Mudra (music)

A mudra (IAST: Mudrā; Sanskrit for sign or symbol) is a term woven into compositions in Indian classical music, particularly Carnatic music, that indicates the identity of the composer, a patron, the raga, tala, or style. A composer might use his own name or a pseudonym. Not all composers have mudras, and they do not necessarily relate to the composer's name.[1][2]

Mudras

Name Mudra Notes
Tallapaka Annamayya Venkata
Purandara Dasa Purandara Vitthala
Kanaka Dasa Kaginele Adi Keshava
Tyagaraja Tyagaraja
Shyama Shastri Shyama Krishna[3]
Muthuswami Dikshitar Guruguha[1] Guha is one of the many names of Murugan, the deity at Tirutani, the site of his first composition.[4]
Swati Tirunal
  • Padmanabha
  • Pankajanabha
Bhadrachala Ramadas Ramadasu
Papanasam Sivan Ramadasan
Gopalakrishna Bharathi Gopalakrishnan
Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar Harikesha
Narayana Teertha Narayana Teertha
Patnam Subramania Iyer Venkateshwara
Mysore Vasudevacharya Vasudevā
Mysore V. Ramarathnam Rāma
M. D. Ramanathan Varada dasa
M. Balamuralikrishna
  • Hari
  • Murali
Maharajapuram Santhanam Maharajan
Koteeswara Iyer Kavi Kunjara dasa
Kshetrayya Muvva Gopala
Sadashiva Brahmendra swami Paramahamsa
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Sri Vidya[5]
Mehboob Khan of Agra Daras-piyā[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mudrā, The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195650983. Retrieved 25 September 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Royal Carpet: Glossary of Carnatic Terms M". karnatik.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Śyāma Śāstri, The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195650983. Retrieved 25 September 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (2007). Historical dictionary of the Tamils. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780810864450.
  5. ↑ http://www.carnatica.net/special/navaratri2009-jayachamaraja-ppn.htm
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