DONATED BY. Sat. uQMATI fliitAAIiATHAS, THE JOURNAL OP THE MUSIC' # ACADEMY MADRAS A QUARTERLY DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MUSIC Vol. XXXVII 1966 Parts MV H ji t o tB t si i *nr m^rf^cr foHTfa 11 «* 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 V. RAGHAVAN, M .A., p h .d . 19 66 PUBLISHED BY THE MUSIC ACADEMY, MADRAS 115-E, MOWBRAY’S ROAD, MADRAS-14 Annual Subscription—Inland Rs. 4. Foreign 8 sh. 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RAGHAVAN, M.A., PH.D. 1966 PUBLISHED BY THE MUSIC ACADEMY, MADRAS 115-E, MOWBRAY’S ROAD, MADRAS-14 Annual Subscription—Inland Rs. 4. Foreign 8 sh ADVERTISEMENT CHARGES g s COVER PAGES : Full Page Half Page f.1 Back (outside) Rs. 25 Rs. 13 * Front (inside) „ 20 „ 11 | Back (Do.) „ 30 „ 16 | INSIDE PAGES : Ijj 1st page (after cover) ,, 18 „ 10 m Other pages (each) „ 15 „ 9 | ^ Preferance will be given to advertisers of musical | instruments and books and other artistic wares. k J . io v l p Special position and special rate on application. | NOTICE All correspondence should be addressed to Dr. V. Raghavan, Editor,'Journal of the Music Academy, Madras-14. Articles on subjects of music and dance are accepted for publication on the understanding that they are contributed solely to the Journal of the Music Academy. All manuscripts should be legibly written or preferably type­ written (double spaced—on one side of the paper only) and should be signed by the writer (giving his address in full). The Editor of the Journal is not responsible for the views expressed by individual contributors.. All books, advertisement moneys and cheques due to and intended for the Journal should be sent to Dr. V. Raghavan, Editor. CONTENTS Page THE XXXIXth Madras Music Conference, 1965 Official Report 1— 68 Rare Composiu ons King Shahaji by Sri T. G. Anu ntasubramaniam 6 9 - 74 Appreciation and Appeal of’Wusic ? , by Sri N. M. Adyanthaya 75— 82 * Sastra and Tradition v by Sri V. V. Satakopan 83— 97 Pushpanjali by Sri Y. Satyanarayana 98—105 The Importance of Kaku in Music by Sri Thakore Jai Dev Singh JL06-110 The Culture of Music in Egypt by Swami Prajnanananda 111-117 Suddha Scale of North and South by Prof. G. H- Ranade 118—121 The Necessity of Proper Cannotation of the Meaning of Technical Terms of our Musi^ by Prof. G. H. Ranade 122—124 The Authenticity of Some of the Svati Tirunal Kritis by Sri S. Venkatasubramonia Iyer 125-130 Perception Theories of Sankara and Ramanuja in relation to Mathematical and Musical Concepts by Sri G. N. Ramabhadran 131—137 Confused Theories in Indian Musicology by Prof. R. L. Roy ».<• 138—144 CONTENTS Page Acoustics of the Auditorium of the Music Academy, Madras by M. Pancholi, A. F- Chhapgar & Davinder Singh ••• 145—162 Samples of Devarnamas of Haridasas Edited with Notation by Asthana Vidvan MvjSOre N. Chennakesaviah 163—176 A Rare and Unpublished Swarajat]^ Qf Svati Tirunal and a Kriti of Maha Vaidya^atha Iyer Edited by Sangita Bhushana S. Ramanathan ... 177—185 Dasavatara Ragamalika Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Edited by Veena;i Vidvan Sundaram Iyer ... 186—207 In Memoriam by Prof. G. H. Ranade, Prof. Vissa Appa Rao, N.M. Adyanthayya, Dr. D. G. Vyas ... 208—209 Book-R eviews : Bharata Bhashya, Sangita Raja, Mridanga Tattvamu, A Historical Study of Indian Music, Artistic Values in Traditional Music, Music Memory, Ramakirtana Manjari, Musical Instru­ ments of India, Sangeet Natak, Kirtana Ratnakara, Ramarpana Gita Puja Kirtanas, Pallavi Ratnamala, Krishnattam, Ashtapadi Attaprakaram, Shadraga Manjari, The Great Integrators-The Saint-Singers of lndi a f by Dr. V. Raghavan, Sangita Kalanidhi Mudicondan C. Venkatarama Iyer, L. S. Rajagopalan, Sandhyavandanam Srinivasa Rao and N. Raghunatha Iyer ... 210— 228 THE XXXlXth MADRAS MUSIC CONFERENCE 1965 OFFICIAL REPORT f The Opening Day bii M 19th December, 1965 A H tQ f «*/• •• A \ uu(“W? J <*'♦ fff f 1** The XXXlXth Conference and Music Festival of the Madras Music Academy were held in the Academy’s premises. 1 15-e , Mowbrays Road, Royapettah, Madras-14 fro m 19th December 1965 to 2nd January 1966. The Conference was presided over by Vidwan Sri Afathur Srinivasa Iyer and was declared open by the Hon’ble Sri R. Venkataraman, Minister for Industries, Government of Madras. The Conference was attended by musicians and music scholars from all over the South and also by representatives of Hindustani music and musicians and musicologists from the West. Opening Function As the Hon’ble Sri R. Venkataraman was unable to be present at the function owing to indispostion, the Hon’ble Smt. Jyoti Venkatachallum kindly deputised for him. On arrival at the pre­ mises of the Academy, the Hon’ble Minister was received by the Secretaries and other office-bearers of the Academy and introduced to the other Members of the executive and Vidvans of the Experts Committee and the President-Elect of the Conference Vidwan Sri Alathur Srinivasa Iyer. After introduction, there was a group photo after which the Minister was taken to the auditorium. The proceedings began with prayer by the students of the Teachers’College of the Music Academy. , • Messages * * * > Sri T. V. Rajagopalan, Secretary, then read the messages received for the success of the Conference and the opening function: Dr. Zakhir Hussain, Vice-President of India, said in hii message: x„l *2 .........