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List of composers of [[Carnatic music]], a subgenre of [[Indian classical music]].

== Pre-Trinity composers (before late 18th century) ==
{| class="wikitable"
! [[Composer]] !! ''Years'' !! ''Languages'' !! ''Approx. number of compositions'' !! Signature<br />(Insignia) !! ''Other Info''
|-
|[[Sambandar|Thirugnana Sambandar]]
|7th century
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|386
Available
|Gnana sambandan
|Composed 386 pathigams comprising 10 songs (pa). Was the earliest composers in known history to have rendered in many ragas (known as Pann).His works are the earliest known large collections after the pre historic Paripadal, an ancient Tamil musical song collections dating to the Sanga period.

|-
| [[Jayadeva]] || ''12th century'' || ''[[Sanskrit]]'' || ''Gita Govindam'' || ''Jayadeva'' || ''Prathama Vaggeyakara(First poet-composer) of [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] and [[Hindustani music|Hindustani]] music forms to compose art music (in contrast to traditional [[bhakti]] poems) involving ragas; he is praised for his contributions to dance and music by his contemporary and later musicologists in their musical treatises''
|-
| [[Naraharitirtha]] || ''1250? – 1333)'' || ''[[Sanskrit]]'' || || ''Narahari'' ||''Composed Dasara Padas''
|-
| [[Tallapaka Annamacharya]] || ''1408–1503'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit]]'' || ''36,000'' || ''Venkatachala, venkatagiri, venkatadhri, venkatesu'' || ''Called as Telugu pada-kavita pitamaha; composed in themes srungara (love), adhyatma ([[bhakti]]) and philosophical in 100 ragas; also the author of the musical text ''Sankeertana Lakshana
|-
| [[Sripadaraya]] || ''1404–1502'' || ''[[Kannada language|Kannada]]'', [[Sanskrit]] || || ''Ranga Vittala'' || ''Composed Dasara Padas''
|-
| [[Vadirajatirtha]] || ''1480–1600)'' || ''[[Kannada language|Kannada]]'', [[Sanskrit]] || ''hundreds'' || ''Hayavadana'' ||''Composed Dasara Padas in his Ramagadya, Vaikunthavarnane and Lakshmisobanehadu''
|-
| [[Arunagirinathar]] || ''1480–'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]'' || ''760'' || || ''Composed Tiruppugazh''
|-
| [[Purandara Dasa]] || ''1484–1564'' || ''[[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Sanskrit]]'' || ''475,000, of which only around 2000 have come down to us'' || ''Purandara Vittala'' ||''Set the Carnatic music in its present form; composed basic exercises for practice like sarali and janta varisai, and thus known as 'Karnataka Sangeetha Pithamaha', meaning the Grandfather of Carnatic music.''
|-
| [[Kanaka Dasa]] || ''1509–1609'' || ''[[Kannada language|Kannada]]''|| ''300'' || ''Adi Keshava'' || ''Composed Dasara Padas in native metrical forms such as Suladi and Ugabhoga and wrote 5 classical Kavya epics poems in Shatpadi''
|-
| [[Muthu Thandavar]] || ''1525–1625'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]'' || ''165'' || ||
|-
|''[[Kshetrayya]]'' or Kshetrajna or ''Varadayya''||''1600–1680'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]'' || ''100'' || ''Muvvagopala'' || ''Composed immortal padams which are even popular today in [[Bharathanatyam]] & [[Kuchipudi]]. Also the oldest composer whose tunes are available''
|-
| [[Kancherla Gopanna|Bhadraachala Raama daasu]] || ''1620–1688'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]'' || ''500'' || ''Bhadradri'' || ''Composed devotional songs''
|-
| [[Narayana Teertha]] or Tallavajjhala Govinda Sastry || ''1650–1745'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit]]'' || ''200'' || ''Vara Naaraayana Teertha'' || ''Composed Krishna leelaa Tarangini''
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| [[Papanasa Mudaliar]] || ''1650–1725'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]'' || || ||
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| [[Sarangapani]] || ''1680–1750'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]'' || ''220'' || ''Venugopalu''||
|-
| [[Paidala Gurumurti Sastri]] || ''17th century'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit]]''|| || ||''Composed mainly geetams, many of which have since been lost''
|-
| [[Vijaya Dasa]] || ''1682–1755'' || ''[[Kannada language|Kannada]]'' || ''25,000'' || ''Vijaya Vittala'' || ''Composed Dasara Padas in native metrical forms such as Suladi and Ugabhoga''
|-
| [[Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi]] || ''1700–1765'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit]]'' || ''600'' || || ''Composed in complex talas like ''Sankeerna Matyam'' and ''Misra Ata''. Also an early composer of ''Navavarana kriti''s. He was the pioneer of the Madhyama Kala Prayoga. Had knowledge of ancient Tamil tags system too. His Sapta Ratnas were the precursors to Thyagaraja's pancharatnas. His kritis often used complicated madhyamakala systems.''
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| [[Arunachala Kavi]] || ''1711–1788'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ''|| ''320'' || ||
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| [[Marimutthu Pillai]] || ''1717–1787'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]'' || ''42'' || ||
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| [[Gopala Dasa]] || ''1722–1762'' || ''[[Kannada language|Kannada]]'' || ''10,000'' || ''Gopala Vittala'' || ''Composed Dasara Padas in native metrical forms such as Suladi and Ugabhoga''
|-
| [[Pacchimiriam Adiyappa]] || ''early 18th century'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]'' || || ||Composed the immortal ''Viriboni bhairavi ata tala varnam''
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| [[Sadasiva Brahmendra]] || ''18th century'' || ''[[Sanskrit]]'' || 95 || ||
|-
| [[Jagannatha Dasa]] || ''1728–1809'' || ''[[Kannada language|Kannada]]'' || ''260'' || ''Jagannatha Vittala'' || ''Composed Dasara Padas, and the Kavya poems ''Harikathamritasara'' in the native ''shatpadi'' and ''Tattva suvvali'' in the native ''[[tripadi]]'' meters''
|-
|[[Kaivara|Kaiwara Sri Yogi Nareyana]]
|1730-1840
|''[[Kannada language|Kannada]] & [[Telugu language|Telugu]]''
|172
|Amaranareyana
|''Composed 20 Kannada Keerthanam and 152 Telugu Padas, and the Kavya poems on various gods''
|-
|[[Ramaswami Dikshitar]]
|1735 - 1817
|''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit]]''
|
|Thyageshwara
|''Composed many varnams, padams, and kirtanas; popularly considered the inventor of Hamsadwhani''
|}

== Trinity-Age composers (Late 18th century & Early 19th century) ==
These composers lived during the time of the Trinity and there are recorded instances of their interaction with the Trinity.

{| class="wikitable"
! [[Composer]] !! ''Years'' !! ''Languages''
!''Signature(Insignia)''!! ''Approx. Number of Compositions'' !! ''Other Info''
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| [[Syama Sastri]] || ''1762–1827'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit]]''
|''Shyama Krishna''|| ''400'' || ''Eldest of the trinity. He came from a family of priests at the Bangaru Kamakshi temple in Thanjavur, he composed on many devi temples in the region. He is famous for his use of chitta swara sahityam and complicated talams, as well as modernizing [[Anandabhairavi|Ananda Bhairavi]] raga''
|-
| [[Thyagaraja|Thyagaraja Swami]]|| ''1767–1847'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit]]''
|''Thyagaraja''|| ''24000 of which only 700 are available today'' || ''Most famous of the trinity, composed many kritis on lord Rama, and also a few group kritis at temples for Shiva and Parvati. He composed the famous ghanaraga [[Pancharatna Kriti|pancharatna kritis]], and was famous for the use of ragas such as [[Kharaharapriya]] and [[Reetigowla|Ritigowla]].''
|-
| [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] || ''1775–1835'' || ''[[Sanskrit]]''
|''Guruguha''|| ''400'' ||''Youngest of the trinity, famous for his use of madhyamakala sahityams, raga mudra, and Sanskrit rhyming. He composed multiple group kritis.''
|-
| [[Iraiyamman Tampi]] || ''1782–1856'' || ''[[Malayalam]], [[Sanskrit]]''
|''Padmanabha''|| 40 ||
|-
| [[Ghanam Krishna Iyer]] || ''1790–1854'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''
|''Muthu Kumara''|| 85 ||
|-
| [[Tiruvarur Ramaswami Pillai]] || ''1798–1852'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''
|''Vedapura''|| ||
|-
| [[Thanjavur Quartet]] || ''1801–1856'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit]]''
| || ||
|-
| [[Kavi Kunjara Bharati]] || ''1810–1896'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''
|''Kavi Kunjaran''|| 200 ||
|-
|[[Cheyyur Chengalvaraya Sastri]]
|1810-1900
|[[Sanskrit]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|''Chengalvarayadasa''
|1000
|
|-
| [[Swathi Thirunal]] || ''1813–1846''|| [[Sanskrit]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]], [[Braj Bhasha]]
|''Padmanabha, Sarasinabha, etc.''|| '' 300+''||
|}

== Post-Trinity composers (19th century) ==
{|class="wikitable"
! [[Composer]] !! ''Years'' !! ''Languages'' !! ''Approx. Number of Compositions''
!''Signature(Insignia)''!! ''Other Info''
|-
| [[Subramanya Bharathi|''Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar'']] || ''1882–1921'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]'' || ''230''
| ||
|-
| ''[[Annamalai Reddiyar]]'' || ''1865–1891'' || ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]'' || ''40''
| ||
|-
| ''[[Anai Ayya brothers]]''|| ''19th century'' || ''[[Quokka|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]]''|| ''20''
|''Umadasa''||
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| ''[[Dharmapuri Subbarayar]]''|| ''19th century''|| ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]''|| ''50''
|''Dharmapuri''|| Composed many ''[[javali]]s''
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| ''[[Ennappadam Venkatarama Bhagavatar]]''|| ''1880–1961''|| ||
|''Venkataramana''|| ''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Music-mdash-different-perspectives/article15936616.ece|title=Music — different perspectives|date=2 January 2009|access-date=21 April 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>''
|-
| ''[[Gopalakrishna Bharathi]]''|| ''1811–1896''|| ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''|| ''395''
|''Balakrishnan''||
|-
| ''[[Koteeswara Iyer]]''|| ''1870–1940''|| ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit]]''|| ''200''
|''Kavikunjaradasan''|| ''Composed in all 72 [[Melakarta]] raagas''
|-
| [[Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar|''Krishnarajendra Wodeyar III'']]|| ''1799–1868''|| ''[[Sanskrit]]''||
| ||
|-
|''[[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar|Jayachamaraja Wodeyar]]''
|''1919-1974''
|''[[Sanskrit]]''
|''70''
|''Srividya''
|
|-
| ''[[Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer]]''|| ''1844–1893''|| ''[[Sanskrit]],'' ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''|| ''100''
|''Guhadasa''|| ''Composed 72-[[Melakarta]] raaga maalika''
|-
| ''[[Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbayyar]]''|| ''19th century''|| ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]]''|| ''50''
|''Venkatesa''|| ''Cousin and disciple of [[Thyagaraja]]''
|-
| ''[[Mayuram Viswanatha Sastri]]''|| ''1893–1958''|| ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit]]''|| ''160''
|''Vishwam, Vedapuri''||
|-
| ''[[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]''|| ''1877–1945''|| ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit]]''|| ''390''
|''Harikesha''||''Composed many famous songs, including a set of 108 songs on goddess Chamundeshwari at the behest of the kings of Mysore''
|-
| ''[[Mysore Sadasiva Rao]]''|| ''b. 1790''|| ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit]]''|| ''100''
|''Sadashiva''||
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| ''[[Mysore Vasudevacharya]]''|| ''1865–1961''|| ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit]]''|| ''250''
|''Vasudeva''||
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| ''[[Neelakanta Sivan]]''|| ''1839–1900''|| ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''|| ''300''
|''Nilakantha''||
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| ''[[Pallavi Seshayyar]]''|| ''1842–1905''|| ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]''|| ''75''
|''Shesha''||
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| ''[[Papanasam Sivan]]''|| ''1890–1973''|| ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''|| ''535''
|''Ramadasan''||
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| ''[[Patnam Subramania Iyer]]''|| ''1845–1902''|| ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]''|| ''100''
|''Venkatesha''||
|-
| ''[[Pattabhiramayya]]''|| ''c. 1863''|| ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''||
| || Composed ''[[javali]]s''
|-
| ''[[Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar]]''|| ''1860–1919''|| ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]''|| ''100''
|''Srinivasa''|| Composed ''varnams,javalis'' ''and krithis'' including the famous [[mohanam]] raga varnam ''ninnu kori''.
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| ''[[Shuddhananda Bharati]]''|| ''1897–1990''|| ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit]]''|| ''1090''
| ||

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| ''[[Subbarama Dikshitar]]''|| ''1839–1906''|| ''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''|| ''50''
| || Grandson of Baluswami Dikshitar, younger brother of [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]. Author of the important Telugu musical treatise ''Sangeetha sampradaya pradarshini''
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| ''[[Subbaraya Sastri]]''|| ''1803–1862''|| ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]''|| ''12''
|''Kumara''|| ''Son of [[Syama Sastri]]''
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| [[Tiruvottriyur Tyagayyar|''Tiruvottriyur Tyagayya'']] || ''1845–1917'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]'' || ''80''
|''Gopaladasa''|| ''Son of [[Veena Kuppayyar|Veena Kuppayya]]''
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| [[Veena Kuppayyar|''Veena Kuppayya'']] || ''1798–1860'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]'' || ''100''
|''Gopaladasa''|| ''Disciple of [[Thyagaraja]]''
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| ''[[Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Dasu]]'' || ''1864–1945'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]'' || ''100''
| || Composed in all 72 ''melakarthas'' and a geetha-malika in 90 ragas in manjari meter called ''Dasha Vidha Raga Navati Kusuma Manjari''; also composed in rare [[tala (music)|tala]]ms like ''Sankeerna chapu''
|}

== Post-Trinity composers—20th century and beyond ==
{|class="wikitable"
! [[Composer]] !! ''Years'' !! ''Languages'' !! ''Approx.''
''Number of Compositions''
!''Signature(Insignia)''
!''Other Info''
|-
| [[M. D. Ramanathan]] || ''1923-1984'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]'' || ''300''
|''varadasa''|| Composed in all popular ragas; Used signature "Varada dasa"; Disciple of [[Tiger Varadachariar]]
|-
|[[Kalyani Varadarajan]]
|''1923-2003''
|''[[Telugu literature|Telugu]], [[Sanskrit literature|Sanskrit]], [[Tamil literature|Tamil]]''
|''1000 +''
|''kalyani''
|Composed in all 72 Melakarta raagas; Used signature "Kalyani"
Composed songs on many deities, mainly Sholinganallur Narasimhar, Sholinganallur Anjaneyar, Thayars, and most all Devis.
|-
| [[M. Balamuralikrishna|M.Balamuralikrishna]] ||''1930-2016'' || ''[[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada Language|Kannada]],[[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]]'' || ''400''
|''murali''|| ''Composed in all 72 [[Melakarta]] raagas''; Used signature "Muraligana";
Created several ragas, with 4 notes and 3 notes; Invented a new Tala system;

Disciple of [[Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu]],

a direct descendant of the shishya parampara (lineage of disciples) of [[Tyagaraja]].
|-
|-
|[[Mysore Manjunath]]
| present
|[[Instrumental]]
|
|
|Dr.Manjunath has created many New ragas including Yaduveera Manohari, Bharatha.<ref>{{Cite web|last=p|first=shilpa|date=2016-06-26|title=‘Yaduveer raga’ for Mysuru royal wedding|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/260616/yaduveer-raga-for-mysuru-royal-wedding.html|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Other composers ==
* [[Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma]] (1893–1979)<ref name=rallapallisharma >{{cite web|url=http://sites.google.com/site/rallapallisharma|title=rallapallisharma|website=sites.google.com|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
* [[N. S. Ramachandran]]
* [[Shishunala Sharif]]
* [[Madurai N. Krishnan]]

== Other composers in Mysore Kingdom ==
{{See also|Musicians of Mysore Kingdom}}
* [[Veene Sheshanna]] (1852–1926)
* [[Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma]] (1893–1979)<ref name=rallapallisharma/>
* Mysore [[T. Chowdiah]] (1894–1967)
* [[Jayachamaraja Wodeyar]] (1919–1974)
* [[Tiger Varadachariar]] (1876–1950)

==Other composers—Bhakti Saints==

In addition to the above composers, various ''[[Bhakti]]'' saints of medieval India also composed devotional hymns, verses and songs. First six composer used ancient [[Tamil language|Tamil]] music [pannicai] which later evolved to the Carnatic musical tradition over the centuries.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

* [[Karaikkal Ammeiyar]] (7th century)
* [[Thirunavukkarasar]] (7th century)
* [[Thirugnana Sambanthar]] (7th century)
* [[Sundarar|Sundaramurti]] (7th century)
* [[Andal]] (9th century)
* [[Manikkavasagar]] (10th century)
* [[Madhwacharya]] (12th century)
* [[Padmanabha Tirtha]] (12th century)
* [[Allama Prabhu]] (12th century)
* [[Muthu Thandavar]] (14th century)
* [[Sripadaraja]] (14th century)
* [[Vyasatirtha]] (1460–1539)
* [[Vadirajatirtha]] (1480–1600)
* [[Narayana Teertha]] (1580–1660)
* [[Kanakadasa]] (1509–1609)
* [[Raghavendra Swami]] (1595–1671)
* [[Vijaya Dasa]] (1682–1755)

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Music}}
* [[List of Carnatic instrumentalists]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article2618959.ece#.Tr5zbWkGd-A.email
* https://web.archive.org/web/20151225101816/http://saaranimusic.org/vaggeya/vaggeyakarulu.php

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