NRITYA GEETA MALA - VOL. 1

Nritya Geeta Mala - Vol. 1 consists of two complete margams of Bharatanatyam in 25 songs and is widely used by dancers all over the world. The 25 original compositions of Guru Rajee in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi are based on bhakti as well as Sringara rasas. She has used a wide range of ragas like Amritavarshini, Karaharapriya, Kalyani, Gourimanohari, Yadukulakambodi, Nadanamakriya, Vachaspati etc.

The songs, complete with notation and jatis, are published in 3 scripts, viz. Tamil, Devanagari and English Roman, with a brief summary and word-to-word meaning. Anyone with some working knowledge of music will be able to follow the notation and learn to sing the songs.

The word-to-word meaning and the summary in English facilitate the understanding of the contents of the compositions by the prospective choreographer.

List of 25 compositions

Nritya Geeta Mala - Vol. 1 - Section A
No. Song Ragam Talam
1.Ainkarne (Alarippu)RagamalikaAny one of the Panca Jatis
2.JatiswaramAmrutavarsiniRupakam
3.JatiswaramMohanamMisra Capu
4.Natana Sabesa SabdamRagamalikaMisra Capu
5.Ramayana SabdamRagamalikaMisra Capu
6.Gokula Bala (Varnam)RagamalikaMisra Capu
7.Dari JupiSri RanjiniRupakam
8.Ananda NatanamadumRanjiniRupakam
9.Kosalai KumaraKaraharapriyaAdi
10.Kanna VaHarikambodiAdi
11.Mata ParasaktiGouri ManohariJampa
12.Pari PalayamamSudhadanyasiRupakam
13.VelaneRagamalikaAdi
14.TillanaHindolamAdi
15.TillanaBrindavana SarangaAdi

Nritya Geeta Mala - Vol. 1 - Section B
No. Song Ragam Talam
16.JatiswaramSanmukhapriya / Purya DhaneshriRupakam
17.Madavan Mohananai (Varnam)SankarabharanamCatusra Mattiyam
18.Idu VelaiTodiAdi
19.Vazhi MarandiroMohanamRupakam
20.TingizaittenadiSaveriMisra Capu
21.Malai MayangumYadukula KambodiAdi
22.TannilavuKurinjiAdi
23.NadanaiNadanamakriyaMisra Capu
24.Tum na AyoAhirbhairavMisra Capu
25.TillanaVacaspatiKhanda Capu

Hardbound edition (5.75" X 9" ) : 272 pages
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