Compositions of Chitravina N Ravikiran
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.
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Ramachandra - Hamirkalyani - Bhajana Marga Kriti - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Sangeet Samrat Chitravina Ravikiran teaches a bhajana marga kriti, Ramachandra, in the raga Hamirkalyani. Lyrics can be found here
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Rama rama rama - Sindhubhairavi - Adi - Chitravina Ravikiran
Sangeet Samrat Chitravina Ravikiran teaches a Bhajana Marga Kriti Rama rama rama in the raga Sindhubhairavi, set to Adi tala trishra gati. Lyrics can be found here
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Niratishaya - Kurinji - Adi Tala - Chitravina Ravikiran - Bhajana Marga Krti
Sangeet Samrat Chitravina Ravikiran teaches his composition, a Bhajana Marga Kriti, in the raga Kurinji, Niratishaya Phala. Lyrics can be found here
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Mahalakshmi-Mohanam-Mishra Chapu-Chitravina Ravikiran
Learn a beautiful kriti Mahalakshmi in the raga Mohanam set to Mishra Chapu tala, Composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran.
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Kamaneeyamaina – Paras Adi Tala Varnam – Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Paras Adi Tala varnam composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran.
The notation can be found here.
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Sarigadamma – Keeravani – Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran teaches his composition Sarigadamma, in the raga Keeravani, set to Adi talam.
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Teeya manangalil – Hamsadhwani – Chitravina N Ravikiran
Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran teaches his composition, Teera Manangalil, in the raga Hamsadhwani, set to Misrachapu talam.
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Ranganayaka – Kanada– Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the composition of Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran, Ranganayaka, in the raga Kanada, taught by the composer himself.
The notation can be found here.
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Sarasanayana - Varali - Geetam
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.
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Samaganave Salade - Chandrajyothi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
This is a Kannada composition, composed and taught by Sri Chitravina N Ravikiran, which is set to raga Chandrajyoti and adi tala.
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Kalaimahale – Hindolam - Roopaka Tala - Chitravina Ravikiran - Geetham
Learn the beautiful Hindolam geetham, Kalaimahale, a composition of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran taught by the composer himself, set to Roopaka talam. The notation is provided in the Perfecting Carnatic Music Level 1 e-book.
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Pantuvarali Geetham
Learn the Pantuvarali lakshana geetham, 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.
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Gajavadana - Vijayanagari - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn a beautiful composition Gajavadana, in the raga Vijayanagari, set to Adi Tala, composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran. This was taught in the annual Virtual Summer Camp conducted in the year 2020.
