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Master Dhanraj

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Master Dhanraj
OriginMylapore,Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Music teacher, musician, instrumentalist

Master Dhanraj(also credited asDhanraj Master) is an Indian musician, multi-instrumentalist fromTamil Nadu.

Biography and career[edit]

Master Dhanraj is a famous and renowned music teacher in Madras (now Chennai). He has made musical research on the epicSilappatikaram.Orchestration for the grand Tamil movieChandralekhawas done by Dhanraj.[1]

He is well known as the guru of greats such as MaestroIlaiyaraaja,[2]Mozart of MadrasA. R. Rahman,[2][3]and Thenisai ThendralDeva,[4]The Melody KingVidyasagar,[5]and Malayalam music directorShyamwere also students of Master. Veteran Chennai-based music teacher Mr. A. Abdul Sattar, who was the guru of music directorsHarris Jayaraj,D. Imman,S. Thaman,andS. J. Suriya,and who won the Best Teacher Award from Trinity College, London for 25 consecutive years, was also a student of Dhanraj.

Ilaiyaraaja (previously known as Raasayya) joined Dhanraj Master as a student to learn musical instruments.[6]At some point, Dhanraj Master restyled his name toRaaja.[1]

He is famous for teaching Western classical music.[7]

Books[edit]

Bramma Mela Pramanam

Isai Vithi

180 Degree

Acclaim[edit]

Dhanraj master was considered to be the bedrock of western music in Chennai. He was one of the trios who laid the foundation for Chennai becoming a hub of Western classical music.[2]

Renowned students of Dhanraj includes,

Name
Ilaiyaraaja
Sankar Ganesh
A. R. Rahman
Vidyasagar
Shyam
Deva
Abdul Sattar

References[edit]

  1. ^abKolappan, B. (2 February 2019)."Maestro remembers Dhanraj Master".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved31 March2020.
  2. ^abcKolappan, B. (30 August 2015)."Trinity of western classical music".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved17 November2016.
  3. ^Mathai, Kamini (1 January 2009).A. R. Rahman: The Musical Storm.Penguin Books India.ISBN9780670083718.
  4. ^Yamunan, Sruthisagar (24 June 2018)."How Tamil composer Deva rolled out the hits: 'A film song should immediately register with people'".Scroll.in.Retrieved18 April2023.
  5. ^"Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil".Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2010.
  6. ^Slobin, Mark (29 September 2008).Global Soundtracks: Worlds of Film Music.Wesleyan University Press.ISBN9780819568823.
  7. ^"The Hindu: Friday Review Chennai / Interview: Humorist springs a surprise".www.hindu.com.Archived fromthe originalon 15 August 2008.Retrieved17 January2022.