KRITI SAGARAM- KRITIS OF CARNATIC COMPOSERS
Dr.S.Bhagyalekshmy M.A., Ph.D, hails from a musical family, took her Doctorate in Music from Kerala University after completing her Masters degree in Music from Kerala University. She has authored several books on Carnatic Music including the Ragas in Carnatic Music, Carnatic Music compositions, notated editions in English and Malayalam of compositions of Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Syama Sastri, Maharaja Swathi Tirunal and a book on Bharathanatyam. She has rendered several CDs for learning Karnatic Music lessons for the beginners, Easy to learn format editions of compositions of Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Syama Sastri, Maharaja Swathi Tirunal. A 26 CD series on Carnatic Mela and Janya ragas titled Ragadhara - Audio encyclopaedia of Melakartha and Janya ragas. She has been performing in All India radio and regular media channels for the last 20 years.
ART OF FLUTE
PLAYING
video lessons presented by
S.Raghu and S.Ravi
LEARNING
VARNAM AND
KRITIS IN FLUTE
The series ON PLAYING FLUTE is continued with Audio CD PROGRAMME containing
More
Varnam and Kritis. Each compositions is rendered
with
text, vocal swara SAHITYA presentation followed by rendering
in the
flute and then followed by the complete rendering
of the
compositions.
Varnam cd 4 -Ata tala varnam
Varnam cd 5 Ata tala varnam
COMPREHENSIVE 15 HOUR VIDEO
CD
PROGRAMME
FOR LEARNING RAGA LESSONS ON VIOLIN
CONTAINING
THE RAGA LAKSHANA, RAGA SANCHARA AND ALAPANA
OF
DIFFERENT
RAGAS
RENDERED ON VIOLIN
AROHANA, AVAROHANA, RAGA SANCHARA
ARE FIRST VOCALLY PRESENTED
FOR
EASY UNDERSTANDING OF THE RAGA RENDERING
AND THEN DEMONSTRATED ON VIOLIN.
THE RAGA SANCHARA APPLIED IN
THE PRESENTATION OF THE RAGA ALAPANA OF
IMPORTANT AND POPULAR 80 RAGAS IN CARNATIC MUSIC
ARE
PRESENTED
IN THESE VIDEO LESSONS
EVERY COMPOSITION IS
PRESENTED WITH THE AROHANA, AVAROHANA,
TEXT OF THE COMPOSITION,
VOCAL RENDERING OF THE TEXT AND
PRESENTATION IN VIOLIN, STEP BY STEP IN EASY TO LEARN FORMAT.
THE DIFFERENT
COMPOSITIONS PRESENTED IN DIFFERENT RAGAS
ARE MOST SUITED TO PRESENT IN CONCERTS. CAN BE LEARNT WITH MINIMAL EFFORT.
THIS SERIES IS
CONTINUATION OF
THE
RAGA BHAVA VIDEO SERIES FOR LEARNING
RAGAS
Prof. N.S.Saminathan, born from a well known traditional Music family, is well versed in Violin, Nadaswaram and flute. In 1986 he was appointd at Sadguru Sangeetha Vidyalaya, Madurai. He is currently head of the department of Violin at Sadguru Sangeeth Vidyalaya. He has been imparting violin to a large number of students for the past 30 years. Sri Swaminathan also learnt Nadaswaram in traditional way and has performed at various avenues. He gave his first performance at Madurai Meenakshi temple and was accepted as the principal disciple of Sri NPN Sethuraman, the Nadaswaram maestro. In 2000 Tiruvadudurai aadeenam conferred the title Aadheena Nagaswara vidwan. Swaminathan has been giving training to national and international students in Nagaswaram, Violin, Flute to students in the gurukula pattern. He is also a trained Thevaram reciter.He has given the learning course for Nagaswaram also in this series
1.Enta muddo - Bindumalini -Tygaraja
2.Maru kela ra - Jayantasri- Tygaraja
3.Swara raga sudha - Sankarabharanam- Tygaraja
4.Sudhamayi - Amritavarshini- Muthaiah Bhagavathar
5.Bagayana -chandrajyoti- Tygaraja
Prof. N.S.Saminathan, born from a well known traditional Music family, is well versed in Violin, Nadaswaram and flute. In 1986 he was appointd at Sadguru Sangeetha Vidyalaya, Madurai. He is currently head of the department of Violin at Sadguru Sangeeth Vidyalaya. He has been imparting violin to a large number of students for the past 30 years. Sri Swaminathan also learnt Nadaswaram in traditional way and has performed at various avenues. He gave his first performance at Madurai Meenakshi temple and was accepted as the principal disciple of Sri NPN Sethuraman, the Nadaswaram maestro. In 2000 Tiruvadudurai aadeenam conferred the title Aadheena Nagaswara vidwan. Swaminathan has been giving training to national and international students in Nagaswaram, Violin, Flute to students in the gurukula pattern. He is also a trained Thevaram reciter.He has given the learning course for Nagaswaram also in this series
SET OF 5 BASIC LESSONS VCD AND
10 AUDIO CD PACKAGE OF
VARNAM AND KRITIS Rs 1800.00/$100.00
CONTENTS OF THE 5 VIDEO CDS
1.Introduction, the Saptha swaras, Saralivarisa
2.Janta varisa, Dattu Varisa
3.Alankaram, 4.Gitam, Swarajathi, Practice lessons
4. Varnam
5.Kritis
Smt Janaki Ammal, is a teacher for the past 30 years and has been giving training to students on Veena.
Smt.Janaki ammal, and Sri.S.Raghu, both hail from Chennai. Sri.S.Raghu is a flutist and Musicologist
and has been Professor of Musicology at Madras Music College for the last 13 years and has been a teacher in
various national and international universities. He has given the introduction and lesson support for the veena lessons.
CONTENTS OF THE 5 VIDEO CDS
Varnam – cd 1 – introduction and
varnams
1.Varnam an introduction
2 Ninnu kori – Mohanam - Adi talam- Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar
3.Jalajaksha – Hamsadhvani- Adi- Maanambu chavadi Venkita subba iyer
3.Vanjakshiro – Kalyani - Adi Talam – Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar
Varnam cd 2 – More varnam presentations
1.Chalamela -Sankarabharanam - Swathi tirunal
2. Evaribodha - Abhogi -
3.Ninnu kori - Vasantha
Varnam cds 3 varnams
1 Valachi - Navaragamalika - Patnam Subramonia Iyer
Varnam cd 4 -Ata tala varnam
.Viriboni – Bhairavi- Ata tala – Pachimiriyam Adiyappayya
Varnam cd 5 sancharas of ragas
1.Kalyani 2.Kambhoji 3.Amrtavarshini 4.Mohanam 5.Hindolam
6.Sudha dhanyasi 7.Sankarabharanam 8.Madhyamavathi 9.Bhairavi
10.Thodi
Other Karnatic Music
learning series CDs released by
CBH Audio
Karnatic Music Learning
series in 12 parts - Introductory series for learning the fundamental
concepts of Karnatic music from varisas, alankaram, gitam, swarajathi, varnam
and to kritis of simple ragas and compositions of different composers.
Pancharatnakritis
of Saint Tyagaraja - A five part series for the easy learning of Ghanaraga
panchrathna kritis of Saint tyagaraja presented in easy to learn format
in 5 Audio cds, one for each raga..
Swathi Tirunal
Maharaja Masterpieces - 5 part cd containing select compositions of
Kritis, Ragamalika, Navarathrikritis, padas, padavarnas, bhajans and tillana
etc. of Maharaja Swathi thirunal, the great composer.
Carnatic Music
compositions - Rendering of the select
compositions of Tyagaraja, Muthusamy Dikshitar, Maharaja Swati Tirunal,
in an easy to learn format.
Ragadhara -
Audio encycliopaedia - 26 Audio Cd series on Carnatic Mela and Janya ragas -
The complete reference for ragas in Carnatic Music. Each raga contains
the arohana avarohana, sanchara, list of compositions available in the
raga, raga alapana and pallavi of one of the compositions in the raga to
understand the raga.
Video lessons
for learning - Vocal lessons, Flute, Violin, Veena, Mridangam, Nagaswaram,
in easy to learn lessons programmes presented by veteran teachers., upto
varnam and kritis
Carnatic Music books
in English, - a complete set of books in notation in English and
reference books by Dr. S.Bhagyalekshmy,
Books on Music
in English, Tamil and Malayalam
-
a complete list of books on music
and dance published by cbh publications.
Carnatic music
reader in Western staff Notation - A seven book learning series,
from the fundamental lessons, to varnam and Kritis, containing western
scores for the lessons.
Carnatic Music
Reader virtual
keyboard lessons. for Carnatic Music lessons in western staff
Notation - A 7 DVD series - This series is best suited for
learning carnatic
music through keyboard,
piano,
violin,
saxophone and
other western instruments.