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Music for the soul - Part-1
Thiruvasakam - Illayaraja

Murli, Thanks for the interpretation of the raagas and elaborating on the meaning of the lyrics. I haven't got a chance to truly LISTEN to the compositions yet. I hope to find the time to do so, and your notes should come in handy. Thanks. - Jayanth

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Ilayaraja's Thiruvasagam first impressions
Thiruvasakam - Illayaraja

I noted that Ilayaraja had noted it in almost every occassion in the last few months that it is not correct to refer to the work as a 'symphony' as all he has done is used a symphony orchestra. As a good musician who most certainly knows these things so much better than myself, he has felt the urge ...to rectify the marketing team's well-intended but erroneous approach to 'categorizing' the work....its a challege when your work is hard to fit into a format.....personally I thought the name 'How to name it?' was a smart title for this same reason !Read More

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Ilayaraja's Thiruvasagam first impressions
Thiruvasakam - Illayaraja

I had organized my response by paragraph in Word. When I cut and paste it, I lost the formatting. Good suggestion, in any case and noted.

Reviewed Thiruvasakam - Illayaraja

Ilayaraja's Thiruvasagam first impressions

I consider myself fortunate to appreciate good music, no matter who the composer and have been lucky to hear different styles of music including western classical forms. From my teens, I have deep respect for Mr. Ilayaraja as a profound yet disciplined composer (in terms of sticking to principle...Read more

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