stuti by T.Q.

sarawrkn · Post by **sarawrkn** » 27 Jul 2009, 09:15

searching for a stuti by the Tanjore quartet.I am surprised that there r so many rachanas composed by them....n i havent come across a single stuti.Since they devised the Margam for the Bharatanatyam dancers which says start with the Allaripu....what about the stuti which we see being performed for most of the Arangetrums now a days?So i believe they definately must've composed a lot of stutis.However my search is falling short somewhere....as i havent come across any yet.I now feel probably i should've been lucky to find one by their father Gangai Muthu....but in vain.

sarawrkn · Post by **sarawrkn** » 07 Aug 2009, 15:17

oh its so difficult to find a stuti composed by the tanjore Quartets!!! But had thought i will find it posted here...m still searching...

sarawrkn · Post by **sarawrkn** » 07 Aug 2009, 15:34

wil have to wait n watch

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 07 Aug 2009, 19:25

How does a stuti differ from shabdam?

sarawrkn · Post by **sarawrkn** » 08 Aug 2009, 11:32

Thank you
by stuti i mean that piece which is sung at the beginning of dance recitals.The ones that i have heard include "Sri Vighnarajam bhaje set to khanda talam",or Mahaganapatim manasa smarami.usually i have heard those in praise of Ganesha...as it is in the beginning it is a prayer to the destroyer of evil,vighnaharta-Ganesha.
Though in some theme based programs i have also seen Krishna stuti,Rama stuti...or in praise of other Gods.

Umesh · Post by **Umesh** » 08 Aug 2009, 20:10

Sarawkrn, those may be called "stutis" in the dance world but they are commonly known as kritis to everyone else. They have not been composed for dance; rather, they have been adapted for dance as invocatory pieces, so they have come to be seen as staples (though technically NOT part of a margam). Often times, these pieces are just sung before the first item, and occasionally, they are danced (e.g., Mahaganapathim has a brief chittaswaram section suitable for nrtta).

sarawrkn · Post by **sarawrkn** » 13 Aug 2009, 12:45

ya absolutely right...they r the Kritis.Was just curious if there was a special quality in these kritis that makes them appropriate to be sung before dance performances.Anyways thank you indeed.