SANGEETHA MUMMOORTHIGAL

SANGEETHA MUMMOORTIGAL

 

Carnatic music for its infinite ages will make the giants of music so called as Sangeetha Mummorthigal on a remarkable height. The trio belong to the same age and born at Thiruvarur, Tanjore District. The songs composed by Swami Muthuswamy Dikshithar have mudra as "Guruguha", Jagadguru Sri Thiyagarajar songs will have mudra as "Thiyagaraja" and Shyama Sastri songs own mudra as " Shyama krishna". The legendary composition of these trio remains alive still in million hearts with a history behind each and every composition. The Almighty enriched the nuances and the beauty of carnatic music some 250 years ago through the legendaries - "Mummoorthigal". 

MUSIC - A BOON FROM THE ALMIGHTY

So here comes the basic and the information from the scratch of what is meant by carnatic music. Music as an individualistic component has become a part and parcel of one's life. And when carnatic music is defined, refers to the music that is been associated with the southern parts of India giving a pride and heritage to the four states Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. Many scholars and many noble persons have dedicated themselves for this lovely traditional music. Even today, right from small cd or music shops to the great music showrooms the golden voice of  M.S. Amma is alive.

Swami Purandara Dasa

 The father of Carnatic music is Swami Purandara Dasa who was the perfectionist in formulating the basics of teaching Carnatic music. His original name was Srinivasa. Born to a wealthy merchant, a good education with well acquired proficiency in kannada, sanskrit and in music.