Tyagaraja

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tyagaraja canonical 13
Saint Tyagaraja 1
Tyagaraja (Carnatic composer) 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carnatic composer
devotional poet
human
saint
associatedWith Trinity of Carnatic music
linked to: Carnatic music
birthDate 1767
birthPlace India
Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur district
linked to: Tanjore

Tiruvarur
century 18th century
19th century
contemporaryWith Muthuswami Dikshitar
Syama Sastri
deathDate 1847
deathPlace India
Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur district
linked to: Tanjore

Thiruvaiyaru
devotionalFocus Rama
Vaishnavism
ethnicity Telugu
fullName Kakarla Tyagabrahmam
genre divya nama sankirtanas
kritis
utsava sampradaya kritis
varnams
hasFestival Tyagaraja Aradhana
influenced Carnatic instrumental repertoire
Carnatic vocal tradition
South Indian classical music
knownFor Carnatic kritis
Divya Nama Kritis
Pancharatna Kritis
Utsava Sampradaya Kritis
devotional compositions in praise of Lord Rama
languageOfWork Telugu
memberOf Trinity of Carnatic music
name Tyagaraja
nationality Indian
occupation composer
musician
poet
primaryDeityInCompositions Rama
region South India
religion Hinduism
spiritualOrientation bhakti
tradition Carnatic music
TyagarajaAradhanaFrequency annual
TyagarajaAradhanaLocation Thiruvaiyaru

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Telugu hasNotablePoet Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja name Tyagaraja
Carnatic music majorComposer Tyagaraja
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam alsoKnownAs Tyāgarāja
linked to: Tyagaraja
Kakarla Tyagabrahmam alsoKnownAs Saint Tyagaraja
linked to: Tyagaraja
Pancharatna Kritis composer Tyagaraja
Pancharatna Kritis lyricist Tyagaraja
Divya Nama Kritis hasComposer Tyagaraja
Tiruvarur isBirthplaceOf Tyagaraja (Carnatic composer)
linked to: Tyagaraja