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QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
Music should strike fire from the heart of man,
and bring tears from the eyes of woman.
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
Vol.4, Issue 2 2004
This issue brings you more lyrics, as always, but
also another article, trivia, and some often-
requested new tools!
1. NEW STUFF
- STORY: PART IV
- SHRUTI BOX!
2. ARTICLE
3. TRIVIA
4. LATEST LYRICS (10 MORE!)
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1. NEW FEATURES
* Online Shruti Box!
Find yourself stuck without the right shruti? Is your
shruti box going out of tune or have you lost the
adaptor? Wish you had a nice tambura-style box?
All your problems are solved with the new
online shruti box. You can pick a shruti, download
and save the file, and loop it indefinitely!
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/shrutibox.shtml
* Music is forever - part IV
Our continuing story goes on, with the 3rd part. Get
hooked!
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/story004.shtml
* Concert notes
Now you can take notes at every concert, with this
easy little template. Just print one or more per page
and remember to record all the details at the next
concert you attend. You can also use it to plan or
record your own concerts.
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/notes.pdf
* Coloring pages
Kids gather 'round! Now you can color your own
instruments. We start with a mridangam and veena.
Print from your browser and start coloring!
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/coloring/mridangam.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/coloring/veenacoloring.jpg
* More and more
Small updates on the site are always happening. Errors
are slowly being repaired and we are always open
to requests for Carnatic songs, as always. Thanks for visiting!
http://www.karnatik.com
* What's new?
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what's been updated.
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FEATURED LINKS
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The popular guitarist's official page, with
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Musical Nirvana
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Check out biographies of musicians with photos,
compositions, introduction to ragas and a search,
instruments, a
glossary and so much more on this page.
Check the what's new page for all the new features.
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2. ARTICLE
M.G. Vasudevan continues with the final section on
Papanasam Shivan's Enna Thavam, on the kriti
"engum illaadoru piLLai peTRaal yashOdai"
Read the article at:
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/article010.shtml
Send us your comments on the article!
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/contact.shtml
3. TRIVIA
Answers from last time:
1) Since Thyagaraja's death, his grandson Thyagaraja continued the
annual
aradhana, until the responsibility was taken over by Subbarama
Bhagavatar
and then other disciples.
2) August 18, 1928 by CP Ramaswami Iyer. The current auditorium was
declared open on Dec 20, 1962.
3) Muthiah Bhagavatar and Ponniah Pillai
And here are few more trivia for you to puzzle over until next
time:
a. When was the Sangeeta Ratnavali written?
b. Who is considered the first Hindi poet from south India?
c. Which popular kriti in dvijavanti has recently been suggested NOT to
be
composed by Dikshitar, in contrast to popular belief?
4. LATEST LYRICS
10 more songs are listed below, including more by
Tiruvottiyur Tyagayya:
See all lyrics at
http://lyrics.karnatik.com
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3021.shtml
palukavatEla - baalahamsa - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3022.shtml
palumaaru ninnu - vaacaspati - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3023.shtml
paraakEla jEsEvu - gowri manOhari - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3024.shtml
parama dayaaLu - bEgaDa - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3025.shtml
purushOttama ninnu - dEvagaandhaari - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3026.shtml
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3027.shtml
saami nee (pada varNam) - kEdaaram - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3028.shtml
saami neepai (varNam) - aananda bhairavi - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3029.shtml
saraguna nannEla (varNam) - madyamaavati - TT
http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/c3030.shtml
saarasa daLa - bilahari - TT
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