SWATI TIRUNAL KRTIS: Dr Baby Sriram
Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, popularly known as Swathi Thirunal, was a prolific composer and ruler of the Kingdom of Travancore in South India during the early 19th century. He made significant contributions to both Carnatic and Hindustani classical music traditions. His compositions, which include kritis, varnams, padams, javalis, and thillanas, are highly regarded for their melodic beauty, lyrical richness, and musical sophistication. His compositions are celebrated for their artistic merit and continue to be performed and cherished by musicians, dancers, and music enthusiasts around the world. They represent a significant contribution to the rich tapestry of Indian classical music.
Learn Swati Tirunal Compositions taught by Dr Baby Sriram in this masterclass. The following songs were taught.
- Aliveni - Kurinji - Swati Tirunal
- Andholika vahane - Anandabhairavi - Swati Tirunal
- Devi Jagajjanani - Shankarabharanam - Swati Tirunal
- Mamava Jagadeeshwara - Sarasvatimanohari - Swati Tirunal
- Paahi Sarasanabha - Saveri - Swati Tirunal
- Sahasika Dhanujahara - Shuddha Saveri - Swati Tirunal
- Santatam Bhajaamiha- Bilahari - Swati Tirunal
Maharaja Swati Tirunal uses interesting and scholarly adjectives to describe the beauty of Devi in these compositions. He refers to Her as Aliveni, Jagat janani , Karunaamayi etc. Such compositions enhance a musician's creativity and vocabulary.
Notations for the compositions taught in the masterclass session are available in the e-book Maharaja Swati Tirunal's Compositions
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Pahi Sarasanabha - Saveri - Roopakam - Maharaja Swati Tirunal
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Santatam bhajamiha - Bilahari - Mishra chapu - Maharaja Swati Tirunal
Dr Baby Sreeram teaches a composition of Maharaja Swati Tirunal in the raga Bilahari, Santatam Bhajamiha, set to Misrachapu.
The notation for this composition can be found < a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y9s9VbFN8gegYt39LmbnJ0AZoa15cMJF/view?usp=drive_link" > here
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Andholika vahane - Anandabhairavi - Mishra Chapu - Swati Tirunal
Dr Baby Sreeram teaches two compositions of Maharaja Swati Tirunal, Aliveni in the raga Kuranji and Andolika Vahane in the raga Anandabhairavi in this masterclass on compositions of Maharaja Swati Tirunal.
You can find the notation < a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rxv2CwDHtbRAEHvokolhf...
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Sahasika danujahara - Shuddhasaveri - Roopakam - Swathi Tirunal
Learn to sing the Swati Tirunal composition, Sahasikadanuja in raga Shuddhasaveri set to Roopakam, taught by Dr Baby Sreeram during a masterclass for Swati Tirunal krtis.
The notation can be found ...
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notations-for-dr-baby-sreeram's-masterclass.zip
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Aliveni - Kurinji - Mishra chapu - Swati Tirunal
Dr Baby Sreeram teaches a composition of Maharaja Swati Tirunal, Aliveni in the raga Kurinji set to Mishra Chapu. This was taught as a part of the masterclass on compositions of Maharaja Swati Tirunal.
