Art and culture of Karnataka

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Carnatic

Main article Carnatic Music

The Kannada haridasa movement sowed the seeds of this art in the 13th-15th century AD. With the rise of Vaishnavism and the Haridasa movement came Karnataka composers like Purandaradasa, whose Kannada language works were complex, devotional and philosophical. Other haridasas of medeval times were Kanakadasa, Vyasatirtha, Jayatirtha, Sripadaraya, Vadirajatirtha and others who composed several devara nama. One of the earliest and prominent composers in South India was the saint, and wandering divine singer of yore Purandara Dasa (1480-1564 AD). Purandara Dasa is believed to have composed 475,000 songs in Kannada and was a source of inspiration to the later composers like Tyagaraja. He also invented the tala system of Carnatic music. Owing to his contribution to the Carnatic Music he is referred to as the Father of Carnatic Music or Karnataka Sangeeta Pitaamaha. Later in the 17th and 18th centuries, the haridasa movement would once again contribute to music in Karnataka the form of haridasas like Vijayadasa, Gopaladasa, Jagannathadasa and others. Carnatic music, also known as is one of the two styles of Indian classical music, the other being Hindustani music. ... Maha-Vishnu depicted as resting on the causal ocean, with countless universes emanating from his skin pores. ... Haridasa (haridasaru in Kannada) movement is considered as one of the turning points in Indian history. ... Sri Purandara Dasa (1494-1564) (the follower (dasa) of Lord Purandara Vittala [Lord Vishnu in one of his many avatars. ... Kanakadasa (c 1509-1609 A.D.) belongs to the tradition of Haridasa literary movement which ushered in an era of devotional literature in Karnataka. ... Vyasatirtha (1460-1539) (also known as Vyasaraja, Vyasaraayaru) was one of the foremost dialecticians in the history of Indian philosophy. ... Seer Jayateertharu (c. ... Sripadaraya , a haridasa is also known as Sripadaraja or Lakshminarayana Tirtha 1404 - 1502. ... Sri Vadirajatirtha 1480 - 1600,a haridasa is considered as the second highest saint in the Madhva hierarchy, next only to Srimad Ananda Tîrtha, even though his guru was Sri Vyasatirtha. ... Purandara Dasa Purandara Dasa (1484-1564)(ಪುರಂದರ ದಾಸ) is one of the most prominient composer in carnatic music. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Sri Tyagaraja (శ్రీ త్యాగరాజ) (17??-1848), an ardent devotee of Sri Ramachandra, was one of the most important composers of Carnatic music. ... Carnatic may mean: Carnatic, a region of Southern India Carnatic music SS Carnatic, a shipwrecked steamer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Hindustani

Karnataka's Hindustani Musicians holds a mirror up to the unparalleled achievement of Karnataka. All in a span of only a hundred years. Before which there was no trace of Hindustani Music in Karnataka. Whereas a music stalwart or two are born in ages in other states, scores of stalwarts are born in Karnataka in just a century. Several of them have bagged Kalidas Samman, Padmavibhushan and Tansen Samman. They have enriched the musical tradition of India.

Karnataka has achieved a prominent place in the world of Hindustani music as well. Some famous performers are puttaraj gawai Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Madhava Rao Nayak, Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur, Basavaraj Rajguru,Sawai Gandharva, Bala Gandharva and Gangubai Hangal. Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (marathi: पंडित भीमसेन गुरुराज जोशी Kannada : ಪಂಡಿತ ಭೀಮಸೇನ ಗುರುರಾಜ ಜೋಷಿ.Born February 04, 1922) is a renowned vocalist in India. ... Mallikarjun Mansur (1901-1992) was one of greatest examples of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana of Hindusthani Khayal singing. ... Gangubhai Hangal (born on March 5, 1912) is one of the greats of the Hindustani classical music. ...

Karnataka is a unique place where both Hindustani and Carnatic singers flourish. North Karnataka is predominantly famous for Hindustani music and South Karnataka is well known for Carnatic music.

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