Karnataka Treatises on Music

As the only surviving seat of governance of India(Malwa, Magada and Karnataka) through the ancient times Karnataka empires and kingdoms has been patronising knowledge, Arts and science for over 2000 years. The Karnatic traditions of Music and Dance have been the only surviving forms of what was standardised in Natyasastra. In fact Dattilam contemproary of Bhratamuni Natyasastra tells about Raga Kannada.  The Music that flourished in Royal courts of Karnataka is called carnatic music and Dance form Bhratanatyam.  When Adil Shah's  and  Bhamani kindoms took a piece of karnataka ,they adopted the carnatic music to persian and Arabic tones and we have now Hindustani music. If we say today's Hindustani music is daughter of Carnatic music it will be understatement. Since seeing how Carnatic sangeeta and Bhratanatyam evolved in karnataka is vast topic. I will deal with one topic each. Here I am dealing with list of works on music from karnataka in kannada and Sanskrit.

Brhaddesi Music by Matanga Brhaddesi (5th century AD)

Abhilashitartha Chintamani  By Someshvara (1116-27 A.D)

Sangita Chudamani  By Jagadekamalla(1138-50 )

Sangeeta Sudhakara 

Sangeeta Samayasara  by Parsvadeva

Bharatesavaibhava by Ratnakaravarni (12th Century AD)

Sangita Ratnakara By Sarangadeva Suri (12th Century)

Basavapurana by Palkuriki somanatha

Panditaradhya charitra by Palkuriki somanatha

Sangita Suryodaya By Bandaru Lakshminarayana (16th Century )

Sangita sara  By Vidyaranya

Kalaanidhi  By Chaturakallinatha

Kavya Alankara sutra by Gopenda Tippa

Taladipika by Gopendra Tippa

Sangeeta Suryodaya lakshminarayana

Svaramelakalanidhi By Ramamatya (16th Century)

Shivatatva Ratnakara  Immadi Basavappa Nayaka (18th Century )

Kitab I Nauras Ibrahim Adil Shah-2 (16th century )

Sri Tatva Nidhi By Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar (1825 A.D)

Sadraagachandroodaya ,  Raagamanjari ,  Raagamalaa  and  nartana nirNaya  By Pundarika Vittala, (16th Century )

Chaturdandi Prakashikaa  By Venkatamukhin, (17th century)

Sources
Classical Kannada

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