APPSC Group 2 Prelims 2019 · Question 86

Question 86 of the APPSC Group-II Screening Test 2019 (5 May 2019). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. Screening 2019 · Q86 · AP History & Culture · Andhra Literature & Arts

   Who was the pioneer composer of the kriti form of Carnatic music?

   కర్నాటక సంగీత కృతుల అగ్రగామి స్వరకర్త ఎవరు ?

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   Answer: Thyagaraya

   సమాధానం: త్యాగరాయ

   The official key gives Tyagaraja (1767–1847), the Telugu composer of the Carnatic Trinity whose kritis set the standard form of Carnatic composition.

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