Prof. TRS SIR PASSED AWAY

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S.NAGESWARAN
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My heart felt condolences on the demise of Sri TRS.

Our late forumite Sri Ramaraj and Sri TRS came to the concert of Sri P.B.Srirangachari at my home and remained till the end of the concert.
As per our request Sri TRS spoke about the highly attentive Rasikas of our forum and expressed his desire to join in our forum.

Myself and my family are in PUNE now to be with my son and his family.

On my return to Chennai on 16.10.2013, I will post the video clipping of Sri TRS addressing our Rasikas at the concert.

S.NAGESWARAN.
07.10.2013.

Rohin
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Deekshita -- sincere condolences. Thanks to all for your account of the last days of TRS mama. We'd love to hear more of TRS mama's original compositions. Another one I have heard sung by Nisha Rajagopal is Nigama Veda in Hamsadhwani.

Here is his beautiful Misra Sivaranjani varnam rendered by Salem Gayatri Venkatesan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1kuy3TKLh8

Lakshman Uncle -- could you please post any lyrics/recordings that you may have of his compositions?

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Dear Friends,

For me this was a very personal loss. TRS mama was a gurusthanam to me. I am sad but I write to celebrate his long life and the rich legacy he has left us. Every rasika growing up in Delhi during his stint at DU has been touched and been benefited by this great man and I am no exception. While his musical generosity is well known, he was equally generous in other ways. As there are too many memories, I note a couple that are not related directly to his performances or his role as a music organizer. His contribution to Delhi music in these areas are well known.

1. My college was close to his home (in the DU staff quarters) so he was kind enough to allow me to drop of my violin if I had to go to a program after college. Often he would ask "Do you have any important classes in college today? If not, why don't we practice a bit today?" On many an occasion, the rigors of academia were sacrificed for the rigors of raga. One session I specially remember was a Nattakuranji ragam he sang for over 30 minutes. His wife Kanaka mami was still alive then and after the class she wished the session was recorded that day because she had never heard him sing the ragam like that before! He sang the song Naa Chei Vidavakura (Nattakuranji) me and another student of his. Such was his generosity. How lucky am I for that experience!

2. As students we would look forward to his concerts and his insightful lectures. Equally we used to look forward to his jokes. Some of these were heavily recycled and we used to try and outguess each other on which one would get used on a given day. Even as I type these words I have a mental image of him at the door of the heavens cracking one of his favorite jokes as the Gandharvas welcome him to heaven with a ponnadai. After he was honored with a shawl and was asked to speak, his first comment would typically be "Aha, warm appreciation!" punning on the draping of the shawl. For him puns were as much porruttams as his swarams.

3. On a more poignant and musical note (this accidental pun must be Mama's doing), I share a video clip from a 1994 TRS concert in Delhi. It was sung during the centenary celebrations of my grandfather TK Jayarama Iyer, a senior musical colleague of TRS Mama. This was almost the first concert TRS sir sang after the demise of his wife Kanaka mami. In the Anupallavi Thyagaraja asks ".... Srirama, Ee Tanuvu Asthiram-ani, Ee Kali Manavalaku Enduko Baga teliaydu?” Loosely translated, the bard is asking Rama why people don’t realize how temporary this mortal body is. You will notice how beautifully TRS sir has split those lyrics to make the meaning clear. There was not a dry eye in the concert hall as he sang these lines.

As a scion of one musical torchbearer of Delhi music (my grandfather), my father wanted this to be our family’s tribute to this great musician and fellow Delhi-ite for all he brought to our lives.

Enduko Baga Teliyadu:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M22NZ7aKzG8

Vocal: Sri TRS
Violin – Vid. VSK Chakrapani
Mridangam – Vid. Dr. TKVS Mani
Sitting behind is Vid. Delhi Muthukumar.

Sincerely,
KVS Vinay

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Thanks rasaali/KVS Vinay for that wonderful video!

Does that krithi actually start on the tara sthayi Ga?
Very few people have that kind of bell-like, crystal-clear, rich and baritone voice. The only other person who comes to mind is BMK. Beautiful rendering.

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Balakk,
TRS sir did start the krithi that way. Other than his school I''ve only heard Pantula rama sing and it does not start this way and it is also bit different in TKG's book.

TRS mama's students can comment better on this choice but as I recall, he chose this because it seemed to be a good starting point and there are relatively few songs starting at the upper Ga and, more importantly, the high notes gave a sense of questioning/pleading tone that the lyric seems to convey.

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Vinay
Lovely lovely thank you. Interestingly i just googled to find out this krithi "ENDUGO BAGHA " to find references of TRS mAmA and Dr BMK singing it .Other links point to few other artists who came very much after shri TRS. Long time back i made a mention in a long post about how TRS mAma polishes unheard krithis of popular composers .I am not sure if any one else prior to TRS mAmA sang this and more importantly may be there was a zero recordings . As the camera zooms over the audience , one can see audiences of all kinds of sizes and with swara kalpana just getting on , it was a real master card moment.

TRS mAmA was a local artist but certainly he was there in Delhi to spread slowly the international footprint of CM - not just with lovely students and rasikas like you - but also helping all other musicians in spreading the goodness to Delhi Political bAbus.

Also considering that mAmA was born on Sept 1929 , mAmA was 65 years when he sang in 1994, I am amazed at his creativity and vigour at that age.

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Rasaali,
Thank you for your post and the clip. What you say about the circumstances--his singing soon after his wife's demise, makes T's kriti even more poignant.

Rajesh,
This is the first time I hear this song. That 'gA' draws you in immediately. Was your periappa there at this concert?
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Still I remember the golden-era I had experienced with him in 1961-62 when I was working in the Govt. College of Music Dance, Vijayawada. He was far more senior than me in each and every respect. However, he was discussing music matters and also practicing along with me regularly irrespective of any holiday or working day. Daily 2 or 3 persons of Vocalists or Violinists or Mridangists were gathering at his home for regular practice and also enjoying the delicious dishes served by the very affectionate Kanakam Mami. Their two kids were also very affectionate with all of us. I can never forget those days in my life time. Even though some local jealous persons, who never practice themselves nor allow others also to practice, wantonly created some obstructions he did not care them and we continued our regular practice. In those days he very extensively traveled all over our State of Andhra Pradesh giving concerts at every nook and corner and was the sole cause in popularizing our Karnataka music more than any other person. A great and ideal person he was. amsharma

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A rendition of TRS, I really like is - Rudrakopa Jatha Veerabhadram Asraye - Rudrapriya - Dikshitar. There are instrumental versions and TRS's vocal rendition of this krithi is superb. His Samodham Chintayami (Suddha dhanyasi) is also very good; esp. the kalpana swaras.

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Msakella gAru
May I know which year Prof TRS moved out from vijayawada to delhi. Was there any change that you noticed in TRS mAmA in 60's to 70's to 80's to 90's - I have no idea how he sang in 1960's . We have a lovely 1994 rendition that vinay had posted . You must have played a lot of concerts , can you recollect anything that touched you immensely Sir- I am interested in knowing his 60's and 70's musical innings.

Arasi,
Lot of Men there look like age 60's and many of them are also having spectacles . I am kind of not sure if my periappA was there.

All,
Today the family of Prof TRS has posted an obituary in The Hindu- Prof T R Subramanyam (Sept 20, 1929 - Oct 04,2013).

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I had never heard 'endukO bAga teliyudu' before, when sometime in the 1980s I heard Balamurali sing it after the Pancharatna renditions at the Thyagaraja Vidwat Samajam on Thyagaraja Aradhana day. MS had asked him to sing that song. Subsequently I found out that it was a very rare song and its Cutchery appearances were almost non-existent. Later I learnt that Balamurali had learnt this song from the Thillaistanam book. It starts with the tAra G. Only the Thillaistanam pupils used to sing this song. No other school of Thyagaraja knew it.

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Dear brother-member, rajeshnat, At the first instance I was there from June 61 to June 62 exactly for one year and, in that period, for more than 5 or 6 months we were practicing regularly. In those days I have accompanied him in public concerts only for a couple of times being busy with my official duties. Again, around February, 64, I was transferred to Vijayawada from Hyderabad. By that time he moved out from Vijayawada. He was always very cheerful and very active with all our friends and I didn’t particularly notice any change in him even later. Always very active, very musical, very accommodative, very inspirational, very ideal etc., etc. amsharma

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msakella wrote: amsharma
I think rajeshnat's question is on the TRS's musical evolution over time. Did TRS's music have more the Musiri touch (Vilambaka kala) in the early 60s ?

Clearly, TRS was inspired by GNB and laya and Pallavi specialists. It will be interesting to listen to TRS's version of Mela Chakra Malika - Pranadharthihara Prabho Murare ( taught by Sabesa Iyer to Musiri and Musiri to his students) or Sree Viswanatham (Chaturdasa ragamalika).

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Annamalai
Exactly my question was how shri TRS evolved over years which perhaps akella gaaru can give another shot. I see his style so much different from Musiri and at times cannot even get guru sishya connection for may of his renditions. Few renditions like TRS ananda bhairavi have indeed a musiri touch. Bottom line musiri-TRS guru-sishya connection is a thin line .

I read somewhere some time back that musiri's hero was SG kittappA . Perhaps SG kittappA touches came from musiri and settled more in TRS(real throw aspect) .

May I know who are the other gurus of TRS , apart from musiri and his manaseega obsession for shri GNB Music. We all can safely say , majority of Shri TRS music was self taught.

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Dear annamalai, Having been born in Andhra Pradesh, a desert of music I was not that knowledgeable to know such subtle differences. Even though I was appointed as a Lecturer in Violin in 1961 I realized only after five years after my retirement that I was not a successful teacher at all. This is the state of affairs in our country. amsharma

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Rajeshnat: TRS style was more like GNB than Musiri.As you are aware our family's association with him goes back to the Mid 60's(add to that the fact that he is a Tirunelvelian studied in Hindu College etc etc!!)-so naturally our fondness for him. My father arranged his first concert in Bombay(he could not get Shanmukhananda sabha to host his performance at that time)--the organisation was Mysore Association in Matunga--of which my father was an honorary member by virtue of his total ignorance of Kannada!!!. He took the listeners by storm--he had come with a reputation of a Karnataka College Graduate in Chennai(under Musiri's tutelage(TKG and he were contemproraries always splitting competition prizes between them!!) but his breezy style and manodharmam were spell-binding. I still recall his Subramanyena Rakshitoham in Suddha Dhanyasi and he chose for kalpana swaram--Venkateswara Nama Rupena-- unusual at that time--the song itself had been popularised by DKP/DKJ before but the swara prastharam was plain.
Then in mid sixties(I think 1964) my father arranged a concert in one of the Western Suburbs(I do not recall wether it was the Khar road sabha or Goregaon sabha) . My brother who was 16/17 years--had won the MA award for best Junior Mridangist earlier-- accompanied him. TRS became the sparring partner for my brother's laya-strengthening exercises--he would not mind spending hours if the students were willing--never critical,always full of anecdotes--he made no secret of the ossified forms of pedagogy practised in Music Schools including his own Alma Mater. BMK and he enjoyed a special admiration for each other.
later on when he moved to Vijayawada(or may be he had already moved as MSKella Sharma has pointed out,he used to invite my brother in 1966/67--when my brother was doing his CA in Chennai for week-end concerts--accompanying him or some other artiste.

back to his style--he was very particular about singing the Thyagaraja kritis with the proper diction and understanding of the language and the beauty of the lyrics(learned the hard way as one of the forumites had pointed out in an earlier post). he and LGJ had tremendous regard for each other. Anytime you wanted a thoughtful incisive insight into any musician's style- you could count on TRS--Absolutely no malice or prejudice despite the fact that his frankness may have "dulled" his chances of strings of concerts at the Sabhas. It was heartening to see that in the last 25 to 30 years(after he settled in Chennai) he was such a benevolent person in terms of sharing his knowledge and encouraging initiative.During the December season his ubiquitous presence in the lec dems--be it MA or KGS or Parthasarathy Swami sabha--were very educative and revealed the childlike curiosity and passion that he displayed even when his infirmity limited his physical efforts but could not sap his mental energy .

he was one of the best Musical Raconteurs that I have been exposed to-- an anecdote about GNB.

Once when GNB visited Vijayawada for a concert the Andhra host--a friend of TRS who was in Vijayawada at that time--entertained both GNB and TRS with a lunch--a typical Andhra tasty fare but "generously-loaded spices"--although musicians in general liked spicy food, this was slightly above the "charts" I believe.

The host anxious to know how GNB liked the food, asked him in coarse Tamil(Tamil Nattu Sappattukkum Andhra Sappattukkum enna vidyasam--translated--- what does GNB see -- the difference between TN cousine and Andhra cousines?).

GNB: In one type of cuisine "Nakkile Thanni varum and in the other cuisine Kannile Thanni Varum(in one cuisine your mouth will be watery and in the other your eyes would be watery!!!). Diplomat that GNB was he did not specify which cuisine belonged to which category in his assessment!!!.

Last but not least he has been a true and longstanding friend of our family--he did the summation @ my father's Centenary celebrations @ KGS on Aug 4. When we offered to send him a car to Anna Nagar he said "No need-- for KSM's function I am part of the family not a guest!!-- a truly magnanimous man who gave more to Music and Rasikas than the other way around.

May his soul rest in peace!!

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I have noticed some similarity of TK Rangachari's niraval pattern in his performance.
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I read the homages and tributes to the Late Sangita Kala Acharya Prof TRS Sir.
TRS used to visit us and meet SSRao and discuss various aspects of CM. I fondly recall, middle aged TRS was advised to correct his delivery by closing the teeth- recognized as a gayaka dosha - damshtaka - giving peculiar reed sound. TRS took the advise and tried his best to avoid. The results are public knowledge. Besides Pallavi singing, he also attached equal importance to the other manodharma aspect- neraval singing.
Honestly paying homage and tributes has become the ritualistic. Artist get real satisfaction when the rasikas give opportunity to perform and to exhibit their vidwath and attainments. We do not care for the artists, except for the popular, during their life time to give adequate opportunities but join encore in offering homages and tributes-meaningless to the departed maestro. Can we correct this trend and find ways and means to offer opportunities to the living maestros - living incognito as a real homage and tributes to all the departed maestros?

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I have heard from senior musicians that in the 70s , Shri.TRS mama used to perform in the Music Academy and it would be full house everytime. The audience would be simply mesmerised by the way he sang dhattu swarams in dhuritha kaalam. Borrowing the term from Ravikiran ji, it was "totally fresh" even as it was strictly classical. His conviction for sahitya suddham, especially for that composed in Telugu was unshakeable. His RTPs have been trend setters with a lot of interplay with swaraksharams (for which he was the Master). He once told me that RTP must have all the technical ingredients ingrained but should sound like a ghazal to a lay listener. What a brilliant conception! The ever encouraging, ever positive TRS mama's demise is a monumental loss for the Music World and a personal void for me which can never be filled.

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rasaali wrote:Dear Friends,

For me this was a very personal loss. TRS mama was a gurusthanam to me.

Even as I type these words I have a mental image of him at the door of the heavens cracking one of his favorite jokes as the Gandharvas welcome him to heaven with a ponnadai. After he was honored with a shawl and was asked to speak, his first comment would typically be "Aha, warm appreciation!" punning on the draping of the shawl. For him puns were as much porruttams as his swarams.

3. On a more poignant and musical note (this accidental pun must be Mama's doing), I share a video clip from a 1994 TRS concert in Delhi. It was sung during the centenary celebrations of my grandfather TK Jayarama Iyer, a senior musical colleague of TRS Mama. This was almost the first concert TRS sir sang after the demise of his wife Kanaka mami. In the Anupallavi Thyagaraja asks ".... Srirama, Ee Tanuvu Asthiram-ani, Ee Kali Manavalaku Enduko Baga teliaydu?” Loosely translated, the bard is asking Rama why people don’t realize how temporary this mortal body is. You will notice how beautifully TRS sir has split those lyrics to make the meaning clear. There was not a dry eye in the concert hall as he sang these lines.

As a scion of one musical torchbearer of Delhi music (my grandfather), my father wanted this to be our family’s tribute to this great musician and fellow Delhi-ite for all he brought to our lives.


KVS Vinay
Thank you for the reminisces about TRS Mama and also sharing this GEM of a kriti. Such matchless compositions which would have remained in texts alone have thankfully been preserved by stalwarts like Mama. As you said, Mama's rendition of the anupallavi (and entire kriti) is so clear, and brings out the meaning so forcefully. Thank you !!

Sridhar

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Heartfelt Condolenses!

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balakk wrote:Thanks rasaali/KVS Vinay for that wonderful video!

Does that krithi actually start on the tara sthayi Ga?
Very few people have that kind of bell-like, crystal-clear, rich and baritone voice. The only other person who comes to mind is BMK. Beautiful rendering.
Smt. Vasundhara Rajagopal is one of the contemporary artistes who sings it in the same manner (probably imbibed from TRS).

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TRS is a very highly successful performer and also a very highly successful teacher. We have thousands of successful performers but there is no substitute for TRS. amsharma

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There is a CD collection (4 CDs, 1 set) published by Swathi Soft Solutions in which Prof. TRS teaches Swaras, RTP, Alapanas etc. I have personally found those lessons invaluable. Listening to those CDs is a great way to spend your commute time to offce.

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It was in 1973 that I first heard TRS. The concert was in the 3-5 pm slot at the Music academy. The hall was packed. What a concert it was! I still remember his singing Gamanashrama elaborately (pari pUrna kama) and sAlaka bhairavi (tyAgarAjEna saMrakshitO(a)haM ). The highlight of course was the beautifully built pallavi in tOdi (ma ni dha ni dhA ni sarvam mAdhavan seyal). We left the hall wondering why this brilliant artiste was still in the 3pm slot.
We will miss him.

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That is why I wrote in one of my previous posts that he is the true-Sangitakalanidhi in many respects. amsharma

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That Enduko Baga Teliyadu was a gem. I've heard another version by Pantula Rama (breezy and lovely to hear with a sprightly chittaswaram) but this one blows me away. The question in the Pallavi comes through strongly, makes me think, just the way the composer intended.

This is my favourite TRS track - from the archives of Rajan Parrikar - no other rendition of this song makes me sway as much on hearing 'anandamaye dayalo!'

http://www.parrikar.org/music/kalyani/trs.mp3

RIP dear maestro.

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A colossal lose to the music world.
May Perumal grant him moksha!!! My deepest condolences.

Warm Regards,
Padmabha Perumal.

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In the last friday review of THE HINDU , it was mentioned that a special homage function is going to be held in honour of Prof TRS on Oct 16th,Wednesday. The function is held at ramana kendra, mylapore ,which is behind PS high school closer to the sai baba temple . The speakers for the homage are Smt R Vedavalli , Shri KS kalidas, PSN and Cleveland shri vv sundaram.Also padmaseshadri sisters and salem gayathri Venkatesan(they are disciples of prof trs) are slated to sing post the tributes.

The function starts at 05:30 PM-Wednesday-Oct 16th, Would be grateful if some one posts in particular the speech proceedings.

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The hindu coverage of homage to Prof TRS
http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday ... 243774.ece

If any one else in our forum attended this homage event, they can add more content

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Respected Rasikas,

As we continue to mourn Prof. TRS's passing away, we thought we would make our yearnings more meaningful by sharing a beautiful and vintage (1972) concert with you that he performed in "Parvathi", Mysore on 2 April 1972, during the Ramanavami time.

The veterans performing with him are Vid. V.Sethuramiah (Violin) and Vid. Tanjore Upendran on the Mridangam.
Unfortunately we are not sure who was the Vidwan that day on the Khanjira.

Please welcome once again to http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/

Respectfully,

CPBlogTeam

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CpBlog Team,
I have heard all the songs though I am not sure if it is indeed from this parvathi source . You also gave a very subtle tribute not just to TRS but also to LGJ as TRS sings the last thillAnA of LGJ in rAgashree. Shri TRS was the first to sing as a vocalist the thillAna of shri LGJ (the dEsh one),I heard that in one of TRS recent speeches after LGJ passed away.

One can see Thiruvidaimarudhur Rajagopalan Subramaniam originality in the way he starts with malahari krithi,he just takes off exceptionally well.

By any chance if you have more parvathi sources of TRS , please also upload the same as time moves on.

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Dear Rasikas,

The download drop box link of the speech of late Sri TRS at our Rasikas’ forum during the concert of Sri P.B.Srirangachari
Held at my home during 2007 is given below as homage to Sri TRS.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tpxs07omyuxc1 ... FORUM.divx

S.NAGESWARAN.
20.10.2013

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Nageswaran Sir held the concert in his house, the review of the same concert of PB SrirangAchari is here in in the forum. Every concert day for anyone to stay till 9pm to 10 pm and then go to his home to AnnaNagar - perhaps the only soul who is travelling 40 kms up and down to hear a concert. TRS mAmA is 77 when he speaks in the video snippet in 2007.

On a side note , I think I am asking in the video snippet where I suggest prof TRS mAmA to give a lecture and roughly a year from then there was another lecture by prof trs on the status of telugu prior to K gayathri concert.

Also in the video snippet the person next to TRS mAmA is K Ramaraj who is a vaggeyakkarA who also passed away few years back.

Nageswaran Sir/ Shri Kulkarni,
This video snippet is a real treasure Sir capturing Prof TRS . For many concerts bit later we discontinued video for the sake of budget, but to capture musicians like Prof TRS speaking in video is a real real treasure.Thank you both - now the value of video is priceless.
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Well said Rajesh and thanks Nageswaran.
These are Rasika Gems - unforgettable!

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Post by Gamakam »

I had posted this on FB. Thought I should share it here as well.
I've never had a chance to say this to you in person on how much I admired your music despite meeting you so many times. Your concerts, lec dems and speeches were really useful for not just music student but for rasikas like me too. I cherish listening to each one of your speech on GNB. They did help me a great deal when I wrote my book.

I couldn't stop laughing when you read my book and asked me if I was interested in doing a PhD. Quite unfortunate that people remember you more for the PhD that you guided than for all the musical achievements you scaled over several decades.

To me you are 'the' master of kalpana swarams. I'm sure that even decades later your poruthams will continue to create waves among listeners. Your pallavis are deceptive. One day i will grow to appreciate enough of what you had done with them.

In the limited opportunities I got to interact one on one with you, you flooded me with anecdotes and insights - some controversial, some hilarious and some stunningly profound. Despite not agreeing with you on many things that you said, I knew each and every word you uttered were straight from your heart.

We will miss your presence when a young and upcoming talent takes stage. They will have to sing without your knowing nodding of the head and short and sweet speech at the end of the concert.

RIP Prof. TRS sir.

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Beautiful Tribute!
He was of course the all-time master of Kalpana Swaram and a Guru par excellence

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Post by rasaali »

Friends,

This is a belated note but here is a Viruttam and Tamburi Meetidava the same 1994 concert which contains the Mohanam posted earlier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7quw2IIZfyo

Best regards,
Vinay

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kRti - EndukO bAga teliyadu.

I heard both versions - by TRS and BMK.
While TRS sings only last caraNa, BMK sings all the three caraNas - which is indeed something not ordinarily found in multiple caraNa kRtis.
TRS finishes the song in 4 minutes (of 17 minutes) and BMK finishes - in spite of three caraNas - in 5 minutes (of 22 minutes).

This is a upadESa. The kRti is required to be sung in slow tempo. Further, if at all the kRti is to be sung, it should be sung in full so that the meaning could be properly enunciated and conveyed to the audience. In fact, each word (phrase) of this kRti needs to elaborated. Unfortunately, these considerations do not seem to matter in both cases. They are rushing through the words.

Contrast this with the rendition of kabir's poem 'sunta hai' by Kumar Gandharva posted by me in the lateral thread. What a difference in approach!

I am of the firm opinion, that Carnatic Musicians just do not bother about why vocal music is there at all.

I repeat the the view of Kumar Gandharva posted in http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22057 (Post No 14)

"Often in the musical tradition one is taught that the lyrics or the poetry of the work is subservient to the mood of the raga. That means every "khayal‟ or "bandish‟ of a raga should sound like the raga from which it is born and not have a distinct identity of its own. Kumarji was among one of the few people who dared to challenge this fixity. For him every lyrical form had its own life and needed to be honored for its own sake, and not alone the sake of the raga."

Vain expectation!

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Post by narayan »

Dear Sri Govindan,
When you say "if at all the krti is to be sung ...", I hope you don't mean that it is better not to sing the krti at all unless it meets the standards you have set out. By that token, very few Tyagaraja songs should be sung by anyone, I think. I am happy at least to have heard some version of this remarkable song in Mohanam, and at least some like me will look for this song and mull over it a little, thanks to TRS. Please do point us to better versions of this song and at least I am game to try to listen to them if I get the chance. I must admit to being one of the uninitiated in the matter of lyrics. I look mainly for raga variations and some mood created by the music, pretty much in the abstract. This itself is enough to keep me going for now. It is true that I may be settling for too little, and must demand more. But given my own limitations, it will take some more time to do that.

TRS's Anyayamu Seyakura, pointed by rajeshnat and others, is a fine example of singing, with leisurely pace, beautiful sangatis and a build up of the caranam conveying the mood of the song (as I understand it). My indirect contact with TRS was enough to stimulate and inspire, in more than one way. I used to know a couple of people who were associated with him in Delhi, and even second hand, the effect he had was considerable. The few times I managed to hear him live (maybe four times, all told) were all intellectually memorable experiences, and now with the recordings that are available, and his students, I trust his positive influence will continue. A remarkable musician indeed.

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Post by CHANDRU1955 »

A wonderful personality. Despite his advancing age, he used to visit concerts daily with his TATA Nano
Car.

Even on the fateful day, as usual, he attended the coaching class in Music Academy on Friday the 4th Oct
2013. Very next day, I heard the concert of Malladi Brothers in Music Academy. The brothers said they owe
a lot to TRS.

As usual, he was not given any award.

His rasikas may represent to Central Govt. to confer at least Padma Bhushan to him poshthmously.

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Post by CHANDRU1955 »

The condolence meeting was organised in Ramana Kendra.

Music Academy, where TRS worked, should have organized this meeting, but didn't.
It shows Music Academy's original colour highly biased.

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Post by CHANDRU1955 »

rajeshnat wrote:In the last friday review of THE HINDU , it was mentioned that a special homage function is going to be held in honour of Prof TRS on Oct 16th,Wednesday. The function is held at ramana kendra, mylapore ,which is behind PS high school closer to the sai baba temple . The speakers for the homage are Smt R Vedavalli , Shri KS kalidas, PSN and Cleveland shri vv sundaram.Also padmaseshadri sisters and salem gayathri Venkatesan(they are disciples of prof trs) are slated to sing post the tributes.

The function starts at 05:30 PM-Wednesday-Oct 16th, Would be grateful if some one posts in particular the speech proceedings.

Music Academy should have organised a special homage for TRS. But it didn't despite TRS worked there. The
Academy showed its original colour.

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Post by Mist Melody »

Great soul!! wonderful musician

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Image

a sparkler from the past .Is it Akellaji on the violin ?

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Post by HarishankarK »

Priya sisters sang Enduko Baga Teliyadu in their 2013 Dec Jaya tv Margazhi Maha Utsavam concert.
They sang it very well but only upto the Anupallavi was telecasted and they sang it in TRS bani only and also they did a very involved emotional neraval also.

This was the first time i heard the song and after that i searched and found BMKs version of the same song which did not appeal to me at all after hearing the TRS style singing by Priya sisters.

Fortunately later in youtube in found a video of TRS himself singing the song which was great !

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