Composers are listed here based on this classification and their birth years are provided to the extent available.
These are early stage composers that created the rules and foundations of classical music.
Composers of 18th Century started a new era in the history of Carnatic music with the introduction of new ragas, krithis and musical forms that are widely adopted and laid foundation for what we know today as Classical music.
Trinity are the biggest contributors of this era even though there are a large number of musicians and composers that left their mark during this period.
Created several ragas, with 4 notes and 3 notes; Invented a new Tala system; Disciple of Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu, a direct descendant of the shishya parampara (lineage of disciples) of Tyagaraja.