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THE JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS: DEVOTED TO m ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MUSIC V ol. L IV 1983 R 3 P E I r j t nrcfri gsr fiigiPi n “ I dwell not in Vaiknntka, nor in tlie hearts of Togihs nor in the Sun: (but) where my bhaktas sing, there be I, Narada!" Edited by T. S. FARTHASARATHY 1983 The Music Academy Madras 306, T. T. K. Road, M adras -600 014 Annual Subscription - Inland - Rs. 15: Foreign $ 3.00 OURSELVES This Journal is published as an'Annual. • ; i '■■■ \V All correspondence relating to the Journal should be addressed and all books etc., intended for it should be sent to The Editor, Journal of the Music Academy, 306, Mowbray’s Road, Madras-600014. Articles on music and dance are accepted for publication on the understanding that they are contributed solely to the Journal of the Music Academy. Manuscripts should be legibly written or, preferably, type* written (double-spaced and on one side of the paper only) and should be signed by the writer (giving his or her address in full). The Editor of the Journal is not responsible for the views ex­ pressed by contributors in their articles. JOURNAL COMMITTEE OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY 1. Sri T. S. Parthasarathy — Editor (and Secretary, Music Academy) 2. „ T. V. Rajagopalan — Trustee 3. „ S. Ramaswamy — Executive Trustee 4. „ Sandhyavandanam Sreenivasa Rao — Member 5. „ S. Ramanathan — Member 6. „ NS. Natarajan Secretaries of the Music 7. „ R. Santhanam > Academy,-Ex-officio 8. ,, T. S. Rangarajan ' members. C ^ N T E N I S . PAGE The S6lh Annual Conference of the Music Academy Madras : Official Report — 1 Meetings of the Expert's Committee 28 The Sadas — 44 Competitions and Conceits Prizes 1982-83. — 52 VadI, SamvadI, Vivadf and AnuvadI Svara-s ■* N . Ramanathan — 60 Irayimman Tampi’s Contribution to Music and Dance Dr. S . Venkitasubramonia Iyer — 83 Sri Adibhatla Narayana Das and his Works Dr. Pappu Venugopala Rao — 97 Svarakshara Beauty in Musical Compositions S. R. Jayasitalakshmi — 107 The Influence of Seventy-two Melakarta Scheme on Kamatic Music T. V. Rajagopafan — 125 A Comparison of Concert Patterns in Carnatic and Hindustani Music Sakuntala Narasimhan — 134 TheRaga Lakshana Manuscript of Sahaji Maharaja of Tanjavur [Dr. V. Ragbavan Shashtyabdapurti Endowment Lecture] Dr. S . Sita _ 140 Some Raga Patterns of the 15th Century and their Setting in Annamacharya’s Lyrics B. Rafartfkanta Rao 182 Sri Annaswami Sastri and his Compositions Rf^ha Rajan Development of Bhava and Rasa in Nirmala Ramachandran "h Stingara & Bhakti in Dance V. P. Dhananjayan Book Reviews T. S. Parthasarathy S. A . K. Durga THE 56th MADRAS MUSIC CONFERENCE OFFICIAL REPORT ^ THE OPENING DAY 19— 12— 1982 The 56th Annual Conference of the Music Academy, Madras, was held at the T, T. Krishnamachari Auditorium in the premises of the Academy, 306, T. T. K. Road, Madras-600 014 from the 19th December 1982 to 4th January 1983. The Conference was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Sri R. Venkataraman, Minister for Defence, Government of India. The inaugural function began with the singing of prayer by Smt. V. Vijayalakshmi and Smt. Malati Janardhanan. Messages Sri S. Natarajan Secretary of the Academy, read the following messages received from prominent persons all over India and abroad for the success of the 56th Conference of the Academy. Hon'ble Sri M. G. Ramachandran, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. “ L&6sfl<$ &Qj>$irtuth QuqijfijQaireBiL-ujir&LJ QujbjS^-i^<ssrjJ> &jefrir<s<£ ^jbj&euQ^ib Q&irm r® GurrltbjD]&g$]a(&>ifliLJ'g]. sl©)# Quteoirtiy U[r<aL{®j&i[b(&j@ Q&esiGuiuirm *$],<£<£ y/fauLD/nsar Q&iueoaeffleb ff® u l L® 'Qjrirtu&®<3i6fr QLLjbQ<sirmr® ifltu j&r&i&dsrr Q gu&HuSlL® ^(T$t£umflturjbji2<&(§ib$a&(ft4BtbtEir<!Sf£ijb m&Ttrmjfri <sSoO <5u<sfrif&r Q&m-.irisgi u (t® u l - a-&TLD(ijr ®j!ryzpgi®GsiGjD66r,\ Hon'ble Sri P. R. Gokulakrishnan, Judge, High Court, M adras. “ The yeoman service rendered by the Music Academy, a pioneer institution, in promoting the Arts of Carnatic and Hindustani Music and Dance has had international recognition. It has a record of 55 years of sustained work, encouraging res­ earch studies and publications on the history, theeoy, art and 2 THE JOURNAL OF THE MADRAS MUSIC ACADEMY [Vol. LIV science of Indian music which will definitely be a treasure for posterity .*'■ Hon'ble Sri R. V. Swaminathan, Minister of State for Agriculture, New Delhi. " I am glad that the 56th Conference of the Madras Music Academy is going to be inaugurated by the Defence Minister of India, Sri R. Venkataraman. I send my best wishes for the success of the function and congratulate the organisers for their end­ eavour." Dr. V. K. Narayana Menon, Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. " The festival has come to be known all over India as an example of good planning and brilliant execution and the dis­ cussions have become valuable to both professional musicians and those with a serious interest in music.'' Mr. James Rubin of Orient Arts Foundation, Boston, US.A. “ Congratulations to the Academy and Conference President Vidvan Sri Embar Vijayaraghavachariar both, whose accomplish­ ments have furthered the reputation and enjoyment of Carnatic music worldwide ". Padmashri T. V. Ramanujam of Bombay Shanmukha- nanda Sabha. “ I am one of those who have been sincerely admiring the very noble and very difficult work which the Music Academy, Madras, has been doing, continuously during the last many deca­ des, to maintain and promote the ancient and most aesthetic heritage of classical music vocal as well as insturmental. It is not a matter of opinion, but a matter of fact, that there is no institution in India (perhaps even abroad) which can compare with the Music Academy, Madras, for its many-sided endeavours to ensure through th e discussions of eminent music* ians and musicologists in the morning diScussions/sessions and f>y actual performances every day during the Annual Conference THE 5$TH MADRAS MUSIC CONFERENCE 3 and also by its Music College end monthly programmes of classics! music, dance and harikatha." Hon’bfe Sri K. A. Kriehnaswemy, Minister for Rural Industries, Govt, of Tamil Nadu : ** I am glad to know that the 56th Conference of the Madras Music Academy, will be held from Dec* 19, 1982 to Jan. 4> 1983. 1 wish the function and the Academy grand success." Sri A. N. Dhawan, Secretary, Sangeet Natak Akademi, N ew Delhi. I have learnt with pleasure that the Madras Music Academy is organising its 56th Conference from 19th Dacember 1982 to 4th January 1983. I wish all success to its organisers." The President of the Academy, Sri K. R. Sundaram Iyer, welcomed the distinguished guests, members of the Academy and the public. In his address Sri Sundaram Iyer said : “ Sri R. Venkataraman, Brahmasri Embar Vijayaraghavachariar, Vidwans, Vidushis, Members of the Academy and its Experts Committee, Distinguished Guests who have responded to our invi­ tation, Ladies and Gentlemen: With great pleasure, I extend to you all a hearty welcome to the inauguration of the 56th Annual Conference and Concerts of this Academy commencing from this evening. To Sri Venkataraman, we are deeply indebted for so readily agreeing to inaugurate this Conference. Particularly, at the present time, as a senior Minister in charge of an important port­ folio at the Centre and an experienced veteran member of the party, his presence at Delhi and some of the States may be required for consultation since elections in three States have been scheduled early next month. We sadly missed the inauguration by him of our 39th Confer­ ence in 1965 due to his indisposition. When I approached him early in August this year, he readily agreed to my request to inau­ gurate our 56th Conference today, provided there was no Parlia­ ment session at that time. Luckily for us, the Parliament session 4 THE JOURNAL OF THE MADRAS MUSIC ACADEMY [Vol. LIV was advanced to conclude early in November. Sri Venkataraman's magnificent contribution to the industrial and economic develops merit of our region is well-known, No genuine entrepreneur with a capacity to establish an industry and/or to go in for expansion was sent from pillar to post. Every such entrepreneur received spontaneous personal help and guidance from hrrii. It is needless for me to elaborate on his active and long standing association with the Congress Organisation and our nationalist movement. The Music Academy itself was started during the Madras session of the All India Congress in 1927. We owe a debt of gratitude to the late Shri T. T. Krishnamachari for this imposing auditorium the foundation for which was laid by our then Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955. To Brahmasri Embar Vijayaraghavachariar, we extend our most hearty welcome. The Executive Committee of the Music Academy unanimously decided to invite him to preside over this year's Conference. Personally, I feel that we can congratulate ourselves upon this choice. He belongs to a highly respected family of scholars and Vidwans of eminence. He is a true representative of the great tradition of Harikatha, having studied under his father and learnt Telugu, Marathi and Hindi, which are so essential for a genuine Harikatha performance. He is a scholar in Sanskrit, a double Siromani in Vedanta and Sahitya. He is also proficient in Tamil grammar and literature, having secured a degree in them. For over 50 years he has been enthralling audiences not only in the South but in almost all parts of India where Tamilians live and has visited Malaysia and Singapore and given Harikatha perfor­ mances there. Apart from his knowledge of Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit and other languages, his knowledge of music and the compositions of the Trinity and other eminent composers is considerable and his discourses have always been at a high intellectual level.
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    52 SRUTI BOARD OF DIRECTORS SRUTI DAY President - C. Nataraj December 2008 President-elect - S. Vidyasankar Treasurer - Venkat Kilambi Director of Resources & Development - Ramaa Nathan Director of Publications & Outreach - Vijaya Viswanathan Director of Marketing & Publicity - Srinivas Pothukuchi Director 1 - Revathi Sivakumar Director 2 Seetha Ayyalasomayajula Resource Committee - Ramaa Nathan, Uma Prabhakar, C. Nataraj, Vidyashankar Sundaresan, and Venkat Kilambi Sruti web site managed by V V Raman S R U T I The India Music & Dance Society Philadelphia, PA 2 51 Editor’s Note Welcome to our year end event, Sruti Day. This is- sue of Sruti Ranjani carries articles by some of our young- Solution to Jumble sters, who have achieved certain significant milestones in their journeys as performing artists of classical music and dance. Apart from this, our adult members have contrib- uted interesting articles that you are certain to enjoy along C O P with some puzzles and a couple of reviews of past Sruti concerts. Again, many thanks to all for taking the time to V E R S E write for this issue. H A P P Y Thanks, O D O R D E M O N S Vijaya Viswanathan 610-640-5375 C O M P O S E R’S CONTENTS DAY 1. Program - 3 2. About the Artists 3 3. Articles by members of the community 4 4. Puzzles 48 50 3 PROGRAM 2:00 PM General Body Meeting and Elections to 2009- 2010 Board (open to Sruti members only) 3:30 PM Snack Break 4:00 PM Carnatic Flute Concert by Shri V.
  • English 710-882

    English 710-882

    AN ETHNOMUSICOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON KANIYAN KOOTHU Aaron J. Paige This paper will analyze some of the strategies by which Kaniyans, a minority com- munity from the Southern districts of Tamil Nadu, use music as a vehicle to negoti- ate, reconcile, and understand social, cultural, and economic change. Kaniyan Koothu performances are generally commissioned for kodai festivals, during which Kaniyans sing lengthy ballads. These stories vary locally from village to village and recount the adventures, exploits, and virtues of gods and goddesses specific to the area and community in which they are worshipped. While these narratives are en- tertaining in their own right, they also serve as springboards for subjective compari- son and interpretation. Kaniyans thus, transform mythological legends into modern social commentary. In a world perceived to be growing increasingly complicated by globalization and modernization, these folk musicians openly voice in performance both their concern for the loss of traditional values and their trepidation that Tamil culture, tamizh panpaadu – particularly village culture, gramiya panpaadu – are gradually being displaced by foreign principles, products, and technologies. In con- tradistinction to this conservative rhetoric, the Kaniyans, in recent years, have made major reformations to their own musical practice. Using specific textual examples, the first part of this paper will look at the ways in which musicians’ semi-improvised narratives foster solidarity under the rubric of a shared Tamil language and cultural identity. The second part of this paper, by way of musical examples, will attempt to illuminate how these same musicians are engaged in redefining and reformulating their musical tradition through the appropriation and integration of rhythmic models characteristic of Carnatic drumming.