1. Musical developments were spearheaded by the Arcot court. |
2. Tanjavur replaced Madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century. |
3. Three great composers, Tyagaraja, Diksitar and Syama Sastri experimented with the kriti form lo set the foundations for modern Carnatic music. |
A) 1 and 3 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ail (Prince of Arcot) is a patron of music, art and literature. The musical trinity consists of Dikshitar, Tyagaraja and Syama Sastri although, unlike the Telugu compositions of the others, his compositions are predominantly in Sanskrit. He also had composed some of his Krit is in Manipravalam.You need to login to perform this action.
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