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'''Raga Tarangini''' or just '''Tarangini''' is the most prominent [[musical composition]]s of [[Narayana Teertha]], the 17th century [[Carnatic music]] composer and the author of a Sanskrit opera called [[Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Grand music fete today|url= http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/02/stories/2007040208220500.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070628232817/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/02/stories/2007040208220500.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 28 June 2007|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date= 2007-04-02|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Honour for devotional music|url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/05/08/stories/2006050801460100.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090411032722/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/05/08/stories/2006050801460100.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 11 April 2009|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date= 2006-05-08|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> ''Tharangams''  of the ''Krishna Leela Tharangini'' to which, it is believed, [[Lord Krishna]] danced.<ref>{{cite news |title= Musical programmes pervade Gokulashtami celebrations|author= G. Srinivasan|url= http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/02/stories/2010090262841200.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110413153638/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/02/stories/2010090262841200.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 13 April 2011|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date= 2010-09-02|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> Tarangini is an opera highly suitable for dance drama and it has been very well utilized by [[Kuchipudi|Kuchipudi dancers]] over the last two centuries.
'''Raga Tarangini''', '''Tarangini''', is a raga in the Carnatic tradition.
 
The most well-known [[musical composition]] of [[Narayana Teertha]], the 17th century [[Carnatic music]] composer, is a Sanskrit opera called the ''[[Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini]]''. <ref>{{cite news |title= Grand music fete today|url= http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/02/stories/2007040208220500.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070628232817/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/02/stories/2007040208220500.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 28 June 2007|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date= 2007-04-02|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Honour for devotional music|url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/05/08/stories/2006050801460100.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090411032722/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/05/08/stories/2006050801460100.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 11 April 2009|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date= 2006-05-08|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> It is believed [[Lord Krishna]] danced<ref>{{cite news |title= Musical programmes pervade Gokulashtami celebrations|author= G. Srinivasan|url= http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/02/stories/2010090262841200.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110413153638/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/02/stories/2010090262841200.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 13 April 2011|newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|date= 2010-09-02|access-date=9 February 2012}}</ref> to the ''Tharangams.'' It is an opera suitable for dramatic dance and it has been adapted by [[Kuchipudi]] dancers over the last two centuries.


==Compositions==
==Compositions==
Tarangini consists of 12 Tarangams and encapsulates 153 songs, 302 [[slokam]]s and 31 choornikaas. Teertha followed [[Veda Vyasa]]’s [[Bhagavatam]] and concentrated on the 10th [[Skandam]].
The ''Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini'' consists of 12 Tarangams and encapsulates 153 songs, 302 [[slokam]]s and 31 choornikaas. Teertha followed [[Veda Vyasa]]’s [[Bhagavatam]] and concentrated on the 10th [[Skandam]].


==References==
==References==
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Raga Tarangini, Tarangini, is a raga in the Carnatic tradition.

The most well-known musical composition of Narayana Teertha, the 17th century Carnatic music composer, is a Sanskrit opera called the Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini. [1][2] It is believed Lord Krishna danced[3] to the Tharangams. It is an opera suitable for dramatic dance and it has been adapted by Kuchipudi dancers over the last two centuries.

Compositions[edit | edit source]

The Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini consists of 12 Tarangams and encapsulates 153 songs, 302 slokams and 31 choornikaas. Teertha followed Veda Vyasa’s Bhagavatam and concentrated on the 10th Skandam.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Grand music fete today". The Hindu. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 28 June 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Honour for devotional music". The Hindu. 8 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ↑ G. Srinivasan (2 September 2010). "Musical programmes pervade Gokulashtami celebrations". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.