Books giving meaning of popular compositions
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Books giving meaning of popular compositions
I am a beginner(located in India), learning the veena. Could someone please suggest books that give meanings of popular compositions (i.e. translations from Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, etc into English)?
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Re: Books giving meaning of popular compositions
T.K.Govinda Rao has published books on the compositionsTyagaraja, Dikshitar, Shyama Shastri and Svati Tirunal with lyrics, notation and meanings. These books are published by Ganamandir Publications. They should also be available at the Karnatic Music Book Centre, Royapettah, Chennai.
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Re: Books giving meaning of popular compositions
The book centre also has a website where you can order books online http://www.carnaticbooks.com/
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Re: Books giving meaning of popular compositions
Thank you very much. I will make it a point to visit the store, on my next visit to Chennai.
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Re: Books giving meaning of popular compositions
Maybe this would help(???): http://admadhavan.org/book.htm