That I cannot tell you with certainty; they come unsummoned, directly, indirectly — I could seize them with my hands, — out in the open air; in the woods; while walking; in the silence of the nights; early in the morning; incited by moods, which are translated by the poet into worlds, by me into tones that sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down into notes. His inspirations came from divine grace, as he visited shrines. Yes, his inspiration led him to unfathomable creations. Nidhi chala sukhama and Teratiyagarada are testimonies of this philosophy and faith that inspired his music. Each time you hear a composition you are rivetted to its beauty and its appeal." Ludwig van Beethoven throws light succinctly on the many dimensions that nurture creativity. What goes on in the composer’s mind Ludwig van Beethoven and Tyagaraja.Dr Vasumathi Badrinathan is an eminent Carnatic vocalist based in Mumbai. Listening to the Pancha Ratna kritis, once again for the millionth time, Tyagaraja’s indescribable creativity spread its aura around me.

This inspiration was divine grace. The time of night with its celestial wonders have given plastic spoon us Carnatic gems like the Navagraha kritis. It roared and churned in him. The tumult however settled in the creation of some of the softest, and the most melodious, elevating music ever made by man. "You will ask me where I get my ideas. Moods There are the very forces that catapult emotions and give us the huge landscape of bhava and rasa in our music. The maestro beautifully demystifies much of what lies hidden within the composer’s creative unit. But when a creative urge is strong, it is irrepressible.net She can be contacted at vasu@vasumathi. Whatever be the methods of making a composition, I am always intrigued by the sources that inspire composers to create musical gems. Perhaps others did or did not. Abundance of wealth, meant nothing to him, the closed shrine did however. Each time you hear a composition you are rivetted to its beauty and its appeal.I am currently reading the life of Beethoven. From tangible ideas and abstract elements, from sacred spaces and divine urges, from spiritual yearning and from philosophical reckoning. Carnatic vaggeyakaras enjoy the unique privilege of writing the poetry and setting it to music themselves. If Beethoven felt inspired by the woods, then the chant of the birds or the seasons held our composers in awe. It ‘roars’ and ‘storms’ like Beethoven held and will not rest till it has found its haven

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