- Subbaraya Sastri
:"for the mystic/occultist (d. 1941), see
Vaimanika Shastra ."Subbaraya Sastri (1803 - 1862) the son and student of
Syama Sastri , one of the most famous figures in the history ofCarnatic music . He also has the unique distinction of having studied music from all the three of the musicians now acknowledged as "the Trinity of Carnatic Music": his father, and the master musiciansTyagaraja andMuthuswamy Dikshitar .Subbaraya was born in 1803 as the second son of Syama Sastri. He studied music initially from his father. Later Syama Shastri asked Tyagaraja to teach his son and sent Subbaraya to him. He also had the opportunity to learn a few "
krithi " from Muthuswami Dikshitar. He also learntHindustani music from Meru Goswami, a musician of theThanjavur palace, and from Ramadas Swami who was a recluse and who lived in Tiruvidaimarudur nearKumbakonam .Subbaraya Shastry composed only a few
krithi . But their technical quality, beauty, devotion and intricacies have made them enduring and famous. Subbaraya Sastri composed most of his kritis in praise of the Mother Goddess. Some of his famous kritis are "Janani ninnuvina" ("Reetigowla"), "Ninnusevinchina" ("Yadukulakambhoji"), "Venkatasailavihara" ("Hamirkalyani") and "Sankari Nee" ("Begada")ee also
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List of Carnatic composers References
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