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The architects of form — composers who distilled tradition into works that outlived their era and still resonate centuries on.

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Tansen

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तानसेन

16th century1506 – 1589

Indian · Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

The greatest musician of medieval India; court musician to Emperor Akbar and the founding figure of several Hindustani gharanas, credited with creating or refining numerous ragas still performed today.

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Purandaradasa

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ಪುರಂದರದಾಸ

15th–16th century1484 – 1564Carnatic

Indian · Kshemapura, Karnataka

15th-century Karnataka saint-composer known as the 'Father of Carnatic Music'; his systematisation of Carnatic music pedagogy and his thousands of devotional compositions laid the foundation of the entire tradition.

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