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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. <ref>"Grand music fete today". The Hindu. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 28 June 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2012.</ref><ref>"Honour for devotional music". The Hindu. 8 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2012.</ref> It is believed Lord Krishna danced<ref>G. Srinivasan (2 September 2010). "Musical programmes pervade Gokulashtami celebrations". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 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

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

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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]]''. &lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; It is believed [[Lord Krishna]] danced&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; 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==
-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==