Topic started by ram (@ 203.199.227.195) on Sat Nov 16 14:57:07 .
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how many kritis have been composed by shyama shastri

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• From: PPN (@ n098h034.remote.mun.ca) on: Sat Nov 16 16:01:45
  
  I was reading a book in Malayalam on the history of Carnatic Music, by Ravindranath. The author claims that around 300+ krithis of Shyama Sastri has survived and are currently in vogue. The same claim is made by N. Rajagopalan, the author of the Garland series. But the number of Shayam Sastri krithis available in print are a meagre 70+. I have seen only 71. TKG's recent book on Shyama Sastri gives these 71 krithis; Vidya Sanker's book has 70 krithis; Krithi Mani Malai of Rangaramanuja Iyerngar has only 40. In his website, Todd McComb lists the 71 krithis found in TKG's book and adds a few krithis as spurious. I am puzzled what happened to those 300+ krithis as claimed? Is it possible that more than 230 krithis of Shyama Sastri are missing or lost?? Or, is it an incorrect information
  
  Also, I have come across very few audio recordings exclusively on Shyama Sastri compositions. The ones that I have heard are: (i) Maharajapuram
  Santhanam's AVM audio twin cassette album BSFR 192/193 on Shyama Saatri compositions, and (ii) Sulocabna Pattabhiraman and Disciples, rare Krithis of Shyama Sastri (Sangeetha label). Are there any new audio recordings exclusively devoted to Shayama Sastri compositions?
  tri.
  The Kiravani Krithi, "brovu brovu", that is missing in TKG's book, and is claimed as of doubtful authorship by Todd McComb is sung by
  Santhanam in his album.
  
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• From: Malathi (@ scf7.wc.optusnet.com.au) on: Fri Sep 26 02:20:03
  
  Very interesting topic and claim. it would be great if these songs were sung in local kacheries.
  
  
• From: Shriram Parasaran (@ ) on: Wed Oct 15 00:24:28
  
  Compositions of Shyama Shastri (1762-1827)
  The following list has been verified against the authoritative source Compositions of Shyama Shastri by Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. K. Govinda Rao, published in Chennai 1997. Small adjustments to the list were made from that source, and it is now deemed fully accurate.
  
  Previous listing information was taken from Alphabetical Index of Karnatak Songs by Lakshman Ragde, with extensive information from Raganidhi by B. Subba Rao, and clarifications from other sources and rmic readers.
  
  Errors in this list should now be minimal or nonexistent, perhaps consisting of typographical errors on my part. However, there remain some controversial points. Melakarta assignments are taken from T. K. Govinda Rao. Talas are more haphazard, reflecting the fact that Shyama Sastri compositions frequently use unusual talas, some of which will now be performed in modern "chapu" talas in one way or another, or have their pulses divided in different ways. In this case, my ascriptions may be seen as more idiosyncratic.
  
  Hopefully this list will prove useful.
  Romanization scheme:
  a A i I u U R L
  e E ai O au M
  k kh g gh HN
  c ch j jh Hn
  T Th D Dh N
  t th d dh n
  p ph b bh m
  y r l v
  sh S s h
  
  
  The scheme is a direct copy of my usual Sanskrit scheme, hopefully suitably adapted in this case. The Romanization was performed originally by Santosh Rao. Some later reference was made to T. K. Govinda Rao.
  
  If you find errors, please let me know.
  
  This list will be ordered by rAga, first by mELakarta and then alphabetically (Sanskrit alphabet). In some cases mELakarta assignments are controversial.
  
  There is now an alphabetical list by song title, with only naive Romanization.
  
  mELakartas:
  8. hanumatODi
  Emani migula - tODi/Adi
  karuNAnidhi ilalO - tODi/tishra gati Adi
  ninne namminAnu - tODi/mishra cApu
  rAvE himagirikumAri (svarajati) - tODi/Adi
  mAyammA yani nE - Ahiri/Adi
  mInalOcanA brOvayOcanA - dhanyAsi/mishra cApu
  ennEramuM un pAdakamaladhyAnaM - punnAgavarALi/tripuTa
  kanakashaila vihAriNi - punnAgavarALi/Adi
  brOva samayamidE dEvI - punnAgavarALi/Adi
  13. gAyakapriya
  pArvatI ninnu nE - kalgaDa/tishra gati Adi
  15. mAyAmALavagauLa
  taruNamidammA ennai rakSikka - gauLipantu/Adi
  nannu brOvarAdA vEgamE nIvu - gauLipantu/mishra cApu
  puraharajAyE pAlaya mAM - gauLipantu/mishra cApu
  dayajUDa maHnci - jaganmOhini/mishra cApu
  kAmAkSi karuNAkaTAkSi (gitam) - pharaj/tripuTa
  trilOkamAtA nannubrOvu - pharaj/mishra cApu
  nIlAyatAkSI nIvE - pharaj/tripuTa
  santataM ennai rakSippAi (gItam) - pharaj/Adi
  nannu brOvu lalitA - lalita/mishra (vilOma) cApu
  janani natajanaparipAlini - sAvEri/Adi
  durusugA kRpajUci - sAvEri/Adi
  sArasAkSi sadA (gItam) - sAvEri/tripuTa
  shaHNkari shaMkuru candramukhi - sAvEri/tishra gati Adi
  shrIpatimukha viracita - sAvEri/Adi
  17. sUryakAntaM
  nAmanavini vinu (varNam) - saurASTraM/caturashra aTa
  20. naThabhairavi
  AdinamuniHnci pOgaDi - Anandabhairavi/tripuTa
  O jagadamba nanu - Anandabhairavi/Adi
  pAhi shrI girirAjasutE - Anandabhairavi/rUpakaM
  mari vE rE gati - Anandabhairavi/mishra cApu
  mahilO ambA - Anandabhairavi/Adi
  sAmini rammanavE (varNam) - Anandabhairavi/aTa
  himAcalatanaya brOcuTakidi - Anandabhairavi/vilOma cApu
  kAmAkSi anudinamu (svarajati) - bhairavi/mishra cApu
  pArvati janani (gItam) - bhairavi/khaNDa maThyaM
  sari yevarammA - bhairavi/khaNDa jhampa
  brOvavammA tAmasamElEbirAnabrOvavammA - mAHnji/mishra cApu
  pAlimpavammA paramapAvanI - mukhAri/Adi
  22. kharaharapriya
  akhilANDEshvari durusuga - karNATaka kApi/Adi
  kAmAkSi lOkasAkSiNI (gItam) - madhyamAvati/tripuTa
  pAliHncu kAmAkSi pAvanI - madhyamAvati/Adi
  bRhannAyakI nannu - madhyamAvati/tishra maThyaM
  ninnuvinA marigaladA - rItigauLa/rUpakaM (tishra naDai Adi)
  karuNajUDa ninnunammina - shrI/mishra cApu
  28. harikAmbhOji
  dEvI nI pAdasArasamulE - kAmbhOji/Adi
  ninnE nammiti - kEdAragauLa/Adi
  parAkEla nannu - kEdAragauLa/Adi
  mAyammA nannubrOvavammA - nATakuraHnji/Adi
  kAmAkSi nI pAdayugamu (svarajati) - yadukulakAmbhOji/mishra cApu
  29. dhIrashaHNkarAbharaNaM
  dEvi mIna nEtri - shaHNkarAbharaNaM/Adi
  sarOjadaLanEtri himagiriputri - shaHNkarAbharaNaM/Adi
  pAlayAshu mAM paradEvatE - Arabhi/tripuTa
  nannu brOvarAdA O jagadambA - janaraHnjani/tripuTa
  brOva vammA baHNgAru - nIlAmbari/mishra cApu
  kAmAkSi nAtO vAdA - bEgaDa/Adi
  dayAnidhE mAmava (varNam) - bEgaDa/Adi
  sAmi ninne nammitirArA - bEgaDa/Adi
  36. calanATa
  pahi mAM shrI rAjarAjEshvari - nATa/rUpakaM
  39. jhAlavarALi
  karuNajUDavammA vinammA - varALi/mishra cApu
  kAmAkSi baHNgAru - varALi/mishra cApu
  53. gamanashrama
  ennEramuM un nAmam - pUrvikalyANi/mishra cApu
  ninnuvinaga mari - pUrvikalyANi/dEshAdi, mishra naDai
  56. SaNmukhapriya
  dEvI brOva samayamidE - cintAmaNi/Adi
  65. mecakalyANi
  talli ninnu nera - kalyANi/mishra cApu
  dEvI nannu brOvavammA - kalyANi/jhampa
  nIvE gatiyani (varNam) - kalyANi/tishra maThyaM
  parAmukhamEnammA pArvatiyammA - kalyANi/tripuTa
  birAna varAlicci - kalyANi/tishra naDai Adi
  rAvE parvatarAjakumArI - kalyANi/jhampa
  shaHNkari shaHNkari - kalyANi/aTa
  shrI kAmAkSi kAvavE - kalyANi/Adi
  himAdrisutE pAhimAM - kalyANi/tishra naDai Adi
  
  
  
  Misattributions
  These items are sometimes attributed to Shyama Sastry, but have never been verified in any way, and are not listed by T. K. Govinda Rao. I have not received corrected attributions, however. The order is the same as above, without the headings.
  
  rAvE mAyamma baHNgAru - sAvEri/Adi
  nannu brOva - vasanta/EkaM
  baHNgAru kAmAkSi - Anandabhairavi/Adi
  ninnu namminAnu (pada varNam) - Anandabhairavi/Adi
  sArasAkSi I vELa - Anandabhairavi/aTa
  brOvumu manine - kIravANi/Adi
  ninnu vina - bilahari/jhampa
  
  
• From: meena (@ user-1121db1.dsl.mindspring.com) on: Wed Oct 15 12:02:35 EDT 2003
  
  Shriram Parasaran thanku!
  
  Shriram Parasaran/Lji could u pl. post the lyrics for:
  
  rAvE mAyamma baHNgAru - sAvEri/Adi
  nannu brOva - vasanta/EkaM
  baHNgAru kAmAkSi - Anandabhairavi/Adi
  ninnu namminAnu (pada varNam) - Anandabhairavi/Adi
  sArasAkSi I vELa - Anandabhairavi/aTa
  brOvumu manine - kIravANi/Adi
  ninnu vina - bilahari/jhampa
  
  thanku!
  
  
  
  
• From: sistla (@ ) on: Mon Apr 19 23:15:35
  
  SOmebody asked if there is an exclusive cassette on Shyama Sastry Kritis. Theres is one with the title "Bangaru Kamakshi" sung by Arundhati Sarcar.
  The casstte is very good. I liked most of the selection.
  
  

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