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Who among the following was NOT associated with the 'Trinity of Carnatic Music'?

  1. A
    Tyagaraja
  2. B
    Shyama Sastri
  3. C
    Annamayya
  4. D
    Muthuswami Dikshitar

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The 'Trinity of Carnatic Music' (also known as the Three Jewels of Carnatic Music) refers to a triad of highly celebrated composer-musicians of the 18th century who brought a golden era to Carnatic classical music. They are:
Tyagaraja

Muthuswami Dikshitar

Shyama Sastri

Tallapaka Annamacharya (Annamayya) was a 15th-century composer famous for his sankirtanas on Lord Venkateswara and is known as the Pada-kavita Pitamaha, but he is not a part of this Trinity.

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Who among the following was NOT associated with the 'Trinity of Carnatic Music'?
A
Tyagaraja
B
Shyama Sastri
C
Annamayya
D
Muthuswami Dikshitar

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