Veena Venkatagiriyappa

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Veene Venkatagiriyappa (26 April 1887 – 1951) was a musician and music teacher from Heggadadevanakote in the Mysore district of India.^{[citation needed]}

Venkatagiriyappa's initial musical training was under his uncle Chikka Subba Rao, and he later studied under and was greatly influenced by Veene Sheshanna.^{[citation needed]} He was also exposed to western classical music by the director of the orchestra maintained by the Maharaja. Venkatagiriyappa later compiled a collection of Carnatic classical compositions rendered using Western musical notation.^{[citation needed]}

Venkatagiriyappa was an Asthana Vidwan(Court Musician) of the Mysore Darbar, and composed many carnatic classical songs in Western Style.

His famous compositions include: 1) Sharadhe Shubrahare (Raga Sharadapriya) 2) Nagma (Ragas: Hindola, Keeravani, Behaag) many more

His Son Veenapraveena Vidwan Srinivas Prasanna is also a renowned Veena Player.

Sources[edit]

"Sangita Samaya", by S Krishnamurthy