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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: The world is yours
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. The world is yours. Certain themes strike a stronger chord with Maestro. Mother sentiment, devotional and philosophical songs to name a few. Its not that he gives any less of an output for other situations. But he is certainly able to connect more personally with some of these special themes and that comes out very strongly in such songs. This song, though very plainly worded is deeply philosophical on one dimension. Posted by Vicky @ Sunday, April 13, 2014. That I...
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: Abhogi
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. Varnam is an critical stage in the learning phase of Carnatic classical music. After 'Sree gana natha' in Geethams and 'Rara venu gopala' in swarajathi, entering Varnam is treated as a significant milestone in the learning career. "எத தன வர ணம ப ட ட ர க க? How many varnams have you been taught? Such is the importance of Varnams. Even Vidhwans start their concerts with a varnam because its ideal for setting the tempo (ம ளம கட ட றத ). Crooked music teachers will deli...
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: Preludium in F Major
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. Preludium in F Major. When you can write a multi-part score at your will, you know you are in a league of your own. The prelude of "Kannil enna Kaarkaalam" is one of my fascinations. Musically, there are so many layers in that song that every time I listen to it, it tells me how little I know and how much more I still need to go to appreciate this giant called Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. PS: Send me a message or drop in a comment if you are interested in the sheet music.
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: Laya Raaja
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. அங க ந ர க ட டம. These are words which anyone who listened this song for just once will remember. And the way how the 7/8 is handled in this song is damning! Pardon me for stating the obvious, but there are more ways arrive at this equation in this song, that I haven't understood yet fully! This grip on laya and fire to innovate is the reason why he is E-Laya-Raja! But 'Ila nenje vaa' happens to be by Ilaiyaraaja. Posted by Vicky @ Saturday, April 05, 2014. Apart f...
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: Vicky's Virtual Playlists
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. My playlists are based on Musical genres, Singers, Moods, Peculiar traits and most of the times a combination of few of these factors. But primarily its my amateurish musical orientation that leads in making the final judgment if a song makes its cut to the final 12 of the given category. I also used to have some substitute numbers to makeup the list in case the recording center didn't have a particular track. Labels: Vicky's Virtual Playlist. How To Name It (Old G...
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: Unique Sound Of Illaiyaraaja
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. Unique Sound Of Illaiyaraaja. These are the song that a whole generation grew up with. The arrangement of this song is quintessentially Illaiyaraaja. For the line 'Poo Pookkum Raa Podhu' the conventional arrangement based on the melody note should have been D , C Gm. But Raaja reverses this and the original chords are D , Gm C7th. And the same melody of the second line goes tangentially as F , Gm Eb. Finishing line of the Charanam is:. Poovum = Dm C. Maari = Gm Dm.
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: Timeless Music on a Timeless Instrument
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. Timeless Music on a Timeless Instrument. The instrument I am playing here is older than Thyagabrahmam Or Beethoven. Its of the same age as Mozart. When it was made, British rule was yet to start in India. Pulithevar, the first chieftain in India to resist the British was ruling back home. His junior peer Veerapandiya kattabomman was yet to be born and. Tipu Sultan was a 6 year old boy. Orgel van de Grote Kerk in Nijkerk. Stops" are mechanical levers that can be pul...
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: Illaiyaraaja meets Madan Mohan
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. Illaiyaraaja meets Madan Mohan. Raaja is very particular about the difference between two words called Inspiration. He says, " Vaa Venilla. Is the imitation of the old MSV song "Vaan meedhile" (Original is Telugu song " Oh! Where as his own " Oh Nenjame. Enakkaga Kaathiru)is an inspiration of the same song. You look at the rhythmic meters of the songs he mentions and you would immediately know what Raaja classifies as one and the other. Is perhaps Raaja's most favo...
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: The Nice Song Who Finished First
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. The Nice Song Who Finished First. In its opening chapter of biography of Rahu dravid called "The Nice Guy who Finished First" the author credits the great Indian cricketer of 1970s, Gundappa Viswanath. He says in any other team or if he played at another time, Viswanath would have been a mega star of the game. But just because he played alongside a even bigger star called Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, he never received his due credit. Today's song is in the same category.
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja: A Dream Come True
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Raaja Paarvai - A Perspective on Raaja. A Dream Come True. In the past 100 years of Hindi film music or other regional film music in India there have been very many gifted composers. But not many of them have composed original Western Classical instrumental music adopting the rich principles such as counterpoints, be it in film music or in any other sphere of music. Its is all about the Western classical concept of Resolving. Counterpoint is a technique where by there are two or more independent melodies...
