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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:

  1. aaDum cidambaramO - behaag
  2. ADaDA nandanE - mOhana
  3. aDakki AlumayyE - khamAs
  4. AdanUril oru vEdiyar - navarOj
  5. Adi madhyAnandanukku - asAvEri
  6. ADina tANDavam - bilahari
  7. aDittadu pOdumaiyE - not
  8. ADiya pAda darishanam - kAmbhOji
  9. ADIya pAdA iruvargaL - shankarAbharaNa
  10. Adiya pAdamE - asAvEri
  11. ADiya pAdattai kAN - Arabhi
  12. ADiya pAdattai-kANArE - suraTi
  13. ADiya pAdattait-tArum - asAvEri
  14. ambala vANA un caraNam - lAvaNi
  15. ambala vANanai - Ahiri
  16. Anandak-kaDalATTum - tODi
  17. Anandak-kUttADinAr ambalam - yamunAkalyANi
  18. Anandak-kUttADinAr Ananda - dhanyAsi
  19. ANDaikk-aDimaikkAran - cenjuruTi
  20. ANDip-paradEshi - punnAgavarALi
  21. arindariyAmalE - navarOj
  22. arivuDaiyOr - cakravaakam
  23. arputa naTanam - Ahiri
  24. Arukku ponnambalan - bhairavi
  25. Arukkut-tAn teriyum - dEvamanOhari
  26. Ashai nEsarAghum (kaNNigaL) - mAnji
  27. aSTa mAsiddhigaLai - nIlAmbari
  28. atishayamonru - shankarAbharaNa
  29. ayyA solluvEnE umadaDi - kalyANi
  30. ayyE mettakkaDinam - punnAgavarALi
  31. ayyO deivamE - yadukulakAmbhOji
  32. bhakti paNNik-koNDirundAl - husEni
  33. bhakti seiguvIrE - tODi
  34. bhaktigaL sheidArE - yadukulakAmbhOji
  35. bhaktiyAyANDE - shahAnA
  36. bhavasAgaram karai - behAg
  37. bhayamAi irukkudu - vIravasanta
  38. cidambara darishanam (daNDakam) - yamunAkalyANi
  39. cidambara darishanamA - mukhAri
  40. cidambaram enrorutaram - pUrvikalyANi
  41. cidambaram haraharA - bEgaDa
  42. cidambaram pOghAdE - nAdanAmakriyA
  43. cidambaram pOghAmal - cenjuruTi
  44. cidambaram pOi - sAmA
  45. cidambaram pOvEn - behAg
  46. cidambaram vandu - sAvEri
  47. cidambaramE ninai - tODi
  48. cinna jAtiyallavO - amrtakalyANi
  49. cintanai shidukoNDu - cenjuruTi
  50. cittam irangiTrO - yamunAkalyANi
  51. darishanam kaNDArkku - mOhana
  52. darishanam sheidArE - kalyANi
  53. darishikka vENum - nAdanAmakriyA
  54. dEham ippaDium - saurASTra
  55. dEham vandavAru - daNDakam
  56. dEvA jagannAthA - kalyANavasanta
  57. dinam dinam - dhanyAsi
  58. EdaDi peNNE - nAdanAmakriyA
  59. EdO teriyaamal - hameer kalyaaNi
  60. Edukken mIdu - shrI
  61. Edukkinda saDalam - kAmavardhani
  62. ellaip-piDAriyE - nIlAmbari
  63. ellOrum vArungaL - kEdAra
  64. enakkum irangiTrO - dhanAshrI
  65. enda nEramum nandanai - saurASTra
  66. engaL gurunAtharuDaiya - suraTI
  67. engE tEDi - dEvagAndhAri
  68. enna sAmi nIr - shuddhasAvEri
  69. ennEramum - dEvagaandhaari
  70. ennEramum nandanai - saurASTra
  71. eppaDi keTTAlum - maNIrangu
  72. eppO tolaiyum - gaurImanOhari
  73. eppOvaruvaarO - shenjuruTTi
  74. Ezhai pArppAnaDi - hamIrkalyANi
  75. Ezhaip-pArppAn - yadukulakAmbhOji
  76. gaNa nAthA - mOhana
  77. ghaNTAmaNI ADudu - kAnaDA
  78. gOpura darishanamE - dhanyAsi
  79. harahara shankara - navarOj
  80. harahara shiva shiva - nAdanAmakriyA/mOhana/yamunAkalyANi
  81. harahara shivashankara - nATa
  82. haraharA tripurAntaka - shankarAbharaNa
  83. idu nalla - dhanyAsi
  84. idu tAnO - behAg
  85. iduvO tillai - dEshikatODi
  86. ilavu kAtta - mOhana
  87. inda janmam - kharaharapriyA
  88. inda ODu - dEvagAndhAri
  89. inda shaDalam - sarasAngi
  90. indap-pratApamum - shuddhasAvEri
  91. ini inimEl - nAdanAmakriyA
  92. ini un kuTrattai - cenjuruTi
  93. innam varak-kANilEn - cenjuruTi
  94. innamum oru taram - yadukulakAmbhOji
  95. innamum sandEhappaDalaamO - keeravaaNi
  96. irakkam varaamal - behaag
  97. jAtiyil tAzhndiDum - dhanAshrI
  98. jAtiyil uyarndAlenna - suraTi
  99. jaya jagadIshA - jingaLa
  100. jnAyam tAnO - shankarAbharaNa
  101. kaaraNam kETTu vaaDi - poorvi kalyaaNi
  102. kai viDalAghAdu - malahari
  103. kaLai eDAmal - naTabhairavi
  104. kANAda kaNNenna - nAdanAmakriyA
  105. kanaka sabEshan - khamAs
  106. kanaka sabhai - suraTi
  107. kanaka sabhai tirunaTanam - suraTi
  108. kanaka sabhApati - dhanyAsi
  109. kanaka sabhApatikku - aThANA
  110. kANAmal irukkalAghAdu (Ananda kaLippu) - saurASTra
  111. kanavinil kaNDArE - yadukulakAmbhOji
  112. kanavO ninaivu - sUryakAnta
  113. kaNDEn kali tIrndEn bhava - behAg
  114. kaNDEn kali tIrndEn karuNai - kalyANi
  115. kaNNAl orutaram - Arabhi
  116. kaNNAlE kaNDEn - nAdanAmakriyA
  117. kaNNE unakku - gauLipantu
  118. kaTTai kaDait-tEra - kharaharapriyA
  119. kiTTa nerungi - jingaLa
  120. koLLIDakkarai pOnAn - mukhAri
  121. koNDAnaDikkirAr - husEni
  122. koNDAnaDittArE nandanAr - saurASTra
  123. krpai pArammA - kAmbhOji
  124. kudittAr ekkalittAr (kaDukkA) - mAyAmALavagauLa
  125. kuncita pAdattai - kAmavardhani
  126. kuTram ettanai - punnAgavarALi
  127. mAdhvamE OruruvAi - sAmA
  128. mADu tinnum - kharaharapriyA
  129. mAn kuyil - navarOj
  130. manadu aDanguvadAl - gauLipantu
  131. manamE unakkhitamaai - aananda bhairavi
  132. maravAmal eppaDiyum - shrI
  133. mArgazhi mAdat-tiruvAtirai - navarOj
  134. mArgazhi mAdat-tiruvAtirai nALaiyil - savAyi
  135. maTradellAm poruppEn - sAvEri
  136. mAya vAzhkkaiyai nI - kharaharapriyA
  137. mIsai naraittu pOccE - nAdanAmakriyA
  138. mOsam vandadE sAmi - AbhOgi
  139. mukti aLikkum tillai - cenjuruTi
  140. nALaip-pOghAmal - mAnji
  141. nAm enna seivOm - punnAgavarALi
  142. namakkini bhayamEdu - gauLipantu
  143. nAn mUzhgi - kalyANi
  144. nandA nI guruvukku - daNDakam
  145. nandA nI shiva bhaktan - nAdanAmakriyA
  146. nandA oru sEdi - nAdanAmakriyA
  147. nandA un kanavinil - kalyANi
  148. nandA unakkinda bhramai - sUryakAnta
  149. nandA unakkinda mati tanda - mOhana
  150. nandA unakkinda mati vanda - rAgamAlikA
  151. nandan Ananda - nAdanAmakriyA
  152. nandan caritram - shankarAbharaNa
  153. nandan cidambaram (lAvaNi) - lAvaNi
  154. nandanArE undan - bEgaDa
  155. nandanArum vandAr - shankarAbharaNa
  156. naTamADum nAthan - pUrvikalyANi
  157. naTana sabEsan - kAnaDA
  158. naTanam aaDinaar - vasantaa
  159. naTanam ADinAr ayyan - mAyAmALavagauLa
  160. naTarAjanaip-pOTri - kEdAragauLa
  161. naTTa naDavu - sAvEri
  162. nIcanAi pirandAlum - yadukulakAmbhOji
  163. nyAyam tAnO - behAg/shankarAbaraNa
  164. oru nALum vArAda (tukkaDa) - shankarAbharaNa
  165. orutaram Aghilum - hamsadhvani
  166. pAdamE tuNai - pUrNacandrikA
  167. pADuvAi manamE - cenjuruTi
  168. paghalAvadu unranai - aThANA
  169. pariah nI cidambaram - lAvaNi
  170. pArkkap-pArkka - khamAs/harikAmbhOji
  171. pArttu pizhayungaL - yadukulakAmbhOji
  172. pArttuk-kaDan - kApi
  173. pazhana marungaNiyum (noNDi cindu) - punnAgavarALi
  174. peria kizhavan - shankarAbharaNa
  175. periyOr sinamaDaiyAr - lAvaNi
  176. periyOrE yAn - suraTi
  177. pEyANDi tanai - sArangA
  178. piccaikkAra vESam - gauLipantu
  179. piravAda mukti - dhanyAsi
  180. piravAda varam - Arabhi
  181. pittam teLiya - cenjuruTi
  182. pittanAip-pOnadenna - dhanAshrI
  183. pOdum pOdumayyA - kamalamanOhari
  184. ponnambalavANan - sAvEri
  185. sabaa patikku - aabhOgi
  186. sabhA darishnam - shrI
  187. sannidhi varalAmO - cenjuruTi
  188. satru vilahi - poorvi kalyaaNi
  189. sEdi sholla - kaNnnaDabehAg
  190. shambhO gangAdharA - aparUpa
  191. shankranai tudittiDu - tODi
  192. sharaNAgati enrunai - shankarAbharaNa
  193. sharaNAgatiyenru nambi - gauLa
  194. shatrE vilagiyirum - pUrvikalyANi/hamsadhvani
  195. shaTrum accam - kAmbhOji
  196. shen tAmarai malar - kAmbhOji
  197. sheyyum upAyam - yamunAkalyANi
  198. shiva shambhO mahAdEvA - navarOj
  199. shivakaama sundari - jaganmOhini
  200. shivalOka nAthan tiru - kEdAra/kApi
  201. shivalOka nAthanai - nAdanAmakriyA
  202. shivalOkam engira - cakravAka
  203. shivanE deivam - shuddhasAvEri
  204. singAamAna - pUrvikalyANi/varALa
  205. soppanam kaNDu - nAdanAnakriyA
  206. svAmi darishanam - nAdanAmakriyA
  207. tA tA tA nI Adiya - Adi
  208. tA tai enrADuvAr - dEshyatODi
  209. tA tai tA tai enru ADum - sAvEri
  210. talam vandu (savAyi) - kEdAra
  211. taLLuvArO endanai - punnAgavarALi
  212. tandai taay - mukhaari
  213. tandAlum varaTTum (see vandAlum varaTTum) - balahamsa
  214. tANDava darishanam - rItigauLa
  215. tarugirOm enru - dEvamanOhari
  216. taTAkam onru - mOhana
  217. tattip-puli - mOhana
  218. tEDi alaigirAyE - nAdanAmakriyA
  219. tEDit-tEDi - saurASTra
  220. tenpuliyUr (kaNNigaL) - kAmavardhani
  221. tillai ambalattAnai - suraTi
  222. tillai amballattalam - husEni
  223. tillai cidambaram - pUrvikalyANi
  224. tillai cidambarattai - nAdanAnakriyA
  225. tillai naTarAjaraip-pOlE - navarOj
  226. tillai tillai - kApi
  227. tillai valam - Ahiri
  228. tillai veLiyilE - yamunAkalyANi
  229. tillait-talamenru - pUrvikalyANi
  230. tillait-talattik-kaNDAr - daNDakam
  231. tirunALaip-pOvAn - khamAs
  232. tirunALaip-pOvAr - hindustAnikApi
  233. tirunALaip-pOvAr inda - nAdanAmakriyA
  234. tirunALaip-pOvArukku - asAvEri
  235. tirunIlakaNThar caritram - dEvagAndhAri
  236. tiruTTuttanam - asAvEri
  237. tiruvaDi sharaNam - kaambhOji
  238. tiruvAtirai darishanattukku - dhanyAsi
  239. tiruvuLar tarum (tODayam) - nATa
  240. tIyinil mUzhginAr - kAnaDA
  241. toNDarik-kAngilamE - shahAna/nAdanAmakriyA
  242. uddhAram tArum - dEshikatODi
  243. unadu mahimaiyai - kalyANi
  244. unadu tiruvaDi - latAngi/sarasAngi
  245. vandAlum varaTTum (see tandAlum taraTTum) - balahamsa
  246. vAnOr pugazh - suraTi
  247. vArAmal iruppArO - suraTi
  248. vArirukkudu - Anandabhairavi/husEni
  249. varugalaamO - maanji
  250. vArungaL vArungaL - nIlAmbari
  251. varuvaarO varam taruvaarO - shyaamaa
  252. varuvAr varuvAr - yamunAkalyANi
  253. vazhi maraittirukkudE - dEshikatODi
  254. vEdam paDittadum - daNDakam
  255. virutA janmamAccE - kannaDabehAg
  256. yAgOrppavamAnAr - mOhana


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