tODi

ninjathegreat · Post by **ninjathegreat** » 22 Mar 2007, 09:24

I think Gajavadana is too heavyweight to start a concert. maybe a main piece, maybe say,5th or 6th song.I have two recordings of Gajavadana by SSI, one is 8th of 12 and another is 9th of 16; TMT has sung it as a 52 minute main piece, and E gayathri's veena recital of this peice was 20 minute one. Of course, any piece in tODi deserves that elaboration...

ninjathegreat · Post by **ninjathegreat** » 22 Mar 2007, 09:49

thenpaanan,

Here is a rendition by TMT - elaborate one. The chittaswarams are sung slowly and the pitch is higher. But it is my opinion that TMT's rendition does not have the sparkle of SSI.

http://www.badongo.com/file/2533663

Talking about best compositions:

1) alathur brothers singing swAti thirunAL's bhArathi mAmava, at navaratri mandapam (with ragam tanam) is outstanding...
2) Of course, thAye yashOda (esp. by MMI)...
3) dAsu kOvalEna (alathur),
4) MDR's rendition of the varNam, rUpamu juchi;
5) Ambujam krishNA's gathi nIyE enRu (SSI);
6) rAmaswAmy sivan's Ananda natEsA by GNB;
7) tyAgarajA's mahA gaNapathim by GNB;
8) bAlamuralikrishNA's mA mAnini, sung by him...

the list goes on!

cheers
Ninja

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 22 Mar 2007, 09:52

Just a small correction, ninja, to your nice list:

mahA gaNapatim is by dikshitar

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 22 Mar 2007, 13:53

Bu.t why should it be an opening piece? "gajavadana sammOdita" is in praise of kArtikEya, not his brother. And it is a heavyweight kRti as already pointed out.

ninjathegreat · Post by **ninjathegreat** » 22 Mar 2007, 20:38

prashant,

dikshithar's is in nATTai. I'm not sure who the tODi peice is by, now...

Cheers
ninja

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 22 Mar 2007, 20:51

The tODi piece "mahAgaNapatim vandE" is also by dIkShitar. It is in triSra Eka(2 kaLe). R.K.Srikantan had so beautifully demonstrated this piece in one of his lecdems in Ananya, Bangalore several years ago. A fabulous pice.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 22 Mar 2007, 20:52

Here is the text with cittasvara of the song:

gajavadana sammOdita. rAgA: tODi Adi tALA. Composer: Kumara Ettendra

P: gajavadana sammOdita vIra gajavalli ramaNa mAmava dEva
A: vijayOllAsa vallI kaTAkSa pAtra vijita kalpaka pallava caraNa
(ciTTasvara)
gA ri sa ga ri ga ga gA ma ma ga rI sa gA ri sa ga ri *ni *dha gA ri ri gA gA
ga sa ri ga ga ga ma ga pa ga dha ga ni dha ma ga ma dha ma ga ma ni dha ga ma pa dha nI nI
ga ga ma ga ma pa dha ni ga ga ma pa dha ni sa* ri* ga* ga* ma* ga* , ri* ni dha ga* ga* ri* ni dha ma ga ri
ga ga ma ma dha dha ni ni ri* ri* ni dha ni dha ni ri* ga* ga* ri* ni , dha ni ri* ga ga ma ni dha ma ga ri sa ri
C: asurakula nibiDa timira bhAnO ambOruha jAta stOtra nAda
vasutAtapura samrakSaNa dEva vAgvilAsa kArtikEya guhavara

ninjathegreat · Post by **ninjathegreat** » 22 Mar 2007, 23:27

Lji,

A few corrections based on Semmangudi's rendition of the chittaswaram. I don't know which is correct.

Ninja

gA ri sa ga ri ga ga gA ma ma ga rI sa gA ri ri ga ri *ni *dha gA ri ri gA ;
ga da ga ri ga ga ga ma ga pa ga dha ga ni dha ma ga ma dha ma ga ma ni dha ga ma pa dha nI ;
ga ga ma ga ma pa dha ni ga ga ma pa dha ni sa* ri* ga* ga* ma* ga* , ri* dha ni ga* ga* ri* ni dha ma ga ri
ga ga ma ma dha dha ni ni ga ga ri* dha ni dha ni dha ni ri* ga* ga* ri* ni , dha ni ri* ga ga ma ni dha ma ga ri sa ri

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 23 Mar 2007, 00:15

The version that I posted is from Kritimani malai.

ninjathegreat · Post by **ninjathegreat** » 28 Mar 2007, 22:37

Lji,

This is from page 55 (pdf 83) of the Sangeetha Sampradaya pradarshini on biblio.org. Interestingly, it's stated in the foot note that this is a mukhtAyi swaram, with gAndhAra eDuppu, and chatushra jati and was composed by Baluswami Dikshithar (the swaram alone)...

gA ri sa ga ri ga ga gA ma ma ga rI sa | gA ri ri ga ri *ni *dha | gA ri ri gA gA ||
ga sa ga ri ga ga ga ma ga pa ga dha ga ni dha ma | ga ma dha ma ga ma ni dha | ga ma pa dha nI ; ||
ga ga ma ga ma pa dha ni ga ga ma pa dha ni sa* ri* | ga* ga* ma* gA* ri* sa* ni | ga* ga* ri* ni dha ma ga ri ||
ga ga ma ma dha dha ni ni ga* ga* ri* sa* ni dha ni sa* | ga* ga* ri* nI dha ni sa* | ga ga ma ni dha ma ga ri || sa ri

Cheers
ninja

vageyakara · Post by **vageyakara** » 07 Apr 2007, 13:25

Hallo Ramakriya and other members,BHAIRAVI, (janya of 20th Melam -NataBhairavi) is known as AAHI MOHINI (6th -thaat of H.M)
Ref. raagam Pravaaham -authored by D.Pattammal-page no.259.
Ramaraj

malavika36- · Post by **malavika36-** » 07 Apr 2007, 15:51

Hi every one ,
One of my kritis in the raaga todi has been posted -avaoilable at website karnatik.com.Hope discerning rasikas would be happy to view and listen and come back with their views.This in praise of Lord Ayyappa
Ramaraj

S.Balasubramanian. · Post by **S.Balasubramanian.** » 05 Nov 2007, 07:39

In today's Kalaimalar in Jaya TV,Sri MSG.declared the existence of more than 13or18 Gandharas in the Raga Thodi.It would be helpful if that could be illustrated as much as possible with known proyagams and Kritis.