purandaradasar Flashcards
1
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born
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1484
2
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father
A
varadappa naik
3
Q
fathers job
A
rich merchant in silverware and jewellry
4
Q
mother
A
kamalamba
5
Q
born in
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pandarripur in kannataka state
6
Q
birth name
A
seenappa
7
Q
age married
A
16
8
Q
wife
A
saraswathy bai
9
Q
who did he become chief dicsiple of and where
A
vyasa raja, hampi
10
Q
what did he apply to his compositions
A
purandara vithala (his mudra)
11
Q
how many songs did he compose
A
around 475,000
12
Q
language composed in
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kannada and sanskrit
13
Q
what musical things did he combine
A
music, rhythm and alliteration
14
Q
what was he one of the greatest lyric poets for
A
karnataka
15
Q
what exercises did he create
A
ones for carnatic music beginners:
swarali varisaigal, jantai varisaigal, geethams, alankarams
