Sangeeta Sampradaya Pradarshini, a seminal work of musicology by Subbarama Dikshitar, was published in the early 20th century. This authoritative text on Carnatic music details ragas, compositions, and their defining characteristics (lakshanas).
It is crucial for understanding the musical lineage of the Dikshitar parampara. The treatise includes transcriptions of Muthuswami Dikshitar's compositions and examines the raga system as established by the Venkatamakhi school.
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(A) Matanga authored Brihaddesi, a musicological text from the 5th–7th century.
(C) Venkatamakhi is recognized for the Chaturdandi Prakasika and the Melakarta system but did not author SSP.
(D) Somanatha was a composer and musicologist, but he is not associated with SSP.
Therefore, option (B) is the correct choice.