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Syama Sastri (also commonly transliterated as Shyama Shastri) (1762–1827) is one of the most renowned composers of Carnatic music. He is the oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two.〔P. Sambamoorthy, ''Great Composers'', pp69–94. (Madras: The Indian Music Publishing House)〕 ==Career== SYAMA SASTRI was born to Visvanathayya and Vengalakshmi on April 2, 1762.〔http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/shyama.html〕 He was a Tamil speaking Brahmin known as Auttara Vadama. Visvanathayya and his forefathers were archakas in the temple of Goddess Bangaru Kamakshi, Thanjavur. Syama Sastri's actual name was Venkata Subrahmanya. Although Śyāma Śastri did not compose as so many ''kr̥ti-s'' as his two prolific contemporaries, his compositions are still well known due to the literary value. It is said that he composed about three hundred pieces in all. He did not have many disciples to propagate his compositions, nor was the printing press an easy convenience during his time. More importantly, the scholarly nature of his compositions was not appealing to the layperson, they needed to be studied to be savoured.In his compositions there is a perfect blend of Supreme Bhakti (Utmost Devotion), Manodharma Bhavam with adequate Sahityam, but very important all put into the cup of Absolute Talam (Rhythm). He composed in Telugu and Sanskrit, mostly on goddess Meenakshi. He composed kritis, ''varṇa(s)'' and ''svarajati(s)'' with the ''ankita'' or ''mudra'' (signature) Śyāma Krishna. He was probably the first to compose in a new form of the ''svarajati'' musical genre. Prior to this, the ''svarajati'' was primarily a dance form, and was close in structure to the dance ''Varṇaṃ'' (''padavarṇaṃ''). His set of three famous ''svarajati(s)'' are intended to be sung in concert rather than danced, and are sometimes referred to as "''Ratnatrayam''" (Three jewels). They are in ''ragas'' ''Bhairavi'', ''Yadukula kambhoji'' and ''Todi'', and are called ''Kāmākṣhī Anudinamu'', ''Kāmākṣhī Padayugamē'', and ''Rāvē himagiri kumāri'', respectively. The former two are set to ''Miśra Cāpu Tāḷa'', while the third is set to ''Ādi Tāḷa''. He was known for his ability to compose in the most complex of Tāḷa(s). He was also known as "Talaprasthara Shyama Sastri" in music circles in those days. He was as adept in composing in rare ragas as he was in composing the popular ones. He was widely revered for his voice and singing ability during his time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Syama Sastri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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