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ISSN. 0970-3101 THE JOURNAL Of THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS Devoted to the Advancement of the Science and Art of Music Vol. LXXIV 2003 ^ JllilPd frTBrf^ ^TTT^ II “I dwell not in Vaikunta, nor in the hearts of Yogins, not in the Sun; (but) where my Bhaktas sing, there be /, N arada !” Narada Bhakti Sutra EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. V.V. Srivatsa (Editor) N. Murali, President (Ex. Officio) Dr. Malathi Rangaswami (Convenor) Sulochana Pattabhi Raman Lakshmi Viswanathan Dr. SA.K. Durga Dr. Pappu Venugopala Rao V. Sriram THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS New No. 168 (Old No. 306), T.T.K. Road, Chennai 600 014. Email : [email protected] Website : www.musicacademymadras.in ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION - INLAND Rs. 150 FOREIGN US $ 5 Statement about ownership and other particulars about newspaper “JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS” Chennai as required to be published under Section 19-D sub-section (B) of the Press and Registration Books Act read with rule 8 of the Registration of Newspapers (Central Rules) 1956. FORM IV JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS Place of Publication Chennai All Correspondence relating to the journal should be addressed Periodicity of Publication and all books etc., intended for it should be sent in duplicate to the Annual Editor, The journal o f the Music Academy Madras, New 168 (Old 306), Printer Mr. N Subramanian T.T.K. Road, Chennai 600 014. 14, Neelakanta Mehta Street Articles on music and dance are accepted for publication on the T Nagar, Chennai 600 017 recommendation of the Editor. The Editor reserves the right to accept Publisher Dr. V V Srivatsa or reject any articles without assigning reasons. 25, 1st Cross Street, T T K Road Manuscripts should be legibly written or preferably, type written Chennai 600 018 (double spaced and on one side of the paper only) and should be signed Name and Address of individuals by the writer (giving his or her address in full.) who own the newspaper and partners or shareholders holding more than 1% The Editor of the Journal is not responsible for the views expressed of the total capital THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS by contributors in their articles. I, Dr. V V Srivatsa, hereby declare i at the particulars given are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS Date: Nov. 2007 Dr. V V Srivatsa Signature of the Publisher CONTENTS Pages » Editor's Desk 7 1. The 76th Annual Music Conference & Concerts - Official Report 8 » 2. Speech of the Conference President 9 3. Profile of Awardees for the year 2002 14 r 4. Photographs of Awardees 17 5. Summary of Papers 18 6. Gamakas By Sangita Kalanidhi R. Vedavalli 26 7. Contribution of Tamil to Classicism of Kamatic Music Dr. Premeela Gurumurthy 32 i 8. Contribution of Kannada to Classicism of Karnataka Music R. Sathyanarayana 51 9. Bhakthi, as expressed by Sri ThyagaraJa and Maharaja Swati Tirunal through their compositions 36 10. Two Compositions of Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna Two Compositions of Dr. V.V. Srivatsa with Notation 63 11. Release of TTK Centenary Commemorative Stamp 71 12. Obituary 72 CO EDITORIAL COMMITTEE CONVENOR S NOTE i / h e Music Academy, Madras is happy to bring out the Journals of C. the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Conferences, the publication of which was held up due to unavoidable circumstances. The issues are brought out in one bound unit. To ensure continuity the journals are numbered separately. All the Journals have reports o f the Conferences and research articles of interest presented at the morning sessions o f the conference. The Conference o f 2002 marked the end o f the Platinum Jubilee Year of the Music Academy. The conference was inaugurated by Honble President o f India Dr. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM. The 2004 conference deserves special mention as it was dedicated to the memory of Bharata Ratna Sangita Kalanidhi M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI who was very closely associated with the Music Academy. That year, being the Centenary year of the publication o f Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini o f Subbarama Dikshitar, the Experts at the conference sessions dealt with subjects related to it. With effectfrom this Journal, two notated compositions ofVaggeyakkara Awardees will be incorporated in the Journal. Every care has been taken to cover the proceedings comprehensively to the satisfaction o f musicians, scholars, researchers and rasikas. ---------------------------------- THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS ---------------------------------- ---------------------------- THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS -------------------------------- THE 76th ANNUAL MUSIC CONFERENCE 6torek6B>eoc 6nxfl)& $ dtifarnfa ODtaHJitflor 76 aigJ b iD&gpirisirCipOT tflsjEtgb apQsir^iflsdr CONCERTS - OFFICIAL REPORT dianrseiflar &-a>jr 15.12.2002 The 76th Annual Conference of the Music Academy, Madras was held in the T.T.K. rsiMervaarnb, Auditorium at the premises of the Music Academy, Madras from 15th December 2002 Qu(£LD@luL!]}rr)(3jrfliu ggesrrr§l)u$l G&qhyQrrm (3loot><5 @ . ^ugiGO&eumb to 1st January 2003. The conference was presided over by Vidushis Sikkil Sisters 0 Smt. Kunjumani and Smt. Neela. £§)/5£ e£lg>6u£ &GX)U6mu&> Q ip tb u t— rffffeuSlp ^ i euQjjib $(nj T.T. eurrm~° ^euri& G lerr ujthtryth His Excellency the President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam inaugurated the xlcttctt rffrfeurrSl&iQerT, eSl^surrasrsiGsn, eSlgcurruDst&afi&Gerr LDrhrrmb Gl&dtranasr rn&rr petSl&u conference, which marked the end of the Platinum Jubilee Year of Academy’s music Qu(TF)iX)3i9iQsrT, njLDervarrrru). festival. £§)/5£ 61/0/—ld “etvmidfe &60rrr£l§j),‘ eratta ^ tw iJHau Q u rflu j Q&mtjGUfBQtofB ctw<9E0ia On his arrival at the Academy, the President of India was recived by the President erasr &GGrr^rfl @(njin£l. ^eorreSlp^ib £|)/5£ eSI&eup eroanu ^ 6rff<s®0 <£@/r0 /. of the Music Academy, Sri T.T. Vasu and was escorted to the Auditorium of the efilgeup ewstouuSIm iS la m il^u ^ m ih eSlipn Q&rrefaTt—rri—uufid& ip& i. s£/d$/p0 U) Q uecrra Academy and the inaugural function began with an invocation. ^i£l^)rsrTLLu^e6l(r^fi^ i Q&esrnfilqif&gfLb [eld&,i a ^ a r r ^ p r f £g)/£^)uj ggesrrT§)u$ £ ) 0 . ^ u a i e o aGVrnb ^ G v rra e n ^eueSl^prreB p(§ ^aneoanin g m iia eursGjlQjjULJgi eTiii&<gn>ai(9f S is9)t_ £ £ l£I&u The President of the Academy welcomed the distinguished guests and the public Q urfltu Q&entjGuib. and traced the history of the Academy citing many memorable milestones it had passed, its growth and its place in the cultural history of South India. Lorrprr, i3g>rr, 0 0 , Glpiuajtb eTmurrrf&en. ^euriasn ^anm euq^di^ib £g)/g£ Gl&GfTFGkipanpdi <SifTlitRifl&GtMi Dr. A.P.J. 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(tp(Lp Gr£rjum&, His Excellency Sri PS. Ramamohana Rao, the Governor of Tamilnadu who graced ^anffantutLfib frQggj/a Q&rrshSlprrrt&arr. eupQsu<!)&$$(§!££ u>rrpptK the occasion said in his speech that Just like Vienna, known as a Centre for Western Classical Music, Chennai is known as the Centre of Indian Classical Music. ^janetrtu ^anev(tpanp^(^4($ epGrr g>0 eShsmsmuLuh. ^jerv^leurrrriii B-rpi^nurra QejemrQtb. ^luGuiTguprratr G iLty-t-ib aLtpi^turra £g)0 « 0 ti). D0 @>Cp£T euifl O-an^puLj^rrm. After the inaugural address Sikkil Sisters Smt. Kunjumani and Smt. Neela were (LfitupSl ^ ) 0 eShsmasnurrSi^ ib. £j)£)6U <f^C5^<k(3ld Qjeooneo. (grreorrs ^jrfhrk^rrsyub. elected to preside over the 76th Annual Conference and Concerts. Gurrg>tuum9i ^jrprhprrepub n>th a u L Q u u m L iq -p ^ e h GlarTefarQeurr Qeuafar($iLb. jp& i& rrm Dr. Kalam presented the Platinum Jubilee Award to the doyen of Carnatic Music (Lp&SllLUb. GTI518i(gfTfdi(j9j * 3 l$ 8 ilb Urfl4&UJLDrrOSTgl 0 ^ )6 V gjfrsisT. Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer and the Sitar Maestro Pandit Ravishankar. The other two awardees M.S. Subbulakshmi and D.K. Pattammal could not make it to the tu <K60)6U<K6rr r&irnu4>&,i ^rroSlso LjGixsomit(^^p<sc eurT& hjugi epantprT&di function and the awards were later presented to them in person. 0 / z9l/l5)/_u u l Lu^0<*6)/e^ /. He also gave a special Award to T.T. Vasu, President of the Academy in recognition 6T6w<*0 ld, aresr sQ&rT&rfl ^eorreSlp^th Qu &3t Qp4&r areueorrGLD F lute-$rran. ^ ja tre n p u j of his service to music. Q janem u &>an<sV(Lp6innr)&>(&) rsmstoicrr Flute &rbjr)j<9> G arrem i— arreo£§ieo ---------------------------------- THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS ---------------------------------- --------------------------------- THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS ______________________ (j^em&sqijgrrem aps&il ujg p ieuih.