Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi 4+

ITGalax Solutions Private Limited

Designed for iPad

    • 5.0 • 8 Ratings
    • Free

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Description

Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi, a composer of time-transcending brilliance and encyclopedic erudition, is said to have lived approximately between 1700-1765. The vastness of his multi-dimensional creations is only matched by the depth of his knowledge and exemplary attitude. He was a consummate master of melody, form, rhythm, meter, poetry, dance, drama, epics, mythology, cultural history and geography who was at equal ease in Sanskrit as well as Tamil.

In his wonderful treatise, Sangita Ratnakara Sarangadeva (1210-1247) lists about 30 qualities that composers must possess. These include not only command over melody, rhythm, meter, rhyme but also a sense of drama, poetry, awareness of characters, situation and numerous other aspects. Venkata Kavi is a rare phenomenon in Indian music who ticks most of these boxes.

From a global perspective, Venkata Kavi contributed as much to the development in the East as his contemporaries Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) did to the developments in the West.

The enchanting magic his creations weave has endeared him to thousands of musicians, music lovers and students alike and awed scholars over the years. However, it would take decades of study by specialists in various fields to create a comprehensive understanding of his contributions.

This app aims to provide a bird's eye view of the composer's genius and also share (directly or indirectly) select audios, videos, notations and lyrics of the composer's works, which will serve as substantial internal evidence about his life and times.

What’s New

Version 6.0

Minor UI Corrections

Ratings and Reviews

5.0 out of 5
8 Ratings

8 Ratings

GR1024 ,

Phenomenal

This app is fantastic! As a rasika and student of music it has allowed me to look up lyrics to OVK compositions quickly and get access to up to date renditions of the songs by popular musicians in the field today. Would 100% recommend!!!

Hari Venkatesan ,

Comprehensive and well organized

Thank you. I’m very grateful for this commendable effort to organize the great poet Venkatakavi’s work and make them available to music lovers through an easy-to-use mobile phone app.

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