Vrindavan School Of Music

Saturday 28 July 2012

Devotional Music Of Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Sir

Devotional Music Of Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Sir

I would like to present some of the devotional numbers of Raja sir.This section shows that he is called truly as a maestro because his genius is evident in all genres of music!

The first that comes into my mind is naturally the maestro's Thiruvasakam.

Thiruvasakam in symphony is an oratorio (An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists) composed and orchestrated by Raja sir.

Thiruvasakam is a collection of ancient Tamil poems written by Manikkavachakar ( a great Tamil poet who wrote sacred Saivite hymns) . They were transcribed partially in English by American lyricist Stephen Schwartz. The oratorio was performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra.

The next is 'Janani Janani 'from the movie 'Thai Moogambikai'.The song starts with a verse from the famous hymn 'Soundarya Lahiri' by Adi Sankaracharya.

Follows is 'Bikshai Paatiram' from his album 'Rajavin Ramanamalai' which was later used in the movie 'Naan Kadavul'.I shall post both.

When talking about the movie 'Naan Kadavul' one cannot forget 'Om Shivoham' song which is probably one of the most powerful songs ever created!

The video that follows is another melody from the same movie.

The next is the genius's 'Geetha Vazhipadu'

Another melody from the album 'Geethanjali'

The next is from the album 'Ganesha Bhoojangam'

This is then followed by another song in the genius's own voice in praise of Goddess Kamakshi of Kancheepuram.The tune was again adopted in the movie 'Aathma' as 'Vaarayo' .Both are pasted below.

How can a blog do without the big hit song 'Sri Rana Ranganathanin' from the movie 'Mahanadhi'

A song on Lord Ayyapan in his own characteristic style.

A folk styled song from the movie 'Aranmalai Kili'

Next is a masterpiece sung by the maestro himself 'Ninnaicharanadainthen' a poem by the great Tamil poet Bahathiyar.This is from the movie on the same poet 'Bharathi'.

This list is not exhaustive.These are a few of the enormous works of our own maestro Ilayaraja sir.

Monday 4 June 2012

The Genius Called Ilayaraja Sir

Music they say is the speech of angels!...how else could one describe the music of the Indian musical genius called Ilayaraja?
He is one of the greatest composers that the world has seen or will probably ever see...
Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer,singer and lyricist. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India.To date, he has compsed over 4500 songs and provided film scores for more than 950 Indian films in various languages in a career spanning more than 30 years, particularly being acclaimed for his background scoring for Indian films.

Childhood

Ilaiyaraaja was born on June 2, 1943 in a small village “Pannaipuram”, located in Theni district of Tamil Nadu, India. He was originally named Gnanadesikan by his father Ramaswamy and mother Chinnathayammal. Ilaiyaraaja spent his childhood in the rural area of Pannaipuram, which sowed the seeds of music in him. He was well acquainted with the range of Tamil folk music prevalent in the place.