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Death of composer Syama Sastri

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Death of composer Syama Sastri
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Syama Sastri, the eldest of the Trinity of Carnatic music, died in 1827.

Syama Sastri was born Venkata Subrahmanya Iyer in Tiruvarur in 1762. He was trained in music by Adiappayya, a court musician of Thanjavur. He was the eldest of the Trinity of Carnatic music, with Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar. He is said to have composed about three hundred pieces, mostly devoted to the goddess Kamakshi, using the signature Syama Krishna. He died in 1827.

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