ŚrīGaṇanātha (Laṃbōdara) is a Sanskrit Geetham composed in Malhaari raga (Janya of 15th MelaMayamalavagowla) and set in the ChathushrutiJatiRupaka Tala. Hence, they are ideal for students to master concepts like tunefulness, fidelity to rhythm and breath control which are key essentials for further development in Carnatic music. Geethams are very simple, but elegant compositions of Carnatic music. Shyama Shastri has also composed a few simple Geethams he would often recite these during his daily worship. GurumoorthyShastriwas a prolific music composer of both the forms of Geethams – Samanya and Lakshana. These are referred to as Khandika-s.Īpart from PurnadaraDasa, other composers have also experimented with this form. However, a few have sections similar to Pallavi,Aanupallavi and Charanams. That’s why, the Lakshana geethams are a special class of Geethams in their own right.īoth types of Geethams generally don’t have well defined sections. Music was thus used as a form of imbibing and preserving knowledge. At that time, Lakshana geethams were very useful to help students remember the characteristics of the raga they were set into. The disciples were so sharp that they would immediately memorize this knowledge and preserve it for years, again offering it to the next generation orally. The tradition of imbibing any form of education from the teacher in ancient India was a Kanthasth tradition, that is, it was transferred orally from the Guru to the disciple and there was nomedium of printed texts or scriptures. Unlike the Samanya geethams which are adulations towards God or Acharyas, Lakshana geethams are a depiction of the characteristics of the raga itself. Lakshana geethams are composed to depict the technicality and characteristics of the ragas they are set into. Every note of Dhatu has a syllable in the literature. This natural flow reflects the beauty of the Geetham.
Geethams do not contain any complex lyrical or raga combinations, the flow of music is also quite natural. An example of a Geetham is ŚrīGaṇanātha (Laṃbōdara) which is set in raga Malhari and the lyrics are in Sanksrit. Also known as Sadharan geethams, these are generally composed as an adulation towards God, Acharyas or Musical veterans. They do not contain variations or sangathis, and are composed on common talas like Rupakam, Trishratriputa or Adi Tala. Samanya geethams are created using simple lyrical forms and melodies.
How many Geethams are there in Carnatic music?īroadly speaking, geethams are of two types: – This form was first introduced by PurandaraDasa, whose Geethams are popular till date.
Geethams are the simplest musical form in Carnatic music that introduce students to the synthesis of swara, rhythm and lyrics.
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