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Carnatic Classical Music

South Indian classical tradition; highly structured; Saint composers Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar

South India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 500 BC Indian Music

Key Facts

  1. 1

    Originated in Tamil Nadu; more composition-oriented than Hindustani; structured around 72 parent ragas (Melakarta)

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    Trinity of Carnatic music: Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Syama Sastri (all 18thโ€“19th century, Telugu/Tamil)

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    M.S. Subbulakshmi: most celebrated Carnatic vocalist; first musician Bharat Ratna (1998); performed at UN

๐ŸŽจ Did you know? "Music was for me a spiritual pursuit โ€” not entertainment" โ€” M.S. Subbulakshmi, the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna

Quick Reference

Category

Indian Music

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ South India

Year / Era

500 BC

About

South Indian classical tradition