Sunday, 27 December 2015

Patrons of Carnatic music

There have been many patrons of carnatic music who expressed their love to music and their god through their compositions and music.There were many composers like:
Thyagaraja -Compositions on Lord Rama,Written Pancharatna krithis.Stayed in Thiruvaiyar,composed in Telugu.
Muthuswami Dikshitar- Known for Devikrithis,Panchaliga krithis,Shiva Krithis.Composed in Sanskrit,written Navagraha krithis.
Shyama Shastri-Has written Kamakshi krithis,Meenakshi krithis in Telugu.
Gopalakrishna Bharathi-A Tamil poet who was known for hisChidambaram Nataraja krithis.He has written Thillanas to glorify the dance of Lord Shiva.
Purandaradasa-Known as The Father of Carnatic music, he has written bhajans in Kannada glorifying Lord Vitthala
Swathi thirunal-belonging to kerala royal family , he has written many krithis on padmanabha of trivendrum