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Yamuna Kalyani–A Journey Back in Time-Part III

January 30th, 2010 by Ravi Rajagopalan | 0

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OTHER INTERPRETATIONS OF YAMUNA KALYANI:
Apart from the famous compositions “Krishna Nee Begane”, “Pibare ramarasam” and “Bhavayami Gopalabalam”, Yamuna Kalyani is elaborated by musicians during concerts only in viruttams/shlokas usually under the pretext of lending a “Hindustani” touch to the musical proceedings. I present two of them.
First, Sangita Kalanidhi Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer [...]

Yamuna Kalyani–A Journey Back in Time-Part II

January 30th, 2010 by Ravi Rajagopalan | 0

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Subbarama Dikshitar’s Compositions:
The jatisvaram found notated under this raga in the SSP can be considered as Subbarama Dikshitar’s second composition composed in the year 1856, the first one being the varna in Durbar “Intamodi”. The reference to his is found in his autobiography that he wrote as a part of the [...]