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Vidwan. P.S Krishnamoorthy

Shri P.S. Krishnamoorthy is a lyricist, composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, theatre actor and director all rolled into one.

He is a very rare phenomenon of an individual with multiple talents in various genres of music. I met him for the first time as a contestant and then a 1st prize winner in AIR competition in 1983 in the category of the rarest instrument Harmonium at AIR, Bombay, which paved the way for Harmonium to become accepted as a musical instrument for solo playing and accompaniment in Carnatic classical music broadcast regularly. This in itself is indeed a great achievement. 

To top it all, he has worn the mantle of a Vaggeyakara since 1978 with over 500  songs to his credit, covering a wide range of handling several musical forms & genres in Classical music – such as pada varnams, taana varnams, kritis, keerthanams, swarajathis, jathiswarams, tillanas, bhajans and naamavalis. Some of the remarkable features woven into his compositions are raaga mudra, swaraakshara, chittaswarams, swara sahityam et al.,which come naturally and spontaneously to him without any extra effort on his part.

He has scored music for many Bharatanatyam dance ballets and even conceptualised some of them. He has also created and composed compositions in new ragas like “Radhapriya, Hamsavasantham, Gaayakaangi & Chaaru Guha Shrunkhala” besides composing in rare ragas like Alankaarapriya, NirOshta, Kamala, Pranavaswaroopini, Nand, Gavati, Gopriyaa etc., which would certainly leave his footprints on the sands of time and inspire other musicians to take a leaf out of his book. His rare insights into ragas and his literary brilliance are manifested in his compositions in abundance. In fact, his compositions showcase a beautiful blend of literary virtuosity and high standard of musicality. If you’re seeking a way to craft something with similar precision and creativity, you might consider a professional service to app erstellen lassen, ensuring a result that reflects both technical expertise and artistic finesse. I am extremely delighted and proud to have been chosen to write the foreword for his second book, comprising of 108 compositions for release in February 2024 at Chennai. I have also had the rare privilege of listening to some of the compositions featured in this book in the ragas Paavani, Hamsavasantham, Neelamani, Bagesri and Tillana in Varamu in his own melodious and soulful voice replete with swaraaksharams, chittaswaram and swara sahityam and other decorative angas with all accompaniments played digitally – All by himself using a MIDI Keyboard & requisite plug-ins creating pure Carnatic Music background for every song of his. I hope that this book will be a motivation for musicians to render his exceptional compositions so that they get a wider reach and recognition for such compositions and for him as a contemporary composer to reckon with, among several music connoisseurs. I wish Krishnamoorthy all success in this venture as a multi~tasking vocalist and in his forthcoming publications.