Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavthar

Carnatic composers (other than performing vidwans)
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rshankar
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Thanks, rshankar. It sounds like an interesting programme.

The article says "Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall was packed to capacity, with rasikas standing on the aisles". What is the capacity of the mini hall? I can't seem to find this information on the web.

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gn.sn,
About hundred and fifty is my guess.

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Thanks, arasi.

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Post by sriucl »

Dear Lakshman Sir,

Possible to have lyrics for Sri Mahabala (Saranga Malhar) with the chitta (solkattu) swarams ?

Thanks a bunch,

Sri

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shri mahaabalagiri

raagam: sAranga malhAr taaLam: aadi
Composer: H.N. Muttayyah BhAgavatar


pallavi

shrI mahAbalagiri nivAsini shrtajana paripAlini

anupallavi

sAmaja varadA sahajAtE sOma vadanE sundara radanE

jatIswara sAhitya

pAda padma gajam ri sa nI sA ri ma tadhimita kiTa taritana nana
takun tarikumta ma rI sa kukatari pa dha pa dhImta tadhimi tajhaNu mA
tari jEkuTa ma pa dha ni Dim Dim kuku ni sa* ri ma jhaNa ni dha pa dha nI
trikiNa tom kiNatom dha ni sa ri pa dha dhimikiTa ma ri ri sa
tingiNatom ri* sa* tatingingiNatom

caraNam

shArada candra samavadanE ambA sAmaja gamanE sAdhu santrANE
sArasAkSi harikEsha manOhari salahau tAyE shrI cAmuNDEshvari

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Thank you very much for the lyrics, shyama-priya. Very helpful, indeed.

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Re: Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavthar

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Rare recording of HMB's own voice, singing Begada: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnlBxa5dk6s

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# 'Rare recording of HMB's own voice'

There are different opinions over this claim...
A viewer carnaticsangeetham1 has stated..." My teacher in music is Muthiah Bagawathar's grand daughter, Smt. Rugmini Gopalakrishnan,a great veena artist. I showed her this recording and she said that it was not him singing in this recording. In my opinion, it sounds more like an early recording of Musiri."

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I disagree. Certainly not Musiri.
The recording sounds like 1930's. The style is HMB since I have heard him in my younger days. My memory can still play tricks!

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Post by venkatakailasam »

So, it is between Smt Rugmini Gopalakrishnan grand daughter of HMB and cml...

I am also having audio of this clip and another one "Ratna kanchuka dharini-Own"...

I will provide link..

link is here....
"Ratna kanchuka dharini-Own"...
H Muthia Bhahavathar-Ratna kanchuka dharini-Own.mp3 - 2.0 Mb

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I happened to read the HMB write up in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muthiah_Bhagavatar

"..In 1934, Muthiah composed music for Tamil Nadu Talkies then owned by S. Soundararaja for their Lavakusa, a film based on the Uttara Ramayana. Bhagavathar initially was very reluctant but was later persuaded by Raval Krishna Iyer, a budding contractor of Madras. Muthiah travelled to Bombay where the film was being made at the Ranjit Studios. He composed 63 songs for the film resulting in the film being renamed as Sangeetha Lavakusa.."

This is corroborated by this Hindu article: http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/11/20/stor ... 341600.htm
( also some juicy info: "..The songs were rendered in many ragas, some of which were brilliant explorations and some a fusion, by the great composer Muthaiah Bhagavathar..." What would have been fusion in those days? )

Have any of you listened to these songs? I searched for it and found this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY-ne6uclhk

Interesting song ( sung by HMB? ) but the music director credit is given to Prabhala Satyanarayana.
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1934 Lavakusa - Sahasamela
Lyrics : Vallabhajosyula Ramanamurthy
Music Director : Prabhala Satyanarayana
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VK, the link you posted is from the Telugu version. I think Sri HKMB composed for the tamizh version of this movie...

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Yes, good point Ravi. Intrigue increases whether the two movies and the songs in them are related. Interesting both seemed to have been released in 1934.

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Sangeetha Kalanidhi Harikesanallur Dr. L. Muthiah Bhagavathar ..A presentation by

Smrithi Raman ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEivDlvhfsY

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Vara krithis of Harisekhanallur Muthaiya Bhagavadar

A share from my friend
For your Leisurely listening please.

We commonly come across Varakrtis of Muthuswami Dikshitar..
A similar group kriti work by Harikesanallur Muthaiya Bhaghavadar. The link is below: Listen and be blessed by the Grahas.

http://blip.tv/SingasyouareforAsha/the- ... har-465187

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A Tamil Article about HMB. ( by Tamil Scholar Pi. Sri.)
சங்கீத சங்கதிகள் - 99
அரிகேசநல்லூர் முத்தையா பாகவதர்
(இசைப்புலமையில் ஒரு புது மலர்ச்சி)
பி.ஸ்ரீ
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2016/11/99.html

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Yesterday was HMB's birthday. Here's the translation of what Pasupathy has posted.....

A Renaissance in Musical Skills
by
P.SRI

Six years after Gandhiji had started the satyAgrahA movement, Muthiah Bhagavathar was in Karur. ANDippaTTi jamindar Pettachi Chettiar, a patron of music regretted that HMB had not composed a song on PaSupathISwarA, the lord of the temple in Karur. "I will sing one tomorrow in my concert", HMB said.

And he did. SaravaNabhavA, samayamidirA was the song. It was sung in a new rAgA too. PasupathypriyA. Bhagawathar was a genius. Chettiar asked for a new song and HMB gifted it, singing it in a new rAgA as well!

After the birth of the tamizisai movement, many songs are being composed in our language now. Still, to create a unique and beautiful rAgA is no easy matter.

Times of India sub-editor (and of several other publications), A.C. Rangarajan is one who is steeped in music and tamizh. He is a raconteur supreme in relating musical anecdotes. He says: true to his name, HMB is an invaluable pearl in the realm of music. He adds that such unmatched creations are possible only by those with deep knowledge and immense experience. He gives examples of Ramaswamy Dikshitar and Patnam Subramania Iyer. The former created hamsadhwani, the latter, kathana kutUhalam.

Later, in Gandhi yugA, in Bharathi's times, HMB delighted Pethachi Chettiar with a song and a new rAgA--a rare musical gift.

Bharathi and HMB
From the time Gandhiji presided over the Congress session in the 20th century, the freedom movement was regenerated-- after the lull which followed kappalOTTiya tamizhar Chidambaram Pillai's heroic effort. Subramanya Bharathi appeared, giving it a new life with his inspiring patriotic verses in Tamizh nADu.

Bharathi was a friend of HMB. Kavi mani Desika vinayakam pillai as well. They both could also sing their songs very well. The latter and K. Blasubramanian ( who has published a work called GIta tamizh) are my friends. I also knew HMB. When I was a journalist, I have been to Harikesanallur and along with his musical feast, have been treated to pongal and other delicious dishes.

We used to discuss Bharathi's poetry often. I heard that Bharathi once sang his 'jayamuNDu, bhayamillai manamE' as a rAgamAlikA in a gathering, 'like nectar from heaven', and HMB was delighted with it. When Bharathi finished singing, he said, "Subbiah, you sang the last verse 'alaipaTTa kaDalukku mElE' in a rAgA which didn't sound like a south or a north indian rAgA. What is it?"

Bharathi said, "It's the tune of a french marching song." Experts in music who were there were speechless.

HMB embraced Bharathi and exclaimed: I see the depth and what Muthuswamy Dikshithar would have experienced, in you!

HMB was teary eyed and was visibly moved...


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Nice writeup on three great mysore composers with navarathri theme that came in The HIndu dated Oct 10th,2019. Thank you vidushi Charumathi Ramachandran .
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/ ... 584664.ece

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Gauda Malhar

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(Mod note: Moved from the Gauda malhar thread )
ARASI: I have NEVER heard GN Sir singing Gowda Malhar but I have some HMB stories to tell--especially his Trivandrum days!!

1. When HMB wanted to retire he found SSI and persuaded the Maharani to install SSI as the head. There was a still a lot of research needed on the Swati Tirunal's works. Although he was not a believer in abstract research,he consented because his career was not taking off(he was in his Mid Thirties and experienced the worst voice problems in his career(he used to say how hurt he felt when the Late Dakshinamurthy Pillai compared SSI's voice to the sound produced when you scratch the shell of a Coconut on a stone). ARI,MVI,CHEMBAI--the Seniors and SSi's contemporaries MMI,GNB,ALATHUR were in the ascendant- SSI with a family of 5 to support decided a steady but prestigious job with Royal Patronage as a viable economic alternative. There were fewer Institutions mostly in the South--the ones in Bombay,Calcutta and Delhi were fledgeling institutions and could not afford concerts by the stalwarts. To SSi's credit he did not treat the job as a "Pot Boiler" but devoted 100% efforts to the job, It was well known that the Mharani was a hard taskmaster. In fact there were many stories circulating in my family(my grandfather was Devaswom Commisioner in Trivandrum working uder the Maharani and as such was privy to the palace gossip-- about how an exhausted HMB after a day's gruelling session with the Maharani going over and questioning every manuscript(HMB being well-versed in Sanskrit,Malayalam and Hindi could handle these only with lot of patience!!)--the sycophants would tease and taunt HMB about his encounters with the Rani and the many material benefits that must be flowing HMB's way etc etc. HMB had "bohemian" tastes and lived a lavish life. Once when he was exasperated by his friends' poking and teasing he is reported to have said his difficulty with the Rani was one of "How to handle a person with half-baked knowledge" and is supposed to have used a lewd example not printable!!!!.

2. Now back to the SSI succession. HMB arranged an initial concert for SSI in front of the Maharaja and his mother Rani Sethuparvathybai. SSI starts the concert and the second or third item was the Pancharatna Kriti in Gowla raga. When SSI was singing this piece he noticed that tears were flowing down HMB's cheeks. SSI knew--he was very perceptive that HMB could not have been moved by his rendering. So at the end of the concert he is purported to have asked HMB what was it that moved him so much--certainly not my rendering I know!!. HMB replies Cheenu, in that song Thygaraja was attributes to himself so many faults and craves the Lord's forbearance.The SAINT did not have the faults he had attributed to himself whereas I am guilty of all those transgressions so it is proper that I atone for them and that is why I cried!!!

3. HMB as is well known was a Tirunelvelian--;like myself and ARASI I might add-In those days the tanjore cauvery basin dominated the CM scene and musicians from other parts of South India were not held in hig esteem. Once HMB was invited to perform at a Temple festival in one of the Tanjore villages--in those days HMB was one of the rare set of musicians who did Harikatha as wellas Vocal concerts. Just before HMB ais about to enter, one of the audience eager to know what the Tirunelveli musician has to offer asks innocently to one of the persons sitting next to him-(-a die-hard Tanjore fanatic when it came to Music!!)--what was HMB going to perform today. To which the mischievous Tanjorean replies ' JUST WAIT A MINUTE! IF HE STANDS UP IT WILL BE HARIKATHA AND IF HE SITS IT WILL BE KUTCHERI--implying there is not much difference in how HMB performs both forms of art!!!

4. HMB was noted for his Puns and wit(AZHAGULLA DURAI YAR ADI-- CAN BE SPLIT IN TWO WAYS --AZHAGU(BEAUTY) DURAI(MASTER) IS AARU ADI(SIX FEET) OR AZHA KULLA(SHORT) DURAI YAR ADI?(WHO is the handsome short guy?).
Also this riddle was composed by him-- PARAMASIVANUKKUMARUTHALAI, VINAYAHARUKKUMAARUTHALAI AND SHANMUKARUKKUMAARUTHALAI.

ANSWER: Vinayakar has Elephant head--which is Maru(different form of) Thalai.
Shanmukarukku AAru(Six heads) Thalai.
Paramasivanukku AARU(River) Thalai..

Now What has this got to do with the discussion on Raga--Gowda Malhar?

NONE whatsoever!! Plead Guilty!!

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Additional compositions???

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@Lakshman @drshrikaanth
Other than those already available in publications, the following are compositions that are also attributed to harikēśanallūr muttayya bhāgavatar. Wondered whether these are authenticated - the lyrics of these do not bear the pōṣaka mudra, but do include the "harikēśa" mudra.


1. śrī vighnarājāya namastē - latāṅgi - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/mb04HX8vDeQ?t=88
2. unnai kāṇa - nādanāmakriya rūpakam - https://youtu.be/0--uBPa1q2I?t=166
3. śrī mātē - cārukēśi - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/1JFbrAfSROs?t=244
4. māmadurāpuri āḷum - hindōḷam - ādi - https://youtu.be/UL8G4RwpmfQ?t=400
5. māyamma pērundēvi - mōhanam - khaṇḍa cāpu - https://youtu.be/JtvAyNgJccw?t=146
6. dēvadēvaṁ bhajē - lalitā - khaṇḍa cāpu - https://youtu.be/M5xwPIJa3PU?t=170
7. sarasīruhanayanē - gānamūrti - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/25pQyvnarb8?t=315
8. śrī kāñci vihāriṇi - nīlāmbari - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/2jOvFihpLC0?t=200
9. ānandaṭāṇdavarāyan - śaṅkarābharaṇam - ādi - https://youtu.be/SAOX5X2Haho?t=231
10. paramēśvara jagadīśvari - bēhāg - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/lRLPn226Big?t=390
11. sundarēśvaraṁ śritajana sēvitam - asāvēri - ādi - https://youtu.be/d6m05TpUiAI?t=559
12. ninna muddu mukhavu - kāpi - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/XA9EnQmSF4w?t=496
13. pādamalar paṇivāy - śuddha dhanyāśi - ādi - https://youtu.be/PMEJiGDMWXw?t=410
14. idēnō svāmi -pūrvikalyāṇi - miśracāpu - https://youtu.be/t_BL61slBF0?t=691
15. śiradali gaṅgēya darisida īśana - hamīr kalyāṇi - ādi - https://youtu.be/774K2OotHmw?t=520
16. rajatasabhānāyakanē - rasikapriya - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/WXn8Z9E8R3o?t=374
17. kadambavana vāsini - bhauḷi - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/vVezxZs-BOc?t=392
18. tappugaḷanu mannisi - dēś -rūpakam - https://youtu.be/OHumZOYkTH0?t=335
19. varugavarugavē - karṇarañjani - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/hxXYp-Y6BWo?t=251
20. indirē nīrajākṣi - hamsanādam - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/yfF42eMel5E?t=111, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmTqbmiO7eQ
30. śaranu śaranu śaranembenē - śubhapantuvarāḷi - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/UilG-uNGNx4?t=158
31. canda baruvudu - varāḷi - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/K2SOSWCUjGI?t=283
32. bāla subrahmaṇya dēvam - rañjani - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/jNpNSvCChu8?t=126
33. amma amma ani - mukhāri -miśracāpu - https://youtu.be/ppu8cbadi4g?t=249
34. hamsadhvani pūjita hēramba - caturhamsamāḷika - ādi - https://youtu.be/ur0E1s9YHrE?t=285
35. vēlā iv vēlaiyai - saptavarāḷimāḷika - ādi -https://youtu.be/oO0aR4uPiAo?t=261
36. ānanda vāḻvutarum - ṣaṣṭabhairavimāḷika - ādi - https://youtu.be/9BtDRL5QJgg?t=350
37. śrīrañjani jagajjanani - caturañjanimāḷika - rūpakam - https://youtu.be/TKKM7uiA7Ak?t=358
38. pāhimām mīnākṣi - ṣaṣṭakalyāṇimāḷika -khaṇda cāpu - https://youtu.be/Dk4PjC5qFjI?t=369
39. hindōla vasantarāgapriyē - pañca vasantamāḷika - ādi - https://youtu.be/kNNMwVX8juc?t=309

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Isn’t it possible that the poshaka mudra was used by him for only those compositions created during his tenure as the AsthAna vidvAn of the Mysore court?

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I have heard a few of these from a student of. Sri Balaguru who has taught many students these. Many years ago I tried to get some "famous" musicians learn them from Sri Balaguru, but was not successful.

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kmrasika: Thanks for the list. Are these links still active? I get error messages for each of them.
I also came across two songs: muttukumarayyan magan muttayyane in hindola and koogi karedaru in bageshri. Both have the harikeshapura mudra. I am unable to find any information on them.

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Lakshman wrote: 21 Jul 2020, 00:23 kmrasika: Thanks for the list. Are these links still active? I get error messages for each of them.
I also came across two songs: muttukumarayyan magan muttayyane in hindola and koogi karedaru in bageshri. Both have the harikeshapura mudra. I am unable to find any information on them.
@Lakshman Yes, sir. Please look for Mathangi school of music on YT

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Thanks kmrasika.

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#Dear Friends

#Kindly do share the Lyrics (Sanskrit/Tamil) of Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavathar's Dhyana Sloka & Kriti's composed by TN Seshagopalan !

#Always Grateful !!!

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