There are 12 Mudras called Dwdasha Mudras: 

Mudra is a unique signature of a Carnatic Music composer, which is woven into some or all of their respective compositions Not all composers have mudras, and they do not necessarily relate to the composer's name only. Some mudras signify the name of the raga used in the composition, some represent the tala, some describe the place in which the composition was composed. 

i. Vaggeyakaramudra – SwaNama or Pen name 

ii. Raga mudra 

iii. Tala Mudra 

iv. Acharya Mudra 

v. Raja Mudra 

vi. Vamsha Mudra 

vii. Prabandha Mudra 

viii. Nayaka Mudra 

ix. Sthala Mudra 

x. Birudu Mudra 

xi. Lakshana Grantha Mudra 

xii. Samvatsara Mudra

A DAY SPENT WITHOUT LISTENING TO HIS MUSIC IS A DAY WASTED

My heart fills with gratitude as I pen this small note about my manasika guru the Inexplicable Genius Sangeetha Ratna Dr M Balamuralikrishna sir.

Alphabets, Kagunitas, Words, Sentences, Poems, Prose will all fail to construe his music and personality. Music cannot be explained or exclaimed; one has to really listen to Balamuralikrishna sir, to experience the experience of experience. You cannot allocate or formalize his music to any grammar or musicology, for he is an artist who can exemplify a new grammar, a new thought process, a new pattern capable of procreation of new ideas and impressions for students who want to quench their thirst with a drink called Knowledge.

As a student of music I have had the opportunity to study his compositions in cue and adore the beauty of it like a small child. I always relive the Poem we used to sing during our school days...
”Twinkle Twinkle little star 
how I wonder what you are. “
After pondering over trivial details of his compositions I have wondered not once but many hundred times “Oh music star, I really wonder what you really are??”

A day spent without listening to his music is a day wasted.
Like we all know that Krishna though was an avatar he had so many facets. Krishna born to Vasudeva Devaki, Krishna who would steal butter, Krishna who would loiter with gopika’s, Krishna who could destroy Khamsa and Pootani, The conversation between the Black and White ( Bhagavatgeetha) .Here is the same with Balamuralikrishna. There is a Singer Balamuralikrishna, Composer Balamuralikrishna, Music Director Balamuralikrishna, Actor Balamuralikrishna, Instrumentalist Balamuralikrishna and the child like Balamuralikrishna.

Balamuralikrishna sir is an asset to the country and to Bharatiya Sangeetha for his exceedingly luminous contribution to the Gnana Sattra.

“ Nee Paatalu naa Jeevamu Sudha madhuramu ”

Kindly join hands in extending the birthday greetings to the giant.

The Different Shades of Lalgudi Jayaraman sir’s Music:

What a delightful concert it was!!! A concept woven very intelligently with brilliant aesthetics making it a real tribute to, The One and Only `Lalgudi G Jayaraman sir`.

Every composition of his was covered in a duration of 120 minutes, including the once he had popularized, such as The Lalgudi pancharatna. It surely kept the crowd on their feet and I could make out many maamis and paatis sitting in our row, very curious of the next move.

With highly eminent vocalists like Bombay Jayashree ma’am and Abhishek Raghuram sir every bhava and subtleties were brought out in grandeur. Vittal sir and Kannan sir were at their best, they were not bowing the strings of their violin for they were playing the strings of the listener’s heart.

The swaras which were delicately picked from the Charukeshi Varna of Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman sir were encompassed to the kriti “ Mata laadamodi Galada “ to bring in the concept of Poruttam popularized by the Legend himself. The Grahabedha jatiswara got into every thillana composed by the master after the grabedha swara and portrayed some deep and intricate thinking put into composing the piece.

Sarvam Brahmamayam, in the end just melted the heart of the listeners. It left many, broken hearted for the program was over and many, with tears for having experienced such an intellectually, intuitional act.

Date: 01-07-2016
Venue: Music Academy, Chennai

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