Compositions
of Tyagaraja : In National and International Scripts: Devanagari & Roman
with Meaning and S R G M Notations in English/compiled & edited by T.K.
Govinda Rao. Reprint. Chennai, Ganamandir Publications, 1999, xxii, 676 p.,
$66. ISBN 0-965-1871-3-6.
Contents: Tyagaraja—portrait. Srimukham : Kanci Kamakoti Pithadhipati Sri Jayendrasarasvati Svamiji. Forewords by: 1. Sangitakalanidhi/Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer. 2. R. Venkataraman—former President of India. 3. C.V. Narasimhan –former Under Secretary General UN. Preface: 1. Musiri Subramanya Iyer’s birth centenary commemorative edition. 2. Musiri Subramanya Iyer : a music maker 1899-1975. 3. About this book. 4. Acknowledgements. 5. Phonetic chart. 6. Classification of compositions. 7. Chart of 72 Melakarta scales. 8. Picture: Sri Rama Pancayatana Vigraha—worshipped by Tyagaraja. Compositions 1 to 688. Glossary. Index in Devanagari script. Index in Roman script.
"A collection of 688 compositions of Tyagaraja in one volume has been made available for the first time in Devanagari and diacritical Roman scripts with English translation followed by SRGM notations in Roman script, reaching all corners of the globe.
"The songs are presented in a format revealing the beauty of poetical excellence of rhymes etc., Raga, Arohana, Avarohana, Mela and Tala, Visesha Prayogas etc., wherever necessary.
"All the songs are indexed in respective alphabetical order in diacritical Roman, as well as Devanagari scripts to help quick spotting of the songs sought, at the end of the book. All the same, the scheme of classifications of songs given in various lists in the beginning of the book, enables the reader to identify a song of a particular category."