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A request to amateur composers who visit this page

Topic started by Vijay (@ 212.137.205.127) on Thu Nov 16 16:58:22 EST 2000.
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I'd like to request amateur composers who visit this page to tell me if they've uploaded any of their work onto the internet and if they have, please tell me where I can listen to it. Thank You.

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Some composers to check out (in no particular order): Jay, Srikanth, Ganesh, Eswar, Sridhar Seetharaman, Kumar, Rjay. Vishwesh Obla

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• From: Anand (@ 132.183.136.57) on: Tue Jan 13 14:48:05 EST 2004
  
  Aditya
  
  thanks for listening and the comments. Going back on this thread I see quite lot of posts that I missed.
  
  Yes I wrote that horn piece. Varad is a good friend and former colleague of mine.
  
  cheers
  
  
  
• From: Anand (@ 132.183.136.57) on: Wed Jan 14 12:33:40 EST 2004
  
  Hi all,
  
  May I ask you trouble to listen to this piece too?
  http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~ankumar/Vinayak1.MP3
  this is also a slow piece so I hope its not too dull for this audience.
  I have sort of started experimenting with pentatonic scales. I find them to be a great way to learn composition in a polyphonic style, since the allowed harmonies are few. For example, in Hamsadvani (on which the present piece is based), we just have I, iii7 and V as the principal chords (did I miss any?!).
  
  This composition goes through a key modulation through part of the circle of fifths C-G-D. Nothing fancy, I just use V as the pivot as you may note. Also, from 2:15 - 3:00 or so, I have attempted to bring a Tanpura like drone using the harp and non-vibrato violins. The idea was to achive this with purely western instruments....to generate a meditative and austere feeling.
  
  I belive this piece is far from maturity, but any thoughts and inputs welcome.
  
  cheers
  -Anand
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 68.62.91.125) on: Thu Jan 15 04:51:43 EST 2004
  
  Anand,
  
  Your link is not working. Post again...
  
  Regards,
  Aditya
  
  
• From: Anand (@ 132.183.136.57) on: Thu Jan 15 11:59:48 EST 2004
  
  
  Aditya,
  thanks for letting me know...Sorry about that. It should be working now.
  
  best
  Anand
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.5.106) on: Thu Jan 15 12:34:12 EST 2004
  
  Yes it's working...i have downloaded and it took quiet long. I will listen and comeback later...perhaps offline.
  
  
  
• From: Divakar (@ 68.106.96.22) on: Thu Jan 15 15:52:16 EST 2004
  
  hello folks,
  I was going thru this tune in my mind for sometime...I have captured it in my Guitar....
  I hope you will like it...you can download it here....
  
  http://members.cox.net/dbhowman/AGuitartune.mp3
  
  
  
• From: Anand (@ 132.183.136.57) on: Thu Jan 15 16:14:21 EST 2004
  
  Divakar,
  I liked your piece.
  I guess you deliberately avoid following a meter (or is there a more complicated talam cycle?) ... looks more like a "Tanam" done with some Rock influence. The gamakams you intodcuce carefully are very nice...not overdone but just right.
  I am also sure there is lot more room for you to improve on this style of playing... keep practicing and updating us!
  
  Also, do you listen to Guitar Prasanna?
  
  best
  -Anand
  
  
  
  
  
• From: Arun Vaidyanathan (@ 205.148.63.219) on: Thu Jan 15 16:14:41 EST 2004
  
  To Mr.Aditya,
  Iam Arun vaidyanathan, director of short film 'As you wish...' keying this response. Thanks for your review about the music by our friend Mr.Srikanth. His name is not there in the credits ..because of the time constraint in triggerstreet website. We have trimmed down the movie to 10 mins from 14 mins particularly suiting the website and i have written that in production notes also.
  We just showed two credits since they dont allow any movie without credits :-) The full version has all the credits and it will be screened in Newjersey soon with all the technicians involved. Thanks a lot once again for taking some pain in registering there and coming with a analysed review of music.
  
  
• From: Aditya (@ 160.231.5.106) on: Thu Jan 15 17:03:31 EST 2004
  
  Arun,
  
  Not only the music, I enjoyed your direction of the film too...very tasteful in narration...
  
  Best Wishes,
  Aditya
  
  
• From: Divakar (@ 68.106.96.22) on: Thu Jan 15 17:25:14 EST 2004
  
  Anand,
  Thanks for listening and Ur comments. Most of the time I don't follow the meter, thereby I can keep my performance fluid and un-restrictive.
  But if I know what I am gonna perform beforehand, like a pre-written composition, or if its a song that involves percussions and other rhythm instruments I dont have much choice and I follow the meter....So there's that small difference. Anyway its more of a personal choice than anything.
  Sure, I have listened to prasanna...there;s lot one can learn from him when it comes to the guitar world...
  
  Thanks
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.25.77) on: Tue Jan 20 03:26:05 EST 2004
  
  Hi folks,
  
  Long time since I visited this page. First things first.
  
  Anand:
  
  I really would like to know more about the softwares you use because arul had mentioned that you bought a softare which you liked immensely and could produce good music out of it. I think you had composed a piece with horns which was really very beautiful. This piece of yours is also very nice.
  
  Diwakar:
  
  Most of the time I hardly understand your music due to my limited comprehension. But it is immaterial since I always enjoy it to the fullest. Great going man. You have too many colors in your mind.
  
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  And as an amendment for the hiatus, I am presenting here a song composed by my with the lyrics of Udhaya in a classical mode in raga hindholam.
  
  The song:
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  http://dhool.com/ms/jam/isainaadi.rm
  
  I am not trained in classical. Hence my rendition is sketchy. Carnatic jambawans - please pardon :-)
  
  Lyrics:
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  Pallavi:
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  isainaadiyae
  unakkaaga thudikkum
  uyirkaatraich churakkum
  vizineerai uthirkkum
  mugam ingae agam angae
  arivaal arivaai
  udalaal pirivaai
  enai thinam thodarndhiru nizalena
  isainaadiyae
  
  Charanam 1:
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  kalaiyaalae kidaiththaai varam koduththu eduththaai
  suya ninaivin thisai maatra madhurasam vasam irundhaen
  
  vazhivaguththu koduththai kalaiyai vida uyarndhu nindraai
  kalaiyinum uyarndhaai kalaingyanukku uyar thaai
  
  saei endru azha
  naan nandri solla
  
  karai thOyndha kurai marandhu thirai edam
  
  ma,ga,ma ,mdmgmdm ga,ga,ga, gamadam
  sa,sa,n#s ga,ga,sg mama ;; mama ;gm
  dada dndm gada dndm SGMGSGSn Sndni mdn
  sn# gs mg dm nd Sn GS nS
  sssdad mgma Snd mdn
  
  Charanam 2:
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  aagaayamae oLiyil malarndhidinum maegam kadhirai maRaikkum
  saamaanyanin kalaich chaRivinilum kalayin saaram thavikkum
  aadhaara sruthi andhu poanadhadi andRu unnaip piRindhu
  aavaesa nilai indRu poanadhadi undhan varugai therindhu
  
  parugidap perugum amudha surabi
  kalaingyanin manadhil isai enum aruvi
  
  kaanaadha inbamaedhu kalayin madimeethu vaazhumboadhu
  kaattaaru kalayin paadhai karunai endRendrum kaattidaathu
  
  gaanam poyum endhan maanam poyum ennaik
  kaappaatRida vandhaayae
  
  The making:
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  This pallavi and charanam 1 were pre-written by Udhaya which I set to tune. I needed one more charanam to "culminate" and Udhaya came up with brilliant lyrics for a tune I gave for second charanam. I feel extremely good to see such beautiful tamil and I am honored in every sense to have Udhaya's beautiful lyrics to sing/compose. Sometimes the usage is so strong that it hardly gets out of my mind thereby hindering my concentration in other wordly chores. Thanks Udhaya.
  
  Pass your comments freely folks
  
  
• From: sureshkumar (@ 203.129.195.138) on: Tue Jan 20 05:45:24 EST 2004
  
  i have written a nattupura pattu about the movie "Virumandi" i came to know that there are lot of new composers emerging in this thread,i don't know music but i enjoy all kinds of music a lot
  but i have tuned/composed this song but i don't how to present it in the musical swaras/notes
  so it is a challenge for u try it out
  make a perfect tamil folk with this lyrics
  and let me know
  pen ur comments about the lyrics and don't forget to compose it
  here is the song
  
  Yethanai padaiyum thaandi
  Yethanai adiyum thaandi
  Yethanai thadaiyum thaandi –Vandhaandi
  Namma sandiyaru pooi intha virumandi
  
  Thaiyilae pongal ponga
  Sanagalin velllam ponga
  Jallikattu kaalai poola thulli vandhaandi
  Num tamizh mann vaasam veesu virumandi
  
  Vnajavuga vayadaikka-vayiru
  Erinjavuga neruppanaikka
  Muttalunga mookarukka vandhaandi
  Veerangondu ezhundhu intha virumandi
  
  Sandiyaru illa ivan
  Nayakkaru illa ivan
  Thevarum illa ivan-keludi adiyae
  Manitha neyam kaakum sangathi ithula irukkudi
  
  
  Jadhimadha sandai illa
  Ahtai thoondum oru sangathi illa
  Sattathai yethirka oru tamizhandi
  Ulagamae thirumbi paarkum intha virumandi
  
  Theniyila mozhaicha kathai
  Athae mannulae vedhaicha vedhai
  Kenapasanga chenchadenna chithravadhai
  
  Athai thangi kondu vedayeduthu
  Chennaiyila meendum vedhiachu
  Aalamaram pola valandhu ninnandi
  Yenga tamizh kalai kaakum intha virumandi
  
  Itha padaichavuga manasu niraya
  Ihtukku uzhaichavuga vayiru niraya
  Yellarum theatrukku vara venum
  Theatrula mattum padathai paarkavenum
  
  Vandhu paakka venum
  Vandhu vandhu paaka venum
  Inga vandhu paaka venum
  
  
• From: Udhaya (@ 65.135.89.104) on: Tue Jan 20 06:21:55 EST 2004
  
  sureshkumar,
  I applaud you for attempting a complex structure like this koothuppaattu. You have captured the natural rhythm and drive that's a must in these songs.
  
  "Vanjavuga vayadaikka-vayiru
  Erinjavuga neruppanaikka
  Muttalunga mookarukka vandhaandi
  Veerangondu ezhundhu intha virumandi"
  
  I liked the above lines the best besides the strong start and finish. This reminds me of the publicity teasers they use in the villages about upcoming events during festivals. If you take more care by weeding out the familiar phrasings and inject fresh language, this song could become explosive.
  
  

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