Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Venkatarama Aiyer, T.L. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-16T06:07:49Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-16T06:07:49Z |
| dc.description | Special Tyagaraja number 6 |
| dc.date.issued | 1967 |
| dc.description.abstract | This article is about great saint and music composer Shri Tyagaraja. Shri Tyagaraja has outstanding qualities as an eminent vaggeyakaraka or composer. Two outstanding characteristics of Shri Tyagaraja were his Rama bhakti and nadopasana. The songs of Sri Tyagaraja can be classified under three categories which firstly, those in which the bhakti element predominates; secondly, those in which the emphasis is on art music; and, thirdly, those in which bhakti and art elements are both well matched. Tyagaraja was learned in Telugu and Sanskrit. Ramayana and Bhagavatha were his favorite works. His sahitya is very rich in its musical qualities. His songs are for the most part in Telugu and a few of them are in Sanskrit. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 05-09 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Composition (Music) Musicals--Writing and publishing Music Tyagaraja, Swami, 1767-1847 |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 6 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Venkatarama Aiyer, T.L. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-16T06:07:49Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-16T06:07:49Z |
| dc.description | Special Tyagaraja number 6 |
| dc.date.issued | 1967 |
| dc.description.abstract | This article is about great saint and music composer Shri Tyagaraja. Shri Tyagaraja has outstanding qualities as an eminent vaggeyakaraka or composer. Two outstanding characteristics of Shri Tyagaraja were his Rama bhakti and nadopasana. The songs of Sri Tyagaraja can be classified under three categories which firstly, those in which the bhakti element predominates; secondly, those in which the emphasis is on art music; and, thirdly, those in which bhakti and art elements are both well matched. Tyagaraja was learned in Telugu and Sanskrit. Ramayana and Bhagavatha were his favorite works. His sahitya is very rich in its musical qualities. His songs are for the most part in Telugu and a few of them are in Sanskrit. |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 05-09 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Composition (Music) Musicals--Writing and publishing Music Tyagaraja, Swami, 1767-1847 |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 6 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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