GREAT COMPOSERS
1.MUSICAL TRINITY
The three great composers, Thyagaraja(1767-18470) Muthuswamy Dikshitar(1776-1835) and Shyama Sasthri(1762-1827) constitute the Musical Trinity-Vageyakaras(Sangeetha Mummurtigal) of South India. They were great musicians and were kings in their own realm. This period seems to have been a golden era of music all over the world. The greatest geniuses of the world lived and flourished during that period. Europe saw at that time the great composers Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Weber. The musical Trinity are almost responsible for making Tanjore the significant spot on the musical map of South India.With their compositions a fresh chapter in the history of Sangeetha kaviththuvam(musical creation) begins. The exhibit distinctive style in their kritis and developed that musical form to perfection. They have brought out the best in South Indian music. They have to credit a number of group kritis like Pancharathnas, Navavarna kritis, Navarathnamalika,etc. All the three visited the important shrines in South India and sang songs in praise of the respective Deities. Above all these they have breathed their last punctually on the day and hour predicted.
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