Chitravina N Ravikiran (born 1967) is a prodigious musician and prolific composer. Ravikiran has handled various traditional Carnatic forms like kriti, varnam, tillana, javali and padam as well as North Indian forms like bhajans and folk forms like chindu. He has also innovated a form called swarakrti. He is also a rare example of a composer to have used five languages – Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi. Most of his compositions include the signature phrase (mudra), Ravi-Shashi and a few rare ones sport the word, Ravikiran. He has also composed practice forms for students such as geetams. Some of his popular compositions are included here.
Learn the beautiful Hindolam geetham, Kalaimahale, a composition of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran taught by the composer himself. The notation is provided in the Perfecting Carnatic Music Level 1 e-book.
Learn the exquisite Varali raga geetham, Sarasanayana, a composition of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran taught by the composer himself. The notation is provided in the Perfecting Carnatic Music Level 1 e-book.
Learn the rare Devamanohari varnam, Manchi samayamaide, a composition of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran taught by the guru himself. The notation is provided in the Perfecting Carnatic Music 2 ebook.
Learn the beautiful Paras Adi Tala varnam of Chitravina N Ravikiran, Kamaneeyamaina.
Learn the beautiful composition, Santoshamuga, in raga Abheri, set to Misra chapu, taught by guru Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran.
Learn the beautiful tamil composition of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran in Raga Kuntalavarali, Om sharavanabhava, set to Adi tala.
Learn the beautiful Thillana composition of Chitravina N Ravikiran, in the Raga Katyayani set to Roopakam.
This is a Kannada composition, composed and taught by Sri Chitravina N Ravikiran, which is set to raga Chandrajyoti and adi tala.
This is a composition in Raga Saranga, set to Rupaka Tala, composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Thillana composition of Chitravina N Ravikiran, in the Raga Begada set to Roopakam.
Guru Chitravina Ravikiran teaches his composition in Raga Todi, Mampahi, set to adi tala, which has a unique structure.
Guru Chitravina N Ravikiran teaches his own composition, a javali, Moha mataladi, in the raga Vasanta.
Sangeet Samrat Chitravina Ravikiran teaches his composition in the rare raga Kalanidhi, Kalanidhim Bhajami, set to roopaka tala.
Notation for this composition is available here.
