Giriraja Kavi (Telugu: గిరిరాజ కవి) was a noted composer of Carnatic music, who lived in the 18th century in the kingdom of Thanjavur.[1] His hometown, Tiruvarur, lies in the present-day state of Tamil Nadu.
Girirāja Kavi గిరిరాజ కవి | |
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| Born | Kakarla village, Cumbum taluk in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | Tiruvarur, TamilNadu. |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
Roughly 200 of his padas, ragas, and talas are housed in the Saraswathi Mahal Library in Thanjavur.[1] Giriraja wrote about 150 padas in honour of his patron, Śāhaji, and Śāhaji's lover Rājamōhini. Kavi was one of the first, if not the first, to use northern Hindustani ragas, such as Brindavani, in the south.
Family edit
Giriraja's brother, Kavigiri, was known as Venkatagiri and was a scholar and musician.[1]
Giriraja's grandson by one of his daughters was the composter Tyagaraja.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Mahābhāratī, Saṅgīt (2011), "Girirāja Kavi", The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195650983.001.0001/acref-9780195650983-e-1788, ISBN 978-0-19-565098-3, retrieved 5 January 2024
- ^ Kuckertz, Josef (1998). "On textual understanding in the songs of Tyagaraja". Journal of the Indian Musicological Society. 29.
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