Tag Tyagaraja

Ten Thousand Musicians In Unison Musical Tribute

About ten thousand Musicians sing his Pancharatna Kriti in unison in a Pandal, a special and unique enclosure.

Pancharatna Kritis.

The term pancharatna in Sanskrit means five gems: The Pancharatnas are known as the five finest gems of Carnatic music. All the Pancharatnas are set to Adi Talam. So far as Pancharatnas are concerned, a stable text has been handed over by the earlier musicians to the present day. Several musicians have brought out editions of Pancharatnas. However, Veenai Sundaram Iyer's edition is the most detailed and comprehensive. All the compositions of Tyagaraja show the way for the systematic development of the respective ragas.

Pancharatna Kirtana Tiruvaiyaru Sudha Video.

The Pancharatna kritis are written in praise of the Hindu deity, Rama. They are set to Adi Tala and each raga represents the mood of the song and the meaning of its lyrics. All the kritis are set in the style of a Ragam Tanam Pallavi (RTP) with the charanas (stanzas)…