Golden Jubilee Special Number THE JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MUSIC Voi. x lv iii 1977 31? TElfa TfM 3 I msife w*? ii ■“ I dwell not in Vaikuntha, nor in the hearts of Yogins nor in the Sun; (but) where my bhaktas sing, there be I, Narada! ” Edited by T, S. PARTHASARATHY 1980 The Music Academy Madras 306, Mowbray’s Road, Madras - 600 014 Annual Subscription - Rs, 12; Foreign $ 3.00 Golden Jubilee Special Number THE JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MUSIC Vol. XLVIII 1977 TOlfil 51 ^ I to qprfo to fogifa urc? u ** I dwell not in Vaikuntha, nor in the hearts of Yogins nor in the Snn; (ftK| fheiV my bhaktas sirig, there fa I, NaradS f ** Edited by TiS. PARTHASARATHY 1980 The Musitf Academy Madras 366, Mowbray’s Road, Madras - 600 014 Annual Subscription - Rs. 12; Foreign $ 3.00 From Vol. XLVII onwards, this Journal is being published as an Annual. All corresnojd?nc£ sh ^ l^ ^ addressed ^ri T. S. Partha- sarathy, Editor* journal of the Music Academy, Madras-600014. Articles on subjects o f music and dance are accepted for publioation on the understanding that they are contributed solely to *he |*Wf M&P' All manuscripts should be legibly written or preferably type­ written (double-spaced on one side o f the paper only) and should be |^gn|d by the y^iter (giving bis address jn fpll). The Editor of the Journal is not responsible for the views ^expressed by individual contributors. All books, advertisement moneys and cheques due to an<j Intended for the Journal should be sent to Sri T. S. Parthasaratby* Editor. JOURNAL COMMITrEB OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY 1. s^i 1 .g . — s % f 2. Sri T. S. Rangarajan 3. Prof. S. Ramanathan 4. Sri Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao §r! X* Y* Rai 3g°PalaD \ Secretaries o f the Music 6. Sn R. Ranganathan y 7- Sri S. Natarajan | ^ c a ^ p y - Ex-officio 8. Sri S. Ramaswa|ny ... Execj|Uye ^ u stee of the " Music Academy A few papers presented at the 50th Madras Music Conference could not be accommodated in this volume and they are being published in volume XLIX of this Journal. CONTENTS if Page The 50th Annual Conference o f the Music AcgdfflBk M adras: Official Report — l The Treatment of Melas in the Saagita G ja|d ril$ of Aattoor Krishna Pisharoti: Leela Omchery —• 1^6 The Significance of the Division of Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charana in Musical Compositions : S. R. Janakiraman —- 12& Music and Dance during the Time o f Vijayaraghava Nayak of Tanjore: Dr. S. Seetha — 139 The Importance of Consonance (Samvaaditva) in Ancient Indian M usic: B. Rajanikanta Rao — 131 Idakka: L. S. Rajagopalcm — 164 Dance Music and the Contribution of Natyacharyas to Karnatic Music : (Tamil) K. P. Kittappa and K. P. Shanandam — 17] IV CONTENTS ^ Page Subbarama Dikshitar’s Nava Raga Malika in honour of fihaskara Set upati : K. C. Kamaliah — 186 The Unity of Indian Music : T. S. Parthasaraihy — 192 Bbaratha's Rasa Theofy and Hanslick’s Conception of of the Beautiful in Music : Prof. R. C. Mehta — 202 Borne Aspects o f Batak Music : Arlin Z>. Jansen — 20t Book Reviews; T. S. Parthasarathy — 214 ‘Tiger’ Varadachariar, the first Principal of the Academy’s Teachers College of Music; with his students. Inc Music Academy's new Auditorium THE 50th MADRAS MUSIC CONFERENCE (GOLDEN JUBILEE) OFFICIAL REPORT The Opening Day 17tfi December, 1976 The 50th Annual Conference of the Music Academy, Madras, was held in the T. T. Krishnamachari Auditorium in the premises of the Academy, 306, Mowbray’s Road, Madras, from 17th Decem­ ber, 1976 to 2nd January, 1977. The Conference was presided over by Srimati T. Brinda. The Hon’ble Dr. Karan Singh, Union Minister for Health, inaugurated the Conference. On his arrival at the premises of the Academy, Dr. Karan Singh was received by Sri T. S. Rajam, President of the Academy, and the Secretaries, and was introduced to the President of the Conference and Members of the Executive and Experts’ Committees of the Academy. The inaugural function began with a prayer song and a benedictory Sanskrit verse by Vidwan SriK .V . Narayanaswami. The Sanskrit verse was specially composed by Dr. V. Raghavan for the Golden Jubilee of the Academy. Messages Sri T. V. Rajagopalan, Secretary, then read the following messages received for the success of the 50th Conference. The President of India sent his best wishes for the continued progress of the Academy in the years to come. The Vice-President of India wished the Academy’s continued success. 2 THE JOURNAL OF THE MADRAS MUSIC ACADEMY [Vol. XLVIII The Prime Minister, in her message, said “ We have a great heritage of music and dance. Many great individuals and institu­ tions have striven to conserve and propagate this heritage, enabling creative spirits to find full freedom within the classical mould. The work of the Music Academy of Madras has helped a deeper study of the Karnataka system of music and also encouraged better appre­ ciation of Hindustani music in the South. In addition to enlisting the co-operation of traditional masters, the Academy has done well to foster musical talent in younger people. My good wishes for the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Madras Music Academy” . The following Governors of States sent their best wishes for the success of the Golden Jubilee celebrations : The Governor of Madras; The Governor of Uttar Pradesh who referred to the role of Music of India in raising man into godhood; the Governor of Haryana; the Governor of Andhra Pradesh who referred to the dedicated work of the Academy and the promotion of appreciation for Indian music in Western countries; the Governor of Gujarat and the Acting Governor of Bombay. The following Union Ministers sent their best wishes. The Hon’ble T. A. Pai, who had formerly presided over our Sadas, referred chiefly to the good Work done by the Academy to discover talented youth and encourage them. The Union Minister for Labour sent his message. The following Chief Ministers sent their messages of felicita­ tions and good wishes; The Chief Minister of Mysore who referred to the efforts of the Academy to bring together the Karnatic and Hindustani Schools of music : the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Messages were received from the State Academies of Music and Dance, Madras, Andhra Pradesh and Mysore. THE 5 0 th MADRAS MUSIC CONFERENCE ^ 3 Sri Thakur Jaideva Singh, Fellow of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi and President of the U,P. Sangeet Natak Akademi, paid his tribute to the record of academic work done by the Academy for 50 years through its Experts’ Committee discussions, publications and the Journal. Her Highness Setu Parvati Bai of Travancore, who had been closely associated with the Academy, sent her congratulations and good wishes on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee. Dr. (Mrs.) J. Spector, President of the Society for Asian Music, New York sent her congratulations and referred to the Academy as an illustrious institution and one of the most important musical centres of the world. The Unesco Representative in India, New Delhi, sent his best wishes. The following Members of the Expert’s Committee, who were unable to be present, sent their good wishes : Vidvan N. Chenna- kesaviahj Bangalore; Vidvan Ramalinga Bhagavatar. Kallidaikurichi; Vidwan C. S. Sankarasivam of Madurai and Tiruppampuram Siva- subramanya Pillai. The Bhulabhai Memorial Institute of Bombay paid a tribute to Smt. T. Brinda and conveyed its best wishes for the success of the Conference over which she was presiding. Mr. Basheed Ahmed Sayeed, who has been associated with the Academy from its foundation and had been its Vice-President all these years, referred to the big role played by the Academy and paid a tribute to the dynamic personality of Dr. Karan Singh. Several tributes to the Academy and appreciation of its different lines of work by institutions of music and dance and musicians and musicologists from different parts of the world and distinguished persons connected with musical activities were also received. The President of the Academy, Sri T. S. Rajam, welcomed the distinguished guests, Members of the Academy and the public. In his address Sri Rajam said: 4 THE JOURNAL OF THE MADRAS MUSIC ACADEMY [V o l. XLVIII “ Ladies and Gentlemen, We are gathered here today on a historic occasion, namely, the Golden Jubilee Conference of the Music Academy. 1 have called it ‘historic’ because fifty years of unstinted activity and growth for any institution is indeed a remarkable achievement. The seeds of the Music Academy, as most of you here know, were sown at the time of the Madras Session of the Indian National Congress in 1927 and today it has grown and acquired the status of a premier insti­ tution of its kind, not only in India but throughout the world. We can, therefore, look back with justifiable pride and happiness. I must say that this growth and solid achievement are not a matter of chance. It is the cumulative result of the inspiration and guidance provided by successive Presidents and office bearers; the co-operation of musicians; and the encouragement of the music- loving public. While I would like to take this golden opportunity to pay a tribute to all these destinguished personalities in general, I would particularly refer to the first President of the Academy, Dr. U. Rama Rao, a devoted Congressman of those days and the Presi­ dent of the Legislative Council in the first Congress Ministry in Madras.