A Study of Decorative Angas found in Svati Tirunal Kritis

This is an article published for Pranav Journal of Fine Arts, a peer reviewed Journal.

Abstract
Svati Tirunal(16 April 1813 – 26 December 1846) was born in the Travancore royal family. He was the musician among the Kings and the King among the musicians. He was a prolific composer and is renowned for his outstanding literary works and musical compositions. His ambition was to assimilate the best in all traditions and reutilize the native heritage. In this paper, a humble attempt is made to give an overview of the decorative angās found in Svati Tirunal Compositions.

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#2-Tyagaraja and His Compositions on Nada Yoga

“Nadaloludai Brahmaananda mandave, manasa”

Tyagaraja in his compositions that takes the theme of Nada Yoga has covered every aspect of music – musical criticism, elucidation of musical concepts, the best way to practice music, music as a help to spiritual effort and above all, music itself as a Yoga and a Siddhi, a path and realisation.

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