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Who was the pioneer composer of kriti form of Carnatic music ?

Who was the pioneer composer of kriti form of Carnatic music ? Correct Answer Thyagaraya

The correct answer is Thyagaraya.

Key Points

  • The pioneer composer of kriti form of Carnatic music was Thyagaraya.
  • He was born on 14th May 1767 in the village of Thiruvayaru in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.
  • He was an ardent devotee of Lord Rama. In his praise and honor, he wrote numerous musical operas and about twenty-four thousand songs.
  • Carnatic music, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
  • Carnatic music is also usually taught and learned through compositions. The Telugu language predominates in the evolution of Carnatic Music as most compositions are in Telugu or Sanskrit, along with a few in Tamil.

Additional Information

Composer Description
Annamacharya
  • Tallapaka Annamacharya ( 22 May 1408 died 4 April 1503) was a 15th-century Hindu saint and the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu.
Krishna
  • He is an Indian Carnatic vocalist born in Chennai (Tamil Nadu).
  • In the year 2016, he was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for “his forceful commitment as artist and advocate to art’s power to heal India’s deep social divisions.
Ramayamatya
  • He was also the royal composer and architect at the court of king Ramaraja.
  • Swaramelakalanidhi is a much-celebrated musicological treatise of 16th century Vijayanagara authored by him.
  • He described himself as abhinavabharatacharya and todara-malla (meaning "the hero (malla) who wears the honorific anklet (todar)").

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