Biography
Mysore Vasudevachar is perhaps the most important carntic composer of the 20th century
Vasudevachar was born in Mysore on 28th May, 1965. He was trained in Sanskrit by his maternal grand father after the early demise of his father. His intial musical training was from Veena Padmanabhayya of Mysore, but his musical lineage can be traced to Saint Tyagaraja through Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbayyar and Patnam Subramania Iyer. As a teenager, his fame reached the Maharaja of Mysore, who had him sent to Tiruvayyar to learn music under Patnam Subramanya Iyer. He learned music there and then returned to Mysore and was appointed astaana vidwan athe royal court. Towards the end of his life, he was invited by Rukmini Arundale to teach at Kalakshetra and came to Madras. Eventually he became the principal of the school of arts. His contemporaries at Kalakshetra included Tiger Varadachariar, Veena Krishnamachariar and Mazhavaraya-nendal Subbarama Bhagavatar.
He has more than 200 compositionsand published 150 himself, and now 140 are included in a set a set of 21 cassettes. His compositions include pada varnams, taana varnams, kritis, javalis, tillanas and ragamalikas, and he composed in both chaste Telugu and Sanskrit. He used common ragas and popularized ragas like abheri, behaag, and khamas (using kaakali Ni unlike Tyagaraja) with his famous compositions, but he also used unusual ragas like megharanjani, sunaadavinodini, pushpalatika, and sudda saalavi. His compositions were set in various talas. He is well known for the citta swaras he composed for his kritis. Mr.Ashok Madhav relates:
Around 1930's, Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer rendered Vasudevacharya's kriti- 'Brochevarevarura' in Khamas with much polish in his concert. Vasudevacharya, who happened to be at the concert remarked to Vishwanatha Iyer "My composition like a simple girl was metamorphosed into a beautiful damsel. That is how well you beautified the composition with your embellishments". After a long and fruitful life he breathed his last in 17th May, 1961 at the age of 96.
Genre Carnatic: Krithi, Varna
Languages used: Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada
Mudra: Vasudeva
Compositions:
Abhimanamutho Shanmukhapriya Triputa Krithi
Bala gopalam Bhairavi Adi Krithi
Bhaja manasa Mandari Misra Chapu Krithi
Bhaja manasa Saraswati Sankarabharanam Adi Krithi
Bhajana Seyarada Dharmavathi Rupaka Krithi
Bhajare re manasa Abheri Adi Krithi
Bhavayacham Hindusthani Behag Adi Krithi
Bhavayachyutham Purvikalyani Adi Krithi
Brocheva re varura Khamas Adi Krithi
Brovarada Sri Varunapriya Adi Krithi
Chintayesham Mayamalavagaula Rupaka Krithi
Dayaleka brathiki Sriranjini Adi Krithi
Dayalelemi Rama Simhendramadhyamam Adi Krithi
Deavaki Tanaya Vasudeva Pushpalatika Rupaka Krithi
Devadi deva Sunadavinodini Adi Krithi
Devi Rammame Vasantha Adi Krithi
Devikamalalaye Garudadhwani Adi Krithi
Enda nirdaya Latangi Triputa Krithi
Enta ninne varnimte Nattakurinji Triputa Krithi
Girija Ramana Gambhiranatta Adi Krithi
Guru Raghavendran Kambhoji Adi Krithi
Gurukripaleka Pushpalatika Rupaka Krithi
Hare paripahi Kedaram Adi Krithi
Idi niku nyayama Gamanasrama Misra Chapu Krithi
Idi Samayamu Natakapriya Rupaka Krithi
Indraparakelanayya Khamas Rupaka Krithi
Janardhanam Chakravakam Triputa Krithi
Kailasapathe Mecha Kalyani Adi Krithi
Kalaye Mama hridaye Hindustani Kapi Triputa Krithi
Kalinaruluku ni Mayamalavagaula Adi Krithi
Kanikaramuto Mecha Kalyani Adi Krithi
Karunapayonidhe Surutti Adi Krithi
Karunichi nannu Navarasa Kannada Rupaka Krithi
Karuninchu brovarada Bangala Adi Krithi
Kripathonu nannu Harikamboji Adi Krithi
Kurume kusulam Kamalamanohari Adi Krithi
Lambodaram Kambhoji Rupaka Krithi
Mahatmule ne telliya Rishabhapriya Adi Krithi
Mama hridaye Ritigaula Adi Krithi
Mamava mridajaye Vasantha Adi Krithi
Mamavasu Govinda Sama Rupaka Krithi
Manasa vachasa Begada Adi Krithi
Marachithivemo nannu Purvikalyani Rupaka Krithi
Marimari ahambahye Kambhoji Adi Krithi
Na chai vidaivakura Nattakurinji Rupaka Krithi
Namami vidyathnakara Dhanyasi Adi Krithi
Namosthuthe Mecha Kalyani Adi Krithi
Nannu brova pada Madhyamavathi Adi Krithi
Narayanam namata HanumaThodi Adi Krithi
Neekabhimanamu Kokilapriya Adi Krithi
Neekenduku dayaradu Simhendramadhyamam Adi Krithi
Nera mammithi Chakravakam Adi Krithi
Ni padamule Sarasangi Adi Krithi
Ni padamulu Nayaki Triputa Krithi
Nikeladayaradhu Kathanakuthuhalam Adi Krithi
Nimishamaina Srirama Sama Adi Krithi
Ninne nammithi Simhendramadhyamam Misra Chapu Krithi
Ninne nera nammini Bhairavi Rupaka Krithi
Ninne Saranamathi Dhenuka Adi Krithi
Ninnu nammuthu Nattakurinji Adi Krithi
Ninnu vinanannu Bhairavi Rupaka Krithi
Nive gatiyani Mecha Kalyani Adi Krithi
Pahi Krishna Hindusthani Behag Rupaka Krithi
Palayasu Padmanabha Hamsadhwani Rupaka Krithi
Palita bhuvana Bahudari Adi Krithi
Palu kavemina Devamanohari Adi Krithi
Para kelanayya Sama Adi Krithi
Paratpara Raghuvira HanumaThodi Adi Krithi
Pari pahi mam Dhanyasi Adi Krithi
Pari pahi mam Subhapanthuvarali Adi Krithi
Paripahi mam Kannada Adi Krithi
Paripahi mam Ramapriya Adi Krithi
Paripahimam Jaganmohini Adi Krithi
Parulanu vedine Nagasvaravali Adi Krithi
Pranamamayaham Gaula Adi Krithi
Pranamamyaham Ranjini Triputa Krithi
Pranamathasri Kaanada Adi Krithi
Pranatharthihara Chenchurutti Khanda Triputa Krithi
Prnamami Sri Keeravani Adi Krithi
Purushothama mam palava Saveri Adi Krithi
Rama nidaya Bhairavi Rupaka Krithi
Ramabhirama Madhyamavathi Adi Krithi
Ramam namamai Vakulabharanam Adi Krithi
Rara rajivalochana Mohana Adi Krithi
Rarayanipilichithe Kharaharapriya Adi Krithi
Samarakshana mam palaya Abhogi Rupaka Krithi
Sarada pahi mam Yadukulakambhoji Adi Krithi
Sive pahi Surutti Triputa Krithi
Sri Chamundeswari Bilahari Adi Krithi
Sri Harivallabha Udayaravichandrika Adi Krithi
Sri Mahalakshmi Paras Adi Krithi
Sri Purandara guruvaram Saraswati Manohari Adi Krithi
Sri Ramachandram Jhalavarali Adi Krithi
Sri Saraswathim Ataana Jhampa Krithi
Sri Vasudevasrikantha Devagandhari Rupaka Krithi
Srikarapahi Jayantasri Rupaka Krithi
Srikesava mam palaya Bhairavi Rupaka Krithi
Srivasudeva Ramapriya Rupaka Krithi
Taramu gadura Sahana Adi Krithi
Uramululosagi Sudha Saveri Adi Krithi
Vamanam anisam Nayaki Adi Krithi
Vanajakshi ninne Mandari Adi Krithi
Vande anisham Hamsadhwani Adi Krithi
Varalakshmi Gaurimanohari Rupaka Krithi
Vasudevam anaisham Kaanada Triputa Krithi
Venkateswara Yadava Megharanjini Adi Krithi
Mecha Kalyani Adi Tillana
Ragamalikas:
Asidhvi pravaraha kaschit muttusvami - Ragamalika/Adi
Asidhvi pravaraha kaschit shyama - Ragamalika/Adi
Ati vimala sugatram - Ragamalika/Tishra Dhruva
Omkara panjara - Ragamalika/Adi Shankara guruvara - ragamalika/Adi
Shri madhyadukula - Ragamalika/Mishra Mathya
Shri rama lakshmanaviva - Ragamalika/Adi
Shri ramachandra pada - Ragamalika/Adi
Shripatim brahma rudradi - Ragamalika/Adi
7 comments:
Acharya Vasudevachar's father Subramanyachar was a Asthan Puranic in the court of Mummadi Krishna Raja Wodeyar. But he died just before the death of the Maharaja in 1868. As Karthik has said his maternal grand father Gopalachar took the young boy of three years under his care and approached Mr.Rangacharlu ( Later Diwan) who was in charge of the Palace then to get some pension. He literally fought with Rangacharlu and succeeded in getting some pension. He was studying Sanskrit at Maharaja's Sanskrit College at Mysore and was also learning music on the sly ( as his Grand father was against) from Subbaraya and Veena Padmanabhayya. One day he had the privilge of hearing Patnam Subramanya Iyer and Mahavaidyanatha Iyer at his college. Deeply impressed by Patnam Subramaya Iyer, Young Vasudevachar made up his mind to pursue his learning under him with the help of Palace. Knowing that Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar used to visit Chamundi Hill on every Tuesday and Friday, he started waiting for him for many days and one day took courage to request the Maharaja for help. Maharaja asked him to report to the Palace from the next day. He was given the responsibility of teaching the Royal children. After nearly an year Maharaja ultimately agreed to send him the Patnam subramanya Iyer with a personal letter and free scholarship. The rest as they say is History.
But to say his fame took him to the Palace is wrong.
Year of birth of Acharya is wrongly mentioned as 1965. Pl correct this typo.
Dear Mr. Karthik,
Mysore has produced great composers and muscians. And presently the great violinist Dr. Manjunath and Nagaraj of your clan.
Dear Mr Karthik
I need info on Mys. Vasudevachar's rare sanskrit compositions.
Could you please help? Please give me your e-mail id.
Thank you
Dear Mr Karthik
I need info on Mys. Vasudevachar's rare sanskrit compositions.
Could you please help? Please give me your e-mail id.
Thank you
i need info on mys.vasudevachar's rare ragamalika's compositions. please help? me.
I need notations on mys. Vasudevachar's varnams... Please help me.
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