THE JOURNAL OF v THE MUSIC ICIDEMY M A DR A S A QUARTERLY DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MUSIC Vol. XLVI 1975 Parts M V ;fi$ m f o % % * i JT^rfjT iTTOfo m ftS T fa II <* i dwell not in Vaikuntha, nor in the hearts of Yogins nor in the Sun; (but) where my Bhaktas sing, there be I, N arada!” EDITED BY V. RAGHAVAN, m .a ., rh .D . 1978 THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS- 306, MOWBRAY'S ROAD. MADRAS-600014. Annual Subscription—Inland Rs. 8.; Foreign $ 2-00 THE JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS A QUARTERLY DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MUSIC Vol. X L V I 1975 Parts I-IV m *TT*lfrl 35T f t g l f a T O II I dwell not in Vaikuntha, nor in the hearts of Yogin^^ t*.U . //, nor in the Sun; (but) where my Bhaktas sing, tlprrfe' ' be I, Narada!” $ ' EDITED BY V \ V. RAGHAVAN, M.A., Ph.D. 1978 THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS, 306, MOWBRAY’S RQAD, MADRAS-600014. Annual Subscription—Inland Rs. 8- Foreign S 2-00 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 typewritten (double spaced—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 cheqes due to and intended for the Journal should be sent to Dr. V. Raghavan, Editor. CONTENTS Page The XLVIIIth Annual Conference of the Music Academy, Madras : Official Report ... 1 Maharaja Svati Tirunal and his Chauka Varna Compositions: v 's Dr. T. S. Ramakrishnan ... 61 Contribution of Sahaji Maharaja of Tanjore to Music and Dance : Dr. S. Sita ... 68 N antuni: Chummar Choondal 96 Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar and his Kritis: Vidwan Title Krishna Iyengar ... 100 Western Parallels of Indian Pallavi Techniques : Dr. E. te. Nijenhuis ... 103 ( - V> Change of Tone System in Indian Music Dr. E; te. Nijenhuis ... *113 Some Aspects of Raga : Prof. V. V. Sadagopan ... 132 Antahpura Geete of Dr. V. Gundappa: B-V.K.Sastri ... 136 The Kurum Kuzhal of Kerala .- L. S. Rajagopalan ... 144 * There is a mistake in the numbering of the pages here. iv CONTENTS Page Automatic Musical Instrument: Prof. H. V. Modak ... 158 Annamacharya’s Compositions: T. G. Anantasubramaniam 1 ... 164' The Influence of Tala Dasa Pranas on the Jatis .- R. Venkatarathnam ... 181 Tala Prastara: A. Mallikarjuna Sarnia ... 194 Principles and Number of Ragas of Complex Repetition in Carnatic Music: P. S. N. Murthy ... 200 New Frontiers of Music - Use of Music in Therapy : Principles and Practices .* Dr. S. Ambuiam ... 208 A Note on the Tamil Composition ascribed to Maharaja Swati Tirunal: Dr. S. Venkitasubramonia Iyer ... 227 Book-Reviews: Sangita Sastra Pravesika (of Dr. S. Venkitasubramonia Iyer): L. S. Rajagopalan ’ ... 230 Svati Tirunal and his Music (of Dr. S. Venkitasubramonia Iyer): Dr. S. Sita ... 231 Supplement: A Comparative Study of the Ragatattvavibodha of Srinivasa and the Sangita Parijata of Ahobala by Dr- D. B. Kshirasagar ... 29-36 M. A. Ph. D. Sangit Parvin, Jodhpur THE XLVIIIth MADRAS MUSIC CONFERENCE OFFICIAL REPORT The Opening Day ' 21st December, 1974 The XLVIIIth Annual Conference of the Music Academy, Madras, was held in the T. T. Krishnamaehari Auditorium in the premises of the Academy, 115-E, Mowbray’s Road, Madras-600 014, from 21st December, 1974 to 1st January 1975. The Conference was presided over by Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma of Mysore. The Hon’ble Sri C. Subramaniam, Union Minister of Finance, inaugurated the Conference. On his arrival at the premises of the Academy Sri C. Subramaniam was received by Sri T. S. Rajam, President of the Academy, and the Secretaries, and introduced to the President of the Conference and Members of the Executive and Experts’ Committee of the Academy. There was then a group-photo with him and the President and the Members of the Executive and Experts’ Committees. The distinguished guest was then taken to the auditorium of the Academy where the inaugural function began with the singing of prayer by Sint. R. Vedavalli. Messages Sri T. V. Rajagopalan, Secretary, then read the following messages . received for the success of the 48th Conference: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, former President of India, sent his best wishes. Sri V. V. Giri, former President of India, wished the function every success. Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi said in her message that the Music Academy, Madras, had rendered valuable service to the conservation and propagation of Karnatic music tradition. The Vice-President of India, Mr. B. D. Jatti, sent his best wishes and said that the Music Academy had earned the admiration and gratitude of music lovers. 1 2 THE JOURNAL OF THE MADRAS MUSIC ACADEMY [Vol. XLVI The following Governors of different States had sent their good wishes for the success of the function : Governor of Tamilnadu, Governor of Karnataka, Governor of Orissa, Governor of Bihar, Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Governor of Rajasthan, and the Lt. Governor of Pondicherry. The following Ministers of Union Government had sent their messages for the success of the Conference: Sri Jagajivan Ram, Sri Raj Bahadur, Prof. Nurul Hasan, Sri I. K. Gujral, Sri D. P. Chattopadhyaya, and Sri K. V. Raghunatha Reddy. Sri Kdmaraj had sent his best wishes. Hon’ble Sri K. Veeraswamy, Chief Justice of Madras and Dr. P. V. Rajamannar, former Chief Justice, had sent their best wishes. Dr. P. V. Rajamannar said that the Annual Conference of the Music Academy was an event of great importance to all music-lovers and great importance was attached to the discussions of Experts in the morning sessions. The following Ministers of Tamilnadu had sent their messages for the success of the Conference: Sri V. R. Nedunchezhian, Sri N. V. Natarajan, Sri C. V. M. Anna- malai, Sri K. Rajaram and Sri N. Dharmalingam. The following Chief Ministers of other States sent their greetings and good wishes for the success of the Conference: of Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The following regional Academies of Music, Dance and Drama and institutions have sent their greetings: Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Sangam, Karnataka State Sangita Nataka Akademi, Rajasthan State Sangita Natak Akademi, and the Andhra Pradesh Federation of Sabhas. The Indian Musicological Society, Baroda expressed their apprecia­ tion of the Academy’s efforts to further the cause of Musicology in India. Sri Shanker Lall Institute of Music, University of Delhi had sent its greetings. Dr. Tbakur Jaidev Singh, Musicologist of Banaras, paid tributes to the work of the Academy. Sri C. R. Pattabhiraman, former Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sri N. Selvaraman and S. S. Ramachandra Raja of the Madras Cements also sent their greetings. PU. MV] THE XLVIIIth MADRAS MUSIC CONFERENCE 3 Messages had been received from Dr. V. K. Narayana Menon of the National Centre for Performing Arts, and Sri T. S. Swaminathan of the Cultural Division of the Ministry of Education. Vidvans Venkataramanujam of the Banaras Hindu University, Sri Emani Sankara Sastry, Namagiripettai Sri Krishnan, Sri Annavarapu Ramaswamy, Sri Ramalinga Bhagavatar, Prof. V. V. Sathagopan, and Sathur Subramaniam had also sent their messages for the success of the Conference. The President of the Academy, Sri T. S. Rajam, then welcomed the distinguished guests and Members of the Academy and the public. In his address Sri Rajam said: Ladies & Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure, as President of the Music Academy, to welcome you all —members of the Academy, musicians of the Experts’ Committee and other guests—to this the 48th Conference of the Academy. As you all know, the Conference of this Academy is a significant annual event in the cultural life of this part of the country. In recent years, its influence has been felt in other parts of India as well and it is my earnest hope that by the time we have our 50th Conference, the influence will permeate throughout this land of ours; for culture is the silken thread that unites all parts of this country. Though in our day to day lives, we maybe pre-occupied with economics and politics, the sustaining and nourishing power of any civilization stems from its culture. The. Annual Conference consists, as usual, of meetings of experts which will make explorations in depth, and also the festival of music and dance intended for a wider audience. It is appropriate for me here to express my thanks to the Secretaries, the Conveners and other members of the Executive Board for making a success of each year’s Conference and keeping up the tempo year after year. I I consider this year’s Conference of special significance as it will be presided over by Sri Rallapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma, who has distin­ guished himself in the field of vocal music and as a violinist. He studied music under the late Bidaram Krishnappa. He has many publications to his credit, notable among them being the Telugu version of Subbarama Dikshita’s Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini, which is being published under his general editorship by the Andhra Pradesh 4 THE JOURNAL OF THE MADRAS MUSIC ACADEMY [Vol.XLVT Sangeeta Natak Akadeiny. Born in Andhra Pradesh, Sri Rallapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma has settled down in Karnataka and represents a confluence of the rich heritage of the South. I am grateful to him for having agreed to preside over this year’s Conference.