Subbarama Dikshitar

Subbarama Dikshitar
Subbarama Dikshitar
Born	1839
Died	1906
Occupation	Carnatic music composer
Notable work	Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini
Relatives	Ramaswami Dikshitar (great grandfather); Muthuswami Dikshitar (grand uncle);

Subbarama Dikshitar (1839–1906^[1]) was a Carnatic music composer. He was the grandson of Baluswami Dikshitar, a brother of Muthuswami Dikshitar. He was an accomplished composer in his own right, but is more famous for his Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini, a book detailing the works of Muthuswami Dikshitar and a reference on many other Carnatic musical concepts.^{[citation needed]}

Baluswami Dikshitar, a noted musician, was at the court of Ettayapuram kings. He adopted Subbarama Dikshitar as his own son and taught music to him. Subbarama Dikshitar began composing at the age of seventeen and became the court musician of the Ettayapuram kings at the age of nineteen. He composed many kritis, varnams, etc. To name a few important ones - Darbar raga, atta tala varna on God Karthikeya; jathiswara in yamuna kalyani raga, mrudanga jathi (1-2-3-2-1); shankaracharyam in shankarabharana raga, adi tala; ragamalika in 9 ragas; chauka varnas in raga anandabhairavi & surati.^{[citation needed]}

Subbarama Dikshitar at the age of 60 began writing the book Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini at the behest of A.M.Chinnaswami Mudaliar and completed it after four years of hard work. It can be said that he was one of the earliest documenters of Indian music and musicology. Subbarama Dikshitar died at a relatively young age of 67.^{[citation needed]}

His other works include:^{[citation needed]}

Prathamabhyasa Pustakamu - A beginner's introduction to Carnatic Music
Sanskrta Andhra Dravida Kirtanalu - A collection of compositions of Krishnaswami Ayya and others tuned by him

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↑ Bakhle 2005, Chapter 3, page 11.

References[edit]

Bakhle, Janaki (2005). Two men and music: nationalism in the making of an Indian classical tradition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195166101.

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[FOOTNOTEBakhle2005Chapter_3,_page_11-1] Bakhle 2005, Chapter 3, page 11.

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