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Early Devotional and Lyric Composers
Performing Arts: Carnatic Music · Chapter 2 · 1. History of Carnatic Music: Composers and Theorists
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- Jayadeva: Gita Govinda and the ashtapadis
- Narayana Tirtha: Krishna Leela Tarangini and tarangams
- Purandaradasa: father (Pitamaha) of Carnatic music; graded lessons and Kannada devotional songs
- Bhadrachala Ramadas: life and Telugu kirtanas on Rama
- Kshetrajna: padams, madhura bhakti and their use in dance