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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carnatic composer ⓘ
Trinity of Carnatic music member ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
associatedWith Abhayamba Vibhakti kritis ⓘ
Kamalamba Navavarana kritis ⓘ
linked to: Navavarana puja

Navagraha kritis ⓘ
linked to: Navagraha

Nottuswaras ⓘ
Pancha Bhoota linga kritis ⓘ
composedInGenre kirtanas ⓘ
kritis ⓘ
varnams ⓘ
compositionalLanguage Manipravalam ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
ethnicity South Indian ⓘ
field Carnatic music ⓘ
fullName Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influenceOn later Carnatic composers ⓘ
modern Carnatic concert repertoire ⓘ
knownFor compositions covering many Melakarta ragas ⓘ
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 ⓘ
nationality Indian ⓘ
notableFor intricate musical structures ⓘ
scholarly Sanskrit compositions ⓘ
primaryDeityOfCompositions Devi ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
Subrahmanya ⓘ
linked to: Subramanya

Vishnu ⓘ
region Tamil Nadu ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
sharesGroupWith Syama Sastri ⓘ
Tyagaraja ⓘ
styleCharacteristic dense lyrical and philosophical content ⓘ
emphasis on raga bhava over speed ⓘ
highly structured kriti format ⓘ
use of rare ragas ⓘ
stylisticInfluence Dhrupad style ⓘ
Western band music (in Nottuswaras) ⓘ
usesSignature Guruguha ⓘ

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Tyagaraja → contemporaryWith → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Carnatic music → majorComposer → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam → hasColleague → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Trinity of Carnatic music → hasMember → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Muthuswami Dikshitar → fullName → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Syama Sastri → contemporaneousWith → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Tiruvarur → isBirthplaceOf → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Purandara Dasa → influenced → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Nattai → hasComposerAssociation → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Arabhi → popularComposition → Sārasijanābha (Muthuswami Dikshitar) ⓘ
linked to: Muthuswami Dikshitar
Varali → famousCompositionComposer → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Nottuswaras → creator → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Guruguha → usedBy → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ
Guruguha → associatedWith → Muthuswami Dikshitar ⓘ