Thyagaraja Swamikal Flashcards
Greatest among music composers in……
South India
DOB and Birth Place
4th May 1767, in Tiruvarur, in the Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu
His Father
Rama Bramhan, and exponents of the Ramayanam
Thyagaraja was dedicated to _____ from his youth
Lord Rama
His mothers grandfather, _______ ______, and her father, _______ ______, were both great musicians and this is how Thyagaraja developed a love for music
Giriraja Kavitha, Vina Kalahasti Aiyer
At the age of ___, he had grasped all aspects of ______ ____
13, vocal music
His first song
“Namo namo ragavaya” in Desya Todi
He was placed under the tutelage of….
Sonti Ventakaramanaya
At his first concert he sang….
Janaki Ramana, Dorukuna Ituvanti and an elaborated niraval
His disciples were….
Krishna Bhagavatar, Sundara Bhagavatar, Rama Isengar and others
He died….
6th January 1847, age 80
His 3 operas are…
Prahlada Bhakti Vijay, Nowka Charitram, Seetharama Vijaym
His 700 kritis currently available are classified under:
Praise of Rama Ganapathy, Tulasi etc
Pancharatna group in the 5 Ghana ragas: Nata, Gowla, Aarabi, Varali and Sri Raga
Divya Nama Kritis
Utsava Sampradhaya Keerthanas
Prahlada Bhakti Vijaym in 5 acts with 45 composed in 28 ragas and 132 verses in Telugu
Nowka Charitram in Telugu composing
