Tyagaraja

Kakarla Tyagabrahmam (Telugu: కాకర్ల త్యాగబ్రహ్మం), (May 4, 1767–January 6, 1847), colloquially known as Tyāgarāju (Telugu: త్యాగరాజు). Tyagayya and Tyāgarājar, was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music or classical South Indian music. He, along with his contemporaries Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastry, forms the Trinity of Carnatic music.He was also a contemporary of the great Malayali musician king Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma,who is generally considered to be the 4th trinity of carnatic music. Purandaradasa known as the 'pithamaha' (godfather) of carnatic music. He was a prolific composer and highly influential in the development of the South Indian classical music tradition. Tyagaraja composed thousands of devotional compositions, most of them in praise of Lord Rama — most of which remain very popular even today. Of special mention are five of his compositions called the Pancharatna Krithis (English: 'five gems'), which are often sung in programs in his honor.The Kriti Endaro Mahanabavulu in the ragam sri which was composed by Thyagaraja after meeting Shadkala Govinda Marar from Kerala is considered to be his greatest composition.