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    Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th  and 19th century South India is/are con-eel'?                 [NDA 2015-I]
    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.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    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.


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