THE TEACHERS’ COLLEGE OF MUSIC, 115-E, MOWBRAY’S ROAD, ROYAPETTAH, MADRAS-14. THE JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS A QUARTERLY DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MUSIC Vol. XXVIII 1957 Parts I-IV RI^ffcT m srw RR?II “ I dwell not in Vaikuntha, nor in the hearts of Yogins, nor in the Sun; where my Bhaktas sing, there be I, Narada ! ” EDITED BY T. V. SUBBA RAO, b .a , b .l . AND V. RACHAVAN, m . a ., p h .d . 1958 PUBLISHED BY THE MUSIC ACADEMY, MADRAS 115-E, MOWBRAY’S ROAD, MADRAS-14 innual Subscription - Inland Rs. 4 : Foreign 8 sh. Post paid. NOTICE All correspondence should be addressed to Dr. V. Raghavan, Joint Editor, Journal of the Music Academy. Articles on musical subjects are accepted for publication on the understanding that they are contributed solely to the Journal .of the Music Academy. 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Special position and special rates on application. CONTENTS Page The XXXth Madras Music Conference 1956 Official Report 1— 56 Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam of Sri Tyagaraja Swamigal M. Subrahmanya Iyer o f Pudukottai 57— 67 Indian Music and Aesthetics Dr. V. G. Paranjpe, Poona 6 8 - 71 The Veena Paddhati of Hindustani Music Birendra Kishore Roy Choudhri, Calcutta 72— 76 The Origins of Western Music Nicholas Nabokov, U. S. A. 77— 83 Dance and Drama Egon Vietta, Germany 84— 91 The Traces of Ancient Indian Music in China Jan Yun-Hua 92— 99 The Popular and Classical in Music Dr. V. Raghavan 100—106 The God’s Pleasure Dance of Manipur Dr. Maheswar Neog, Gauhati University 107—110 Music of Laos Prince Souvanna-Phouma 111—114 The Eternal Paradox in Indian Music- The Srutis Prof. G. H. Ranade, Poona 115—119 Lalita and Manji Ragas Sangita Kalanidhi Mudikondan Venkatarama Iyer 120—125 Two New Kritis of Sri Muttuswami Dikshitar Edited by Vidvan A. Sundaram Iyer 126—135 A New Kirtana of Patnam Subramania Aiyar and a New Varna of Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar Edited by Mudikondan Venkatarama Iyer and B. Krishnamurthi 136—139 CONTENTS Sri Ananda Dasa of Surapuram and his Compositions Vidwan N. Chennakesavaiya, Mysore ... 140—150 Upanishad Brahma Yogin Dr, V. Raghavan ... 151—152 NOTES ... 153—154 BOOK REVIEWS ... 155—166 SUPPLEMENT: The Hastamuktavali of Subhankara Introduction : Maheswar Neog ... 1—8 THE XXXth MADRAS MUSIC CONFERENCE 1956 OFFICIAL REPORT THE OPENING DAY 22nd December, 1956 The opening of the XXXth Annual Music Conference of the Madras Music Academy was held at a special Pandal erected in the premises of the Madras Music Academy, Royapettah, Madras-14, from 22nd December, 1956 to 1st January, 1957. The Hon’ble Sri Morarji Desai, Union Minister for Industry and Commerce, inaugurated the Conference. Nagaswara Vidwan Tiruvizhimizhalai Subrahmania Pillai presided over the delibera­ tions of the Expert Committee. The conference was also attended by musicians from the north who took part in the concerts and discussions, as also by the eminent American Composer Dr. Henry Cowell and Mrs. Cowell from U. S. The opening function was largely attended by the members of the Academy, the public, the musicians and the Union Finance Minister, T. T. Krishnamachari, Sri K. Kamaraja Nadar, Chief Minister, Madras, the judges of the Madras High Court and other officials. On arrival the Hon’ble Sri Morarji Desai was received by the President of the Academy, Sri K. V. Krishnaswami Iyer, the Secretaries, members of the Executive Committee and musician- members of the Expert Committee. The Hon’ble T. T. Krishnama­ chari introduced the Hon’ble Morarji Desai to the President-elect to the Conference, the President of the Academy, and other Sangita Kalanidhis of the Academy who were present. The Minister sat for a group photo with members and office-bearers and musicians of the Academy. The proceedings of the opening function began with prayer, sung by the students of the Teachers College of Music, con­ ducted by the Academy. Sri K. Soundararajan, one of the Secretaries, read messages received on the occasion. Sir Steuart Wilson, President, International Council of Music, wrote from London wishing the Academy all success in its A 2 THE JOURNAL OF THE MADRAS MUSIC ACADEMY [Vol. XXVIII efforts and said that the Academy had to play an important role in the conduct of the South East Asian Music Commission. Mr. Faubion Bowers wrote from New York wishing the Academy all success and paying the Academy credit for their work especially in respect of Bharata Natya and the School conducted by Balasaraswati under the aegis of the Academy. He referred to such outstanding artistes of the West like Martha Graham and Yehudi Menuhin speaking with warmth of their unforgettable experience in Madras. The Hon’ble Dr. B. V. Keskar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting said in his message! “I know the great work that the Academy is doing in the field of Classical Music in the South. I wish there were such insti­ tutions in the North who were doing as devoted and steady work as the Academy is doing in the South. Classical music is the basis of all music whether it was light, folk or popular. The roots of our music lay in its classical tradition. Moreover, our classical music had a profoundly and qualities which were very different from those of other countries like the West. It was a matter for rejoicing that more and more people were considering music to be an essential part of culture. In that, the Academy was contributing much and I hope will contribute more. I am sure its work will go on increas­ ing The Hon’ble K. C. Reddi, the Hon’ble C. C. Biswas, the Hon’ble S. N. Mishra, Central Ministers, sent messages wishing the Conference success. His Excellency the Governor of Madras conveyed his best wishes for the success of the Conference. Sri and Srimati C. D. Deshmukh sent their best wishes for the success of the Conference. His Holiness Srilasri Subrahmania Desika Gnanasambandha Paramacharya Swamigal, Head of the Dharmapuram Mutt, sent his congratulations to the Music Academy and the President of its xxxth Conference. Messages were received from Members of the Central Advisory Board of Music, All India Radio, Members of the Executive Committee^ and General Council of the Central Sangit Natak Academy and’ Secretaries of many of the regional and State Academys of Music, Dance and Drama : Srimati Nirmala Joshi, Rani of Bijni, Assam, Nil Madhab Bose, Orissa, Prof. G. H. Ranade, Poona, Birendra Kishore Roy Choudry, Calcutta, Prof. Maheswar Neog, Gauhati, Robindralal fHft XfcXTH liAbRAs MtlSlC CbNtERENCE i$56 $ Roy, Shanti Niketan, and Ramesh Chandra Banerjee, Calcutta. Messages were also received from the following : Sangita Kalanidhi Marungapuri Gopalakrishna Iyer, President of the 29th Conference of the Academy, sent his best wishes and paid his tribute to the President-elect of the Conference Sri Tiruvi- zhimizhalai Subrahmania Pillai. Vidwan Embar Vijayaraghava- chariar sent his greetings. Hon’ble Justice T. L. Venkatarama Iyer, Judge, Supreme Court and Vice-Fresident of the Academy wrote from Delhi : “ I am in receipt of the programme for the 30th Session of the Music Academy Conference, which commences on the 22nd instant. I should have been very happy, if I could attend the Conference. I am unable to do so ; but my thoughts would be always there. I am glad to note that our Academy is coming to be recog­ nised as an All India institution, as seen from the personages who are opening the Conference and presiding over Sadas. Looking in retrospect at the work which we have done, we have every reason to be proud of it. I have no doubt that our Office-bearers and members would with their usual devotion and diligence make the conference a great success.” Mr. John Marr of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, who studied Carnatic Music in the Academy, sent his greetings. WELCOME ADDRESS Dr. V. Raghavan, Honorary Secretary, presented to Sri Desai a welcome address on behalf of the Academy. The address said : We have great pleasure in welcoming you to our Academy on the occasion of our thirtieth Conference, and in requesting you to declare open the Conference and the series of concerts arranged as part of the Conference. We cannot thank you adequately for the readiness with which you, at such short notice, acceded to our request. We are the pioneering academic body in the field of Carnatic music and the origins of our institution go to the cultural annexe of the 1927 Madras Session of the All-India Congress. We conduct a Teachers’ College of Music, a class for advanced students for learn­ ing special compositions, a school of classical Bharata Natya, and the only journal of its kind in the whole of S.