Study Guide · Chapter 7
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- Who are the "Trinity of Carnatic Music"? — Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Shyama Shastri.
- Who was the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna? — M.S. Subbulakshmi (1998).
- Which Mughal emperor's court included Tansen as one of the Navaratnas? — Akbar.
- Name the shehnai maestro who played at the Red Fort on 15 August 1947. — Ustad Bismillah Khan.
- What are the seven basic swaras of Indian classical music? — Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni.
- Which folk music tradition of Bengal is UNESCO-recognised and uses the Ektara? — Baul music.
- Name the ballad-narration folk tradition of Chhattisgarh popularised by Teejan Bai. — Pandavani.
- Which Indian composer won two Academy Awards in a single ceremony (2009)? — A.R. Rahman.
- What is the oldest surviving genre of Hindustani classical vocal music? — Dhrupad.
- Which instrument is closely associated with goddess Saraswati in Carnatic tradition? — Veena.
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