Muthuswami Dikshitar
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Muthuswami Dikshitar was a renowned South Indian Carnatic composer and one of the celebrated Trinity of Carnatic music, known for his scholarly Sanskrit compositions and intricate musical structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muthuswami Dikshitar canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Muthuswami Dikshitar Context triple: [Tyagaraja, contemporaryWith, Muthuswami Dikshitar]
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Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja was a revered 18th–19th century Carnatic composer-saint whose devotional kritis, especially in praise of Lord Rama, are central to South Indian classical music.
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Madhavdev
Madhavdev was a prominent 16th-century Assamese saint-poet and key disciple of Srimanta Sankardev, renowned for his devotional writings and role in shaping the Ekasarana Dharma movement in Assam.
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S. Subramania Iyer
S. Subramania Iyer was an Indian nationalist leader, lawyer, and early advocate of self-rule who played a key role in the country’s independence movement.
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Vyasatirtha
Vyasatirtha was a prominent 15th–16th century Dvaita Vedanta philosopher and theologian known for his influential works defending and systematizing Madhva’s dualistic school of Hindu thought.
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E.
Tikkana Somayaji
Tikkana Somayaji was a 13th-century Telugu poet and scholar, renowned as one of the “Trinity of Poets” (Kavitrayam) for his major role in translating the Mahabharata into Telugu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Muthuswami Dikshitar Target entity description: Muthuswami Dikshitar was a renowned South Indian Carnatic composer and one of the celebrated Trinity of Carnatic music, known for his scholarly Sanskrit compositions and intricate musical structures.
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A.
Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja was a revered 18th–19th century Carnatic composer-saint whose devotional kritis, especially in praise of Lord Rama, are central to South Indian classical music.
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B.
Madhavdev
Madhavdev was a prominent 16th-century Assamese saint-poet and key disciple of Srimanta Sankardev, renowned for his devotional writings and role in shaping the Ekasarana Dharma movement in Assam.
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C.
S. Subramania Iyer
S. Subramania Iyer was an Indian nationalist leader, lawyer, and early advocate of self-rule who played a key role in the country’s independence movement.
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D.
Vyasatirtha
Vyasatirtha was a prominent 15th–16th century Dvaita Vedanta philosopher and theologian known for his influential works defending and systematizing Madhva’s dualistic school of Hindu thought.
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E.
Tikkana Somayaji
Tikkana Somayaji was a 13th-century Telugu poet and scholar, renowned as one of the “Trinity of Poets” (Kavitrayam) for his major role in translating the Mahabharata into Telugu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carnatic composer
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Trinity of Carnatic music member ⓘ lyricist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abhayamba Vibhakti kritis
ⓘ
Navavarana puja ⓘ
surface form:
Kamalamba Navavarana kritis
Navagraha ⓘ
surface form:
Navagraha kritis
Nottuswaras ⓘ Pancha Bhoota Stalas ⓘ
surface form:
Pancha Bhoota linga kritis
|
| composedInGenre |
kirtanas
ⓘ
kritis ⓘ varnams ⓘ |
| compositionalLanguage |
Manipravalam
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | South Indian ⓘ |
| field | Carnatic music ⓘ |
| fullName | Muthuswami Dikshitar self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later Carnatic composers
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modern Carnatic concert repertoire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compositions covering many Melakarta ragas
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systematic treatment of ragas ⓘ use of complex ragas ⓘ use of his own mudra "Guruguha" ⓘ use of madhyama-kala passages within kritis ⓘ use of raga mudras in lyrics ⓘ use of slow tempo (vilambita kala) ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| memberOf | Trinity of Carnatic music ⓘ |
| musicalSystem |
melakarta raga system
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surface form:
Melakarta raga system
|
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intricate musical structures
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scholarly Sanskrit compositions ⓘ |
| primaryDeityOfCompositions |
Devi
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Shiva ⓘ Subramanya ⓘ
surface form:
Subrahmanya
Vishnu ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sharesGroupWith |
Syama Sastri
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Tyagaraja ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
dense lyrical and philosophical content
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emphasis on raga bhava over speed ⓘ highly structured kriti format ⓘ use of rare ragas ⓘ |
| stylisticInfluence |
Dhrupad style
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Western band music (in Nottuswaras) ⓘ |
| usesSignature | Guruguha ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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