Trinity of Carnatic music - Wikipedia Trinity of Carnatic music Muthuswami Dikshitar Tyagaraja The Trinity of Carnatic music refer to the outstanding trio of composer - musicians of Carnatic music in the 18th century, being Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri. Prolific in composition, the Trinity of Carnatic music are known for creating a new era in the history of Carnatic music by bringing about a noticeable change in what was the existing Carnatic music tradition. Compositions of the Trinity of Carnatic music are recognised as being distinct in style, and original in handling ragas. All three composers were born at Thiruvarur formerly part of Thanjavur District in Tamilnadu. Contents 1 Compositions 1.1 Ragas and talas 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References Compositions Muthuswami Dikshitar mainly composed in Sanskrit, while Tyagaraja and Syama Sastri mainly composed in Telugu. Ragas and talas The Trinity of Carnatic music composed new ragas and talas, and had a remarkable ability to introduce innovations within the same raga. Compositions of Syama Sastri in ' apoorva ' ragas like Chinthamani, and Kalagada evidence his originality and genius in discovering new forms in Carnatic music. The creative ability of Syama Sastri is possibly best exampled in his concert - contest against Kesavvaya, a great Carnatic musician from Bobbili. During this contest which took place at the court of the king of Thanjavur, although Kesavayya sang a rare raga followed by a tana in different jathis and gathis, Syama Sastri reproduced similar tana varieties, and to the delight of the audience, went further to introduce other varieties which were not known to Kesavvaya. See also Indian classical music portal List of Carnatic composers List of Carnatic instrumentalists List of Carnatic musicians Tamil Trinity of Carnatic music Notes Jump up ^ Panikkar ( 2002 ), p44 Jump up ^ Panikkar ( 2002 ), p44 Jump up ^ http://travel.sulekha.com/thiruvarur-a-land-of-culture-and-carnatic-music_travelogue_600372 Jump up ^ Panikkar ( 2002 ), p44 Jump up ^ Panikkar ( 2002 ), p44 Jump up ^ Panikkar ( 2002 ), p44 Jump up ^ Panikkar ( 2002 ), p44 Jump up ^ Panikkar ( 2002 ), p44 References Indian classical music portal Panikkar, KN ( 2002 ). Culture, Ideology, Hegemony : Intellectuals and Social Consciousness in Colonial India. London : Anthem Press -- Wimbledon Publishing Company. This article related to Carnatic music is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trinity_of_Carnatic_music&oldid=806429586 '' Categories : Carnatic music stubs Carnatic music Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2014 All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia മലയാളം Edit links This page was last edited on 22 October 2017, at 00 : 08. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who is known as trimurthy of carnatic music
Answer: Tyagaraja