Top 10 chittaswarams

[semmu86]

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ucdd5aa ... ni-PRR.mp3
I cant get past a cittaswara without pausing to think of this thread
Puducode Kr

Absolutely wonderful!! What a beautiful Thodi! Thanks very much Sir

[Purist]

PART OF 4- SONG EXTRACT OF AIR CONCERT
LGJPRaghu-Calicut-AIR-1983
WILL POST OTHER THREE

Thanks, in anticipation

[varsha]

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ga65k5z0havdi/PUDOCODE

[srikant1987]

Nice topic! =)

nA morAlakinCi - dhanyAsi [vINA kuppayyar] has an explosively beautiful CiTTaswara which astutely exploits the symmetries available even in a rakti raga like dhanyAsi. Sadly this song is more or less absent from the concert stages today.

You can hear it in Karaikudi vainikas' concerts, like Smt Kalyani Ganesan or Smt R Ramani.

[Purist]

Thanks for the link Varsha. Looks like a sangeeth sammelan relay. Full of bhava and saukhyam with LGJ icings.
Appreciate your uncanny ability to identify and preserve such gems.

[Meenalochani]

I am interested in getting the chittaswarams for the song "Sada Saranga Nayane" in Ranjani if available with one of the members. Thank you.

One of my favorite chittaswarams is for the song "Neekelana yeda nischalamu" in Devamanohari.

[CRama]

Once I heard KVN singing the chittaswaram of Nannu brochutaku along with Ninne nammi nanu (Thodi).

[rahm221]

Thanks Varsha for the vintage recording

[bhaskan]

Namaste. Can anyone share chittaiswarams for Sharavanabhava in pasjupathipriya?

Regards

Bhaskaran
nbhask@gmail.com

[Ranganayaki]

Vallabha Nayakasya-Begada-Mudduswamy Dikshita- Semmengudi Mama (I do not know, whether he popularized it or he set them, excuse me for my ignorance and not checking, but posting. Varsha and others giving access to the resources, a highly commendable actions.

munirao2001

Just wondering if the interlude referred to here can be called Chitteswarams. It goes deem takita thom, ga ma ri ga, tarikita thom, etc.

[ajaysimha]

among the one i have heard,
the best one is "ninne bhajana in nattai by thyagarajar"
the janta prayogams in the chittai swaram make it more crisp.
but i'm not aware of the composer for cittai swarams for this composition.

[rbharath]

A nice topic. I love the cittai swarms sungs for the following kritis.

1. The list has to start with gajavadanA sammOdita vIra. I cannot put anything else above.
2. The second is also a tODi. endu dAginADO. Too good that one is.
3. niravati sukhadA
4. sObillu saptaswara
5. tAyE tripurasundari
6. telisi rAma
7. The swara sahityam of sarievarammA
8. The swara sahityam of Annaswamy Sastri's inkevarunnAru in sahAnA
9. The one sung with chandram bhaja mAnasa


The chittai swaram which Rama mami sang for vAraNa mukhava tuNai varuvAi, was very good too..

[ajaysimha]

who were the trend setters in composing chitta swaras for krithis ?

i could just figure out just a few, if any more please let me know

shyama shastri, subbaraya shastri, annaswami shastri and tenmatam brothers (shyama shastri school)
(specialized in composing chitta swaras and its counter part sahityam)

mysore vasudevacharyaru and mysore sadashiva rayaru (mysore composers)

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer (i just know the CS's for gajavadana sammodita and bhavayami raghuramam. Any more ?)

[CRama]

GNB for Vara ragalaya
Karakudi Sambasiva Iyer for Sobillu saptaswara

[RSR]

'chittaiswaram ' is integral to the original composition. ( it is created by the composer himself). and not something that is added by the vocalist. By that definition, very few of the examples will qualify for that term unless, it can be conclusively shown that the original composers of the kriti had provided the swarams , themselves.

[SrinathK]

Anything by Kadyanallur Venkataraman. His chittasawaras for kOva rAgO (valaji) and sadA sAranga nayanE are amongst my favourites.

But gajavadana sammOdita is special alright. How many G variations can one chittaswaram do?

[RSR]

I should add that 'tunesmiths' for pre-1930 kritis by orthodox composers , where the notations did not exist, thus giving the freedom to the tuners to give body and swarams as built-in feature , is allowed.

[ajaysimha]

GNB for Vara ragalaya
Karakudi Sambasiva Iyer for Sobillu saptaswara

Anything by Kadyanallur Venkataraman. His chittasawaras for kOva rAgO (valaji) and sadA sAranga nayanE are amongst my favourites.

thanks CRama and Srinath for the info.

But gajavadana sammOdita is special alright. How many G variations can one chittaswaram do?

and semmangudi mama singing it in his inimitable style gives it more beauty

[ajaysimha]

1. Yochana - Darbar - Chittaswaram by GNB
2. Raga ratna malikache - ritigowla - Chittaswaram by Veena Kalahasti
3. Bhavayami - ragamalika - chittaswaram by Semmangudi

Can anyone share me link of the Krithi - raga ratna malikache sung with chittasvara?

[ajaysimha]

What is the thumb rule to be followed for rendering krithis with both chitta swara and swara sahitha? (Like shastri family krithis)

Just asking to know, as each artist follows a pattern in rendering the same.

#1 Generally followed pattern
Pallavi
Anupallavi
(Chitta Swaram)
Charanam
(Swara Sahityam)

#2 chitta swaram and swara sahityam sung back to back after Anupallavi and swara sahityam alone after charanam
Pallavi
Anupallavi
(Chitta Swaram)
(Swara Sahityam)
Charanam
(Swara Sahityam)

#3 a rare variety, sing both chitta swaram and swara sahityam both, twice, after Anupallavi and charanam.
Pallavi
Anupallavi
(Chitta Swaram)
(Swara Sahityam)
Charanam
(Chitta Swaram)
(Swara Sahityam)

#4 and for composition with multiple charanam (mostly with same tune) should chitta swaram and its sahityam be sung?

To all charanams or to only last charanan?

Please let me know your thoughts.

[Bharathy]

Namaskaram Lakshman Ji.
Could I please request the notation for Ninnupogada tharama krithi in raga Kuntalavarali composed by Dr.GNB.
Thanks in advance