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1 Seetha S A Note on P Sambamurti Documentation Musican-Scholars A hand written note on the life and contribution of P.Sambamurti, the well-known musician, musicologist and educationist.
2 Hemalatha R A Study of the Desi Raga-s of the Post-Ratnakara Research History of Music While Desiraga in Sangitaratnakara is a part of the Marga-Desi classification, in the later period this term comes under the Ghana-Naya-Desya classification of raga-s. This thesis focusses on this later class of Desiraga-s.
3 Girija Easwaran A Study Of Three Unpublished Texts - Svarataladila Research Textual Study This is the thesis of the author for which she was awarded the M.Phil. degree and is a study of three related manuscripts on music from Kerala
4 Sathyanarayana R Abhinava-bharata-sara-sangraha – File-1 -48 MB Research Text Scan Scan of the book ‘Abhinavabharata-sara-sangraha’ of Mummadi Cikkabhupala. File-1
5 Sathyanarayana R Abhinava-bharata-sara-sangraha – File-2 -45 MB Research Text Scan Scan of the book ‘Abhinavabharata-sara-sangraha’ of Mummadi Cikkabhupala. File-2
6 Priyashri V Rao An Analysis of a Bharatanatyam Composition - Relat Research Music and Dance Dance, Music and Drumming being three disparate arts, this thesis, examines how dance becomes a homogeneous composite art form. Through an analysis of a Varnam, supported by graphic illustration of dance movements, the meeting point between the three arts have been brought out. Audio containing the rendering of the Varnam has been included.
7 Madhumohan, Komaragiri An Empirical Study of Intonation in Raga Kalyani Research Musical Concepts Computer pitch analysis of Kalyani reveals the variability in intonation, and shows that it does not conform to the currently prevailing theory of 22 sruti-s. It is suggested that the process of intonation is not merely physical but is also psycho-physiological.
8 Subramanian M Analysis of Gamakams using the computer Research History of Music An analysis of the gamakams of Maayaamaalavagowla sung by different artists - also has appendices dealing with digital music, different methods of frequency estimation and a note on cent system.
9 Madhumohan, Komaragiri Analyzing same svara sequences in different raga-s Research Musical Concepts Raga transcends not only the scale but also the same sequence of svara-s across allied or unrelated raga-s. The complex pitch movements cannot be fully revealed by the tools of notation. Visual depictions convey a clearer sense of the raga characteristic.
10 Premalatha V Association of Rasa and Kala with Raga-s Documentation History of Music Enjoyment of the feelings transpiring in human relationships and the time of performance have been associated with music, in particular with music. This write up in English and in Tamizh discusses this issue.
11 Jayalakshmi R S Bharatacattiram (Eng & Tam) Research Textual Study This is a text in written in Tamizh in the post 16th century period that combines the early Tamizh tradition and the later developments in the Dravidian region. The write up in both Tamizh and English have been presented.
12 Scanner Bharatakalpalata-M -1 Tel 53MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of the Book 'Bharatakalpalatmanjari' edited by P.Subba Sastri P & P.Ankaji Sastri and published in Bengaluru in 1887. It is in Telugu. Chapters – 1.Bhavaprakaranam 2.Svaraprakaranam 3.Talaprakaranam 4.Purvaranga Courtesy –R.Sathyanarayana Scan File-1
13 Scanner Bharatakalpalata-M Tel 51MB Research Text Scan Scan of the Book 'Bharatakalpalatmanjari' contd. Scan File-2
14 Jayalakshmi R S Bharatasenapatiyam (Eng & Tam) Documentation Textual Study This is a text in written in Tamizh in the post 16th century period that combines the early Tamizh tradition and the later developments in the Dravidian region. The write up in both Tamizh and English have been presented.
15 Veerapandian S.A. Bharatidasanum Tamizhisaiyum (Tamizh) Research Karnataka Music An account of the contribution of Bharatidasan to Tamizh songs who is otherwise is a well-known poet.
16 Scanner Bhava-prakasana of Saradatanaya – 24 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Bhava-prakasana’ of Saradatanaya, published by the Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1968
17 Ramanathan N Brhaddesi of Matanga Documentation Textual Study Presents a brief account of the contents of the Brhaddesi of Matanga
18 Subramanian M Carnatic Music and the Computer Research Music and Computer Describes the possible application of Computers to Carnatic Music - Synthetic and Analytical
19 Narayanaswami, P. P. Caturdandiprakasika - Text (Nagari & Roman) Documentation History of Music The text of the entire work Caturdandiprakasika' of Venkatamakhi is being presented here, in Devanagari script as well as in Roman. They are in two separate files
20 Ramanathan N Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhi Research Textual Study Presents a brief account of the contents of the Samskrta text Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhi
21 Vijayakumar , Alathoor Chandas for Musicians Research Musical Concepts The article explains the basic principles underlying Chandas in Sahitya of songs and gives guidelines to music for correct pronounciation.
22 Veerapandian S.A. Cirum-icaiyum (Tam & Eng) Research Textual Study The scholar presents details on phonetics from ancient Tamizh works. Units like ezhuttu, acai, cIr, taLai, aTi and toDai have been explained which are relevant to music too. Both tamizh and english versions in *.pdf format have been placed.
23 Priyashri V Rao Components of Dance Performance Research Music and Dance A presentation of dance or drama is a co-ordinated presentation of different art forms. This thesis examines and analyzes the different aspects of a dance performance in terms of actual dance movements, music, drumming etc., on the historical background.
24 Latha R Composition in SSSS and in Taccuru Books-35MB Research History of Music This project work transcribes into Roman script the notations in Telugu script presented in the book ‘Sangita Sarvartha Sara Sangrahamu’ of Vina Ramanuja and in the seven books of Taccaru Brothers (Pedda Singaracaryulu and Azhaga Singaracaryulu). Analytical observations have also been presented.
25 Vijayalakshmi N Compositions of Maha Vaidyanatha Ayyar-1 53 MB Research Music Composer The dissertation tited ‘A Stylistic Study of the Compositions of Sri Mahavaidyanatha Iyer’ that was awarded the M.Phil.Degree of the University of Madras. This file contains the text material.
26 Vijayalakshmi N Compositions of Maha Vaidyanatha Ayyar-2 22MB Research Music Composer This is a continutation of the dissertation tited ‘A Stylistic Study of the Compositions of Sri Mahavaidyanatha Iyer’. This file contains the audio- rendering of the varnam, and kirtana and tillana.
27 Vijayalakshmi N Compositions of Maha Vaidyanatha Ayyar-3 35MB Research Music Composer This is a continutation of the dissertation tited ‘A Stylistic Study of the Compositions of Sri Mahavaidyanatha Iyer’. This file contains the audio-rendering of the 72 Mela Ragamalika – part-1, raga-s 1 to 36.
28 Vijayalakshmi N Compositions of Maha Vaidyanatha Ayyar-4 26MB Research Music Composer This is a continutation of the dissertation tited ‘A Stylistic Study of the Compositions of Sri Mahavaidyanatha Iyer’. This file contains the audio-rendering of the 72 Mela Ragamalika – part-2, raga-s 37 to 72.
29 Narayanaswami, P. P. Compositions of Muttusvami Dikshitar Research Karnataka Music Text of 485 kirtana-s of Muttusvami Dikshitar presented in Devanagari script, in alphabetical order with text variants. Bookmark navigation has been provided for easy access to the desired kirtana.
30 Shyamala Kannan Nair Compositions of Svati Tirunal -Authorship Research Karnataka Music This work titled ‘An Examination of Disputes regarding the Authorship of Musical Compositions with Special Reference to the Compositions of Savti Tirunal’ was the research thesis of the author for which she was awarded the M.Phil. degree. drshyamalavinod@gmail.com
31 Vijayakumar , Alathoor Computer Generated Sruti Bhedam Research Music and Computer This article presents computer generated sounds for demonstrating mathematic appreciation of Srutibhedam. The file contains a chart and audiofiles. The programme of computer generated sounds in followed by vocal demonstration of Srutibhedam carried out by Kuravi Lalitha on 5 sets of Ragas.
32 Veerapandian S.A. Computer Music - FAQ Documentation History of Music Self explanatory
33 Ramanathan N Concept of Srutijati Research History of Music Srutijati term and its varieties occur in the Sangitaratnakara of Sarngadeva. The concept of Srutijati has been explained on the basis of earlier texts
34 Latha R Database of Songs from Books Documentation Music Database This is a Database of Songs in Karnataka Music based on publications. The MS-Excel file contains two worksheets. The first worksheet contains details of publication and the presentation aspect of the books. The second sheet has the songs and the details of Raga, Tala etc.
35 Seetha S Development-Kanakangi As SuddhaScale- Research History of Music The title of the article 'Development of Kanakangi as the Suddha Scale of Karnatic Music' is self explanatory. It was published in the Journal of the Madras University.
36 Narayanaswami, P. P. Diksita Kirtana Prakasika Documentation Karnataka Music The 1936 Tamil publication ‘Diksita Kirtana Prakasikai’, containing notations of 50 kirtana-s of Muttusvami Diksitar notated by T.S. Nataraja Sundaram Pillai, has been typeset in Roman script with English translation for the introductory portion.
37 Scanner Diksita-Kirtanai-Prakasikai (Tam) 40MB Documentation Text Scan This is a scanned text of an old book (1936), containing notations of 50 kirtana-s of Muttusvami Diksitar authored by Tiruppambaram Nataraja Sundaram Pillai. Some pages were tattered and hence some portions may be illegible. The earlier file has been replaced by a finely scanned document provided by Mrs.Vidya Jayaraman.
38 Ramanathan N Dissertations – List Research Music Database A list of dissertations submitted for the Ph.D. degree collected from the Bulletin of the Association of Indian Universities and the lists from the University of Madras and SS University, Kalady.
39 Seetha S Documentary Evidence in Modi Script on the Emolume Research History of Music The title of the article 'Documentary Evidence in Modi Script on the Emoluments of Musicians' is self explanatory. The article was published in the Journal of the Madras University.
40 Harold S. Powers Durational, Accentual, Syllabic rhythms in 19th Research Music Analysis This is a paper presented by the late author at the conference of the Madras Music Academy, Chennai in December 2001.
41 Seetha S Evolution of Jathisvara Research History of Music 'A Note on the Evolution of the Jathisvara Composition' was published in the Journal of the Madras University.
42 Ramanathan N Form in Music Research History of Music This article discusses the concept of Form in Music and discusses the nature of musical forms from ancient to early modern period.
43 Jayalakshmi R S Gamaka-s in Sangita-sampradaya-pradarsini (Tamizh) Research Music Analysis This is the Ph.d. dissertation of Dr. R.S.Jayalakshmi, in Tamizh titled, "Subbarama Dikshitarin Sangita-sampradaya-pradasini-yil Vilakkappattulla Gamakangal" (Gamakas explained in Sangita-sampradaya-pradarsini of Subbarama Diksitar). The work seeks to understand and interpret the Gamaka-s as explained by Subbarama Dikshitar and is accompanied by audio illustrations.
44 Subramanian M Gamakam-Auto Computer Synthesis Research Music & Science This paper describes the results of the author’s efforts to develop a computer program to automatically generate nuance based notation from simple notation, explaining the issues involved, the strategies used and the residual manual effort still required to generate a final acceptable version from the skeletal notation.
45 Scanner Gana-bhaskaramu –Telugu – 39 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Gana-bhaskaramu’ of K.V.Srinivasa Ayyangar (1934). Besides notations of songs it has extensive discussion on theoretical concepts.
46 Ramanathan N Gandharva Forms Research History of Music Described as 'sacred' and 'Art' music, Gandharva forms have been described in texts like Natyasastra and Dattilam and later explained by Abhinavagupta and reproduced by later texts. This paper gives a brief account of these forms.
47 Premalatha V Ghana, Naya and Desya Raga-s Research History of Music This classification of Raga-s was based mainly on their melodic texture, with Ëœdesya' referring to its arrival from the ËœNorth'. This zip file contains both the English and Tamizh versions.
48 Premalatha V Grama, Murchana and Jati (Eng & Tam) Documentation History of Music This is a write up on the musical concepts, Grama, Murchana and Jati, in the Gandharva system of Marga tradition, that later undewent changes in the Desi tradition. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
49 Seetha S Gramas in Indian Music Research History of Music 'Gramas in Indian Music' deals with scale types that formed the tonal basis of Murchana-s and Jati-s in the Gandharva system of music.
50 Veerapandian S.A. Grammar for Percussive Art from Ancient Texts Research History of Music This article suggests how the concepts of Tamiz Metrics and Prosody can help codify a grammar for Percussive Arts
51 Scanner Guruguha-Ganamrta-Varshini (Tam&Eng) -18MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of the book 'Guruguha-ganamrta-varshini' being text, meaning and notation of songs in the Kamalamba-navavarana group, edited by Kallidaikuricci Vedanta Bhagavatar and Anantakrsnayyar.
52 Sathyanarayana R Haridasas and Karnataka Music Research History of Music The article outlines the contribution of the Saints belonging to the Vyasakuta and Dasakuta to Music.
53 Ramanathan N Harold S Powers and India Documentation Musican-Scholars This is an account of Professor Harold S Powers' introduction to Karnataka and Hindustani music and his academic contributions.
54 Scanner Hasta-laksana-dipika Documentation Text Scan A transcript copy of 'Hastalaksanadipika' from the Government Orient Manuscripts Library, Chennai, no. R 2680. The text on hand movements, is associated with the Kathakali drama.
55 Veerapandian S.A. Icaiccorkal Mozipeyarppu - Tavaraana Muyarcikal (T Research Musical Concepts The author argues against attempts to translate technical terms in one language into another language and advocates the retention of the same term in other languages too.
56 Subramanian M Implied Samvaditva in Carnatic Music Research Musical Concepts In the Carnatic music system, vadi-samvadi notes are never referred to in defining a raga. The purpose of this article is to suggest that the usage of the sa-ma or sa-pa relationship is strong, although not mentioned explicitly.
57 Ramanathan N Improvisation in Karnataka Music Research Musical Concepts An article on Improvisation or the Manodharma aspect of contemporary South Indian Music
58 Veerapandian S.A. Inai-Kilai-Pagai-Natpu-Tanam (Tamizh) Research Musical Concepts Interpretation of these terms in Ancient Tamizh music texts that are the counterparts of Vadi-Samvadi etc. of the Samskrta tradition and of the Sonance-Consonance etc. of Western music.
59 Sathyanarayana R Indian Music: Myth and Legend Research History of Music Deals with Myths and Legends in Music, such as the Origin of Natya and Skin covered Instruments.
60 Latha R Indian-scripts in Windows Documentation General A guide to keying Devanagari (Samskrta), Tamiz and Telugu scripts in Windows and its applications.
61 Premalatha V Information on Music in Manuscripts Documentation Textual Study This document has compiled information relating to music and dance from Mansucripts preserved at the Government Oriental Manuscripts library, Chennai. The information pertains to technical terms and songs.
62 Ramanathan N Interpreting the 'Graham' part of the Sv Research History of Music In some Kirtanas of Muttusvami Dikshitar there is a (Citta) Svaram passage followed by another passage under the heading Graham. This article attempts to explain the musicological significance and the musical procedure underlying it.
63 Narayanaswami, P. P. Irayiamman Tampi – Life & Contribution Documentation Music Composer This is an expository article on the life and contributions of Irayimman Tampi. There are four files. (i) irayimman_article.pdf (the article in English) (ii) irayimman.pdf (a collection of 40 compositions and a few shlokams in Malayalam traditional script - old Lipi) (iii) same as (ii) but in modern script - New Lipi (iv) same as (ii) and (iii) but in diacritical English
64 Seetha S Jayadeva's Gita Govinda Research Music and Poetry Jayadeva's Gita Govinda' throws light on the author, theme of the work, structure and performance in later times.
65 Nandhini M Journal - Kalakshetra Quarterly Documentation History of Music This is a database of the articles and other features in the ËœKalakshetra Quarterly' Journal of the Kalakshetra, Chennai. This MS-Excel file gives details of the Article Title and the Author. The Journal has since ceased publication.
66 Nandhini M Journal - Shanmukha Documentation History of Music This is a database of the articles and other features in the ËœShanmukha', Journal of the Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai. This MS-Excel file gives details of the Article Title and the Author.
67 Nandhini M Journal Indian Musicological Society Documentation Music Database This is a database of the articles and other features in the Journal of the Indian Musicological Society, Baroda (presently at Mumbai). This MS-Excel file gives details of the Article Title and the Author.
68 Premalatha V Journal Music Academy - Articles & Keywords Index Documentation Music Database This is a database of the articles and other features in the Journal of Music Academy, Madras. This MS-Excel file has two sheets, one giving details of the Articles Title and Author while the other one is an index of Keywords occurring in the articles. Issues of Journal upto year 2009 have been covered.
69 Nandhini M Journal NCPA Documentation General This is a database of the articles and other features in the Journal of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai. This MS-Excel file gives details of the Article Title and the Author. The Journal has since ceased publication.
70 Priyashri V Rao Journal Sangeet Natak - Article Index & Keywords Documentation History of Music This is a database of the articles and other features in the 'Sangeet Natak', the Journal of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. This MS-Excel file has two sheets, one giving details of the Articles Title and Author while the other one is an index of Keywords occurring in the articles.
71 Ramanathan N Journals and Magazines in Music in India - List Documentation Music Database This is a list of Journals and Magazines in Music with addresses.- 27-06-2010
72 Scanner Kohalarahasyam Documentation Text Scan Transcript of the manuscript of ‘Kohalarahasyam’, from the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Chennai, preserved at the Indira Kala Visvavidyalaya, Khairagarh. A research work on this text by Girija Easwaran is already placed in this website. – Courtesy Robert E.Brown
73 Girija Easwaran Kohalarahasyam of Kohala Research Textual Study This is a short project document on a manuscript submitted by the author as part of a course on Manuscriptology.
74 Scanner Lasya-pushapanjali Documentation Text Scan Transcript of the manuscript of ‘Lasyapushpanjali’, from the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjavur, preserved at the Indira Kala Visvavidyalaya, Khairagarh. It is a small work relating to dance. – Courtesy Robert E.Brown
75 Veerapandian S.A. Limitations to the Digital Treatment of the Acoust Research Music & Science The short article highlights the fact that in the process of conversion of music from analogue to digital mode much of the positive acoustic features are lost.
76 Shekar Raghavan Maalai Maatru of Jnanasambandar Documentation Music and Poetry A song by Tirujnanasambandar in which the text is organised in the ‘palindrome’ form, that is, each stanza, when read from beginning to end or in the reverse order, reads identically. The text is presented in Tamiz and in Roman scripts with meanings both in Tamiz and English.
77 Jayalakshmi R S Mahabharatacudamani (Eng & Tam) Documentation Textual Study This is a text in written in Tamizh in the post 16th century period that combines the early Tamizh tradition and the later developments in the Dravidian region. The write up in both Tamizh and English have been presented.
78 Suguna Varadachari Maisuru Vasudevacariayarin Kritigalil Kanappadum R Research Music Composer 'Maisuru Vasudevacariayarin Kritigalil Kanappadum Ragangal –Or Ayvu' ia the title of the dissertation that was awarded the Master of Philosophy degree of the Madras University. It analyses the treatment of raga-s in the compositions of Maisuru Vasudevacar.
79 Scanner Manasollasa of Somesvara Documentation Text Scan A scanned copy of two chapters of the GOS edition of Manosollasa or Abhilasitartha-cintamani by Somesvara, Western Calukyan King of Kalyani. The work is dated around 1131 AD. The 2 chapters are those of Gita and Vadya.
80 Premalatha V Marga and Desi Ragas (Eng & Tam) Documentation History of Music Raga-s are first mentioned in the Texts of Desi tradition although the Raga-s are said to have beed used in the drama tradition of Bharata, known as Marga. An introduction to Raga-s of both Marga and Desi tradition have been given in this lesson. The write up in both Tamizh and English have been presented.
81 Narayanaswami, P. P. Margadarsi Seshayyangar Research History of Music A study of the songs of Margadarsi Seshayyangar based on manuscripts.
82 Premalatha V Margadarsi Seshayyangar's Compositions Research General As the title inside reveals, this is a reassessment of the compositions of Margadarsi Seshayyangar, based on the recently discovered manuscripts.
83 Sathyanarayana R Meaning in Music Research Music & Aesthetics This article explores and explains the experience that music as an art provides on the background of the Indian and Western aesthetic theories.
84 Narayanaswami, P. P. Melams differing from a given melam by a specified Research History of Music The author has taken up the questions (i) how many melam pairs are there, so that in each pair, the two members differ exactly in one, respectively, two, three, four, or five svarams; (ii) given any melam, list all melams that differ from it by one, two, three, four, or five svarams. Author provides answers to these questions accompanied by illustrative tables
85 Scanner MuhanaPrasaAntyaprasaVyavastha Documentation Text Scan Scan of the book Muhana-prasa-antyaprasa-vyavastha attributed to Svati Tirunal, that deals with the phonetic concordance in the text of a song in Karnataka music, only work to do so.
86 Ramanathan N Music Books - List Documentation Music Database A list of not only books on music but on allied arts and on related disciplines. Information is incomplete in the case of many entries. These will be corrected and new arrivals added. 27-06-2010
87 Latha R Music Books – Table of Contents Documentation Music Database Table of contents of and Index of songs from music books published in the earlier part of the 20th century have been presented. Five books have been taken up for the present and details about more will follow.
88 Sathyanarayana R Music of the Madhva Monks – 21 MB Research History of Music ‘Music of the Madhva Monks’ is another book on the composers and music of the Caturdandi period by R.Sathyanarayana. The file contains the scan of the book.
89 Ramanathan N Music Research News Letters - No.s 1 to 20 Documentation Newsletter Scholars visiting the site had requested for the previous desptaches of the Music Research News Letter to be placed in the website. This is will updated every time a news letter is despatched.upto MRNL-16
90 Ramanathan N Music through Distance Education Research Music and Education Based on the experiences of conducting distance education in music at the University of Madras, this paper discusses the problems and scope that the medium offers
91 Narayanaswami, P. P. Musical compositions of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Vod Research Karnataka Music The text of the songs of the composer have been presented in Devanagari and Roman scripts preceded by a research article on the contribution.
92 Scanner Muthuswami Dikshitar –TLV Documentation Text Scan Scan of the book 'Muthuswami Dikshitar' by T.L.Venkataramayyar, published by the National Book Trust, New Delhi.
93 Narayanaswami, P. P. Muttusvami Dikshitar Compositions - A Statistical Documentation General The work presents a statistical analysis of the compositions of Muttusvami Dikshitar based on different aspects like Source, Form, Raga and Mudra. There are two files one exclusively for the songs in SSP and the other that includes all sources.
94 Arati Rao Mysore Bani in Vina Research Music Analysis This article discusses the construction, technique and playing style pertaining to the Vina in the Mysore country.
95 Seetha S Naradiya-Siksa Text and Translation -13MB Research Textual Study A handwritten copy of the text of Naradiya-siksa from the book published in early 20thC with a translation constitutes one file. The second file contains the english translation.
96 Scanner Natya-cudamani Documentation Text Scan Transcript of ‘Natyacudamani’ (of Asthavadani Somanarya), from the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Chennai, preserved at the Indira Kala Visvavidyalaya, Khairagarh. – Courtesy Robert E.Brown
97 Hema Ramanathan Natyasastra & Abhinavabharai 28th Chapter Trnsln Research History of Music Text and English Translation of the 28th Chapter of Natyasastra of Bharata with the Abhinavabharati commentary of Abhinavagupta in two files with a separate note on translation.
98 Hema Ramanathan Natyasastra & Abhinavabharati 29th Chapter Transla Research Textual Study Text and English Translation of the 29th Chapter of Natyasastra of Bharata with the Abhinavabharati commentary of Abhinavagupta with a separate note on translation.
99 Hema Ramanathan Natyasastra & Abhinavabharati 30th Chapter Transla Research Textual Study Text and English Translation of the 30th Chapter of Natyasastra of Bharata with the Abhinavabharati commentary of Abhinavagupta in two files with a separate note on translation.
100 Ramanathan N Natyasastra of Bharata Documentation Textual Study Presents a brief account of the contents of Natyasastra of Bharata
101 Madhumohan, Komaragiri On Some Adaptations of Western Concepts of Intonat Documentation Musical Concepts Certain basic concepts of intonation in the current South Indian râga music and their parallel concepts in contemporary western classical music are compared and some fundamental systemic discrepancies are highlighted.
102 Madhumohan, Komaragiri On the Applicability of the Ancient Sruti Scheme t Research Musical Concepts The ancient theory of 22 sruti-s illustrated by Bharata through the 2-vina experiment in the Natyasastra is systemically not applicable to the current fixed-tonic, variable-interval mela system.
103 Scanner Pallavi Svara Kalpavalli (Tel.)- 59 MB Documentation Text Scan This is a scanned *.pdf text of an old book, by Tiruvorriyur Tyagayyar containing songs of his father Vina Kuppayyar and his own . The original itself was a photocopy and so please bear with the images. A table of contents in English has been prefixed.
104 Sathyanarayana R Pancharatna Kritis of Tyagaraja Research Music Analysis This is a report of the Project undertaken as a Senior Fellow of the Department of Culture of the Government of India. The title of the project is ‘Critical Edition of Music and Text of Pancharatna Kritis of Saint Tyagaraja’
105 Ritha Rajan Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity -2 (34 MB) Research Music Analysis Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-1 has been placed here.
106 Ritha Rajan Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-1 (30MB) Research Music Analysis This is a Ph.D. dissertation by the scholar which includes both the text part (in *.pdf format) and the audio files. The thesis has made a detailed and deep analysis of the compositions of the Trimurti. The audio examples, in six files, are presented in the six articles that follow.
107 Ritha Rajan Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-3 (32 MB) Research Music Analysis Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-2 has been placed here.
108 Ritha Rajan Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-4 (25 MB) Research Music Analysis Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-3 has been placed here.
109 Ritha Rajan Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-5 (29 MB) Research Music Analysis Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-4 has been placed here.
110 Ritha Rajan Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-6 (31 MB) Research Music Analysis Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-5 has been placed here.
111 Ritha Rajan Pathantaras in the songs of Trinity-7 (33 MB) Research Music Analysis Continuation of the Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Ritha Rajan. The Audio file-6 has been placed here.
112 Veerapandian S.A. Pazhan tamizhilakkiyangalil puthayalait teduvom (T Research Textual Study This article emphasises the need for a researcher to acquire an objective approach and open mind and to develop an ability to discriminate between right and wrong interpretations of the earlier commentators.
113 Sathyanarayana R Percussive Instruments- a Keynote Address Research General It is the text of a Keynote address delivered at a Seminar on Percussive Instruments.
114 Madhumohan, Komaragiri Pitch Analysis in Karnataka Music – An Examination Research Musical Concepts This synopsis of the doctoral thesis explains in a nutshell and provides the main contents; it gives the general layout of the thesis and offers a representative summary.
115 Narayanaswami, P. P. PrathamAbhyAsaPustakamu of Subbarama Diksitar -Eng Research Karnataka Music The work originally written and published in Telugu in 1905, has been translated into English and made available to scholars and students.
116 Ramanathan N Pre-1940 Music Publications Research Music Database A survey of books on Music in Tamizh and Telugu published before 1940 has been made along with a list of publications.
117 Ramanathan N Problems in Editing Kirtana-s of MudDiksita Research Music Analysis Editing in the context of musical compositions is beset with problems not confronted in the editing of literary works for the simple reason that one has to deal with written manuscripts as well as aural recensions. This paper has taken the kirtana-s of Muddusvami Diksitar as examples for throwing light on the problems that a scholar would face in his attempts to edit compositions.
118 Subroto Roy Rāga-Qualia as a Method Research Musical Concepts This paper takes a look at rāga beyond the dictates of the mind-body dichotomy and hence going beyond empiricism and rationalism.
119 Sathyanarayana R Raga Iconification in Indian Music Research History of Music There has existed a tradition of conceiving Raga in divine form with different attributes usually associated with Gods and Goddesses. This led to classification of Raga-s into Masculine/ Man and Femine/ Consort, Son etc.
120 Scanner Raga(Meladhikara)laksanam (Telugu) Documentation Text Scan A transcript copy of a palm-leaf manuscript, from the Tanjavur Sarasvati Mahal Library- B-1151/ D-10816. Many melakarta-s seem to be similar to those in Sahaji's Ragalaksanamu. -Courtesy S.Seetha
121 Scanner Raga-Alapana &Thayam (Eng&Tam) -28MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of the book 'Raga Alapana and Thayam' edited by K Vasudeva Sastri and published by the Tanjavur Sarasvati Mahal Library in 1958.
122 Scanner Raga-tattva-vibodha of Srinivasa Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Raga-tattva-vibodha’ of Srinivasa published by the Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1956
123 Scanner Raga-vibodha-Adayar edition Documentation Text Scan The scan of the text of Ragavibodha of Somanatha with his own commentary Viveka, was edited by Pandita S.Subrahmanya Sastri and published by the Adyar Library in 1945. The scanned copy of the entire book, now out of print, is being placed in the website for the benefit of scholars.The text was downloaded from the following websites. http://sanskritdocuments.org/scannedbooks/asisanskritpdfs.html and http://sanskritdocuments.org/scannedbooks/asiallpdfs.html
124 Premalatha V Ragadhayana and Raga-Ragini Documentation History of Music Deification of Raga-s and contemplation on them is a tradition that evolved in late first millenium the gradual evolution of which concept lead to of raga-s into Men raga-s and Wives raga-s. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
125 Narayanaswami, P. P. Ragalakshanam of Muddu-Venkatamakhi - Text (Nagari Documentation History of Music The text of the entire work 'Ragalakshanam' of Muddu-Venkatamakhi is being presented here, in Devanagari script as well as in Roman. They are in two separate files. This text has earlier formed an appendix to the ËœCatur-dandi-prakasika' edition of the Madras Music Academy.
126 Hemalatha R Raganagaraga-s in SSP Research History of Music 72 Ragangaraga-s in the tradition of Subbarama Dikshitar are the counterparts of the Melakarta-s of another tradition. However these raga-s were sought to be invested with greater melodic potential, which this thesis aims to analyse.
127 Scanner Ragavibodha-MSRAyyar – 38 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of the Ragavibodha of Somanatha, only text (devoid of commentary Viveka), translated by M.S.Ramasvami Ayyar and published in 1933. Some pages missing in the beginning.
128 Scanner Ragavibodha-Pune-1 – 32 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of the Ragavibodha of Somanatha with author’s own commentary, edited by Purushottam aka Gharpure and others and published in Pune, shaka 1817 + 78 = 1895 CE. This file contains the Viveka (chapters) 1 & 2.
129 Scanner Ragavibodha-Pune-2 – 21 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of the Ragavibodha of Somanatha with author’s own commentary, edited by Purushottam aka Gharpure and others and published in Pune, shaka year 1817, (+ 78 =) 1895 CE. This file contains the Viveka (chapters) 3 & 4.
130 Scanner Ragavibodha-Pune-3 – 33 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of the Ragavibodha of Somanatha with author’s own commentary, edited by Purushottam aka Gharpure and others and published in Pune, shaka year 1817, (+ 78 =) 1895 CE. This file contains the Viveka (chapter) 5.
131 Sathyanarayana R Ramayanadalli Sangita (Kannada) Research History of Music Speaks of the music in Ramayana; Place of music, Socially & Politically; music for entertainment; techniques in performance and other aspects.
132 Scanner Rasikajana-MU-SSB -1 Skt/Kan -39MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of the Book 'Rasika-jana-manollasini Sara-sangra-bharata' of Venkatasundarasani, edited by Venkataramayya and published by G.T.A.Printing Works, Mysore. in 1908. It is in Samskrta work in Kannada script. Courtesy –R.Sathyanarayana. 1.Kavya-laksana 2. Nataka-samvidhana 3. Saj-gatra-sastra-laksanamu 4.Natyabhinaya-sastram. Courtesy– R. Sathyanarayana Scan File-1
133 Scanner Rasikajana-MUSSB -2 Skt/ Kan 31MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of the Book 'Rasika-jana-manollasini Sara-sangraha-Bharata'- continued. Scan File-2
134 Sathyanarayana R Research in the Sciences and in the Humanism Research Musical Concepts It is the text of a Keynote address delivered at a Seminar for Ph.D. Research Scholars in Music.
135 Jayalakshmi R S Sadharana-Gandharam (Tamizh) Research Musical Concepts The Svarasthana-s denote pitch positions that serve as theoretical reference for Svara-s that go to build up melodic structures. This article discusses the various forms of Gandhara Svara that are associated with the position, Sadharana-gandhara.
136 Scanner Samskrta-andhra-dravida-kirtanamulu (Telugu) – 24 Documentation Text Scan Compositions of Krsnasvamayya, tuned by Subbarama Dikshitar and published the latter in 1906.
137 Scanner Samskrta-prathama-patham Documentation Text Scan ‘Samskrta-prathama-patham’ is a samskrta primer but uses the grantha characters evolved in the Tamiz region for writing samskrta. The scan of the book is being placed here to familiarise one with the grantha script.
138 Scanner Sangita-cudamani of Jagadekamalla Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Sangita-cudamani’ of Kavi Cakravarti Jagadekamall published by the Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1958
139 Scanner Sangita-jnana-kala-anubhava-30MB Documentation Text Scan This is a scanned copy of a Telugu book Sangita-jnana-kala-anubhava written by Sangitam Venkataramanayya and published in 1885. There are 5 prakarana-s and contents of the book including the songs appear to be quite different from the usual.
140 Scanner Sangita-makaranda - 25 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Sangita-makaranda’ of Narada, published under the Gaekwad’s Oriental Series, in Baroda, 1920. Courtesy- IGNCA & ASI
141 Scanner Sangita-ratnakara vol.2- 11MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Sangita-ratnakara’ of Sarngadeva, vol.2, chapters 2 to 4, first edition, published by the Adyar Library, Chennai, 1944
142 Scanner Sangita-samaya-sara 'KCDBrhaspati edn.' Documentation Text Scan The first edition of Sangitasamayasara of Parsvadeva was brought out under the Trivandrum Sanskrit Series-87. The next edition was by Acharya K.C.D.Brhaspati. This edition has initial one chapter and some portions of second not found in the earlier edition. This portion is being placed here.
143 Scanner Sangita-sangraha-cintamani – 22 MB Documentation Text Scan Tanscript of ‘Sangita-sangraha-cintamani’ from the Adyar Library. - Courtesy Robert E.Brown
144 Scanner Sangita-sara-sangrahamu (Telugu) Documentation Text Scan A transcript copy of 'Sangita-sara-sangrahamu' ms., K.M.575, perhaps from Tanjavur Sarasvati Mahal Library. The author's name is mentioned as 'Sivaramakrsnayya'. It seems to correspond, some extent to the work of the same name (author:Tiruvenkata Kavi) published by The Music Academy, Chennai in 1940, but is certainly not identical. -Courtesy S.Seetha
145 Scanner Sangita-Sara-Sangrahamu MAc-1940-(telugu) Documentation Text Scan Scan of the book 'Sangita-sara-sangrahamu' of Tiruvenkata Kavi, published by The Music Academy, Madras, 1940.
146 Scanner Sangita-saroddhara of Kikaraja Documentation Text Scan Manuscript of ‘Sangita-saroddhara of Kikaraja’, from the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. - Courtesy Robert E.Brown
147 Scanner Sangita-sastra – 20 MB Documentation Text Scan Manuscript of ‘Sangit-sastra’? preserved at the Indira Kala Visvavidyalaya, Khairagarh and which is copy from the Samkrta College, Raipur. The work relates to the Prabandha tradition and although title ‘sangita-sastra’ it may be copy of an ancient work. -Courtesy Robert E.Brown
148 Scanner Sangita-sudhakara of Haripala-1 - 35MB Documentation Text Scan Transcript of ‘Sangit-sudhakara of Haripala’ from the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Chennai, preserved at the Indira Kala Visvavidyalaya, Khairagarh. This file contains the chapter on Nrtta. - Courtesy Robert E.Brown This text had been edited by R.Sathyanarayana and was also printed. But it never got published.
149 Scanner Sangita-sudhakara of Haripala-2 -47 MB Documentation Text Scan Transcript of ‘Sangit-sudhakara of Haripala’ from the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Chennai, preserved at the Indira Kala Visvavidyalaya, Khairagarh. This file contains the chapters on tala, vadya, natya and Raga. - Courtesy Robert E.Brown
150 Scanner Sangita-tatva-pradarsini –Tamiz – 25 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Sangita-tatva-pradarsini’ of Kallaidaikuricci Vedanta Bhagavatar (1934). Among other musical pieces, It presents pre-composed neraval and kalpanasvara for a pallavi and a few kirtana-s.
151 Scanner Sangitacandrikai –Tamiz -1 43 MB Documentation Text Scan Sangitacandrika of Manikka Mudaliyar a book in Tamiz written with great insight was published in 1902. The scan of of the photocopy is being placed here. This files contains the preliminary pages and the first part on Svara.
152 Scanner Sangitacandrikai –Tamiz -2 -33 MB Documentation Text Scan Sangitacandrika of Manikka Mudaliyar a book in Tamiz written with great insight was published in 1902. The scan of of the photocopy is being placed here. This files contains the part on Tala and the part on Songs. A few pages are missing in the second part.
153 Scanner Sangitaparijata-Pune – 30 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of Sangitaparijata of Ahobala published by Sridhara Gondhalekar in Pune in Shaka year 1819 (+78=1897CE). The first publication was in Kalkatta in 1879 and contained only the first section (Raga & Gita). This publication includes the second kanda on vadya and tala. The existence of the third section on Nrtta is known only from the Persian commentary.
154 Scanner Sangitaraja-Rasaratnakosa – 22 MB Documentation Text Scan Sangitaraja of Maharana Kumbha was edited and printed in its entirety by Prem Llata Sharma. But only the first two sections on Pathya and Gita were published. The remaining three never got released. The scan of the Vadya-ratna-kosa and Rasa-ratna-kosa are being placed here. The Nrtya-ratna-kosa has been separately published from another source. This file contains only the Rasa section.
155 Scanner Sangitaraja-Vadyaratnakosa – 32 MB Documentation Text Scan Sangitaraja of Maharana Kumbha was edited and printed in its entirety by Prem Lata Sharma. But only the first two sections on Pathya and Gita were published, in 1963. The remaining three never got released. The scan of the Vadya-ratna-kosa and Rasa-ratna-kosa are being placed here. The Nrtya-ratna-kosa has been separately published from another source. This file contains only the vadya section. A few pages are missing.
156 Ramanathan N Sangitaratnakara of Sarngadeva Documentation Textual Study Presents a brief account of the contents of the Sangitaratnakara of Sarngadeva
157 Hema Ramanathan Sangitaratnakara-Chap2. Translation Research Textual Study Translation of the Text and Commentaries of Sangitaratnakara of Sarngadeva.
158 Sathyanarayana R Sangitasuryodaya of Bhandaru Lakshminarayana Research Textual Study An article on the Samskrta Text ‘Sangitasuryoday of Bhandaru Laksminarayana’ published in ‘Sangeet Natak’ Journal, vol.XXXVI, No.2, 2001, pp.30-38
159 Scanner Sangraha-cudamani of Govinda – 50 MB Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Sangraha-cudamani’ of Govinda, published by the Adyar Library, Chennai, 1938
160 Scanner Sankirna-ragah Documentation Text Scan Manuscript of ‘Sankirna-ragah’ from Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune. It is a small work on the ‘sankirna’ class of raga-s relating perhaps to the Hindustani system. - Courtesy Robert E.Brown
161 Scanner Sankirtana Ratnavali (Tel.) (20 MB) Research Text Scan This is scanned *.pdf text of an old book, by Tiruvorriyur Tyagayyar containing his songs. The original itself was a photocopy and so please bear with the images. They would be replaced when a better copy is obtained. A table of contents in English has been prefixed.
162 Ramanathan N Sargam and Musical Conception in Karnataka System Research Musical Concepts The paper discusses the role of Sargam or sa, ri, ga, ma and other syllables as text and melodic material in Karnataka Music.
163 Hema Ramanathan Science and Music vis-a-vis Science in Music Research History of Music The paper is an attempt to establish that Music is not a Science if ËœSceince' is taken in the sense as applied to studies that are empirical in approach and are based on the scientific method.
164 Seetha S Seetha-Notebook-1 Documentation History of Music 233 Seetha Seetha-Notebook-1 Document History of Music The notebook contains information gathered from the manuscripts at the Tanjavur Sarasvati Mahal Library. 01-01-2012 234 Seetha Seetha-Notebook-2 -23MB Document History of Music The notebook contains information gathered from the manuscripts at the Tanjavur Sarasvati Mahal Library. 01-01-2012
165 Seetha S Seetha-Notebook-2 -23MB Documentation History of Music The notebook contains information gathered from the manuscripts at the Tanjavur Sarasvati Mahal Library.
166 Seetha S Seetha-Notebook-3 -20MB Documentation History of Music The notebook contains information gathered from the manuscripts at the Tanjavur Sarasvati Mahal Library.
167 Seetha S Seetha-Notebook-4 -17MB Documentation History of Music The notebook contains information from Inscriptions in South India relating to music.
168 Seetha S Seetha-Notebook-5 Documentation History of Music The notebook contains notes made from the music treatises relating to samagana and ancient gandharva.
169 Seetha S Seetha-Notes Documentation History of Music There are six files containing scan of brief notes on various subjects including those relating to the manuscripts at the Tanjavur Sarasvati Mahal Library.
170 Seetha S Seetha-Photos Documentation History of Music The file contains photographs of bronzes, temples, inscription and palm-leaf manuscripts
171 Seetha S Seetha-TG Anantsubrmanian Reports – 21MB Documentation History of Music There are eight files containing letters and reports relating to the project of collecting information from the manuscripts at the Tanjavur Sarasvati Mahal Library, undertaken by T.G.Ananthasubrmanian, research officer at the Tamilnadu Iyal Icai Nataka Manram. The articles by this scholar can be found in the Journal of the Music Academy, Madras.
172 Sathyanarayana R Singing voice in Indian Music Research Music & Voice The relation of human voice to the three factors that constitute the human body, namey, Vata, Pitta and Kapha and to the Nadi-s in the body and consequent classification of the singing voice are explained in this article.
173 Nandini Sharma Anand Song Index - 78 RPM Discs Documentation General This file is a database of 78 RPM Discs relating chiefly to Karnataka Music. The MS-Excel file has two sheets one giving details of the Disc number, singer etc. and the other one furnishes the songs recorded on the two sides.
174 Veerapandian S.A. Sounds of letters and their relation to music Research History of Music Explains the relation between the sounds of letters and music on the basis of discussion in ancient Tamizh texts
175 Narayanaswami, P. P. Sri Krishnalila Tarangini Research Karnataka Music Text of the entire Sri Krishnalila Tarangini of Narayana Tirtha presented in Devanagari script with text variants. Bookmark navigation has been provided for easy access to the desired song.
176 Ramanathan N SriKrshnalilatarangini-Index Documentation Textual Study This is a compilation of an Index of songs, verses, prose passages in the Sri Krishnalila Tarangini of Narayana Tirtha. Four publications have been taken.
177 Premalatha V Suddha, Chayalaga and Sankirna Raga-s (Eng & Tam) Documentation History of Music This is a system of classification described in ËœAumapatam' a text which points to a very different musical tradition. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
178 Premalatha V Suddha-Vikrta-Svaras (Eng & Tam) Documentation History of Music This write up traces the history of the tonal system that is vogue today. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
179 Sathyanarayana R Suladis and Ugabhogas – 22 MB Research History of Music Written on the two musical forms, Suladi and Ugabhoga, this invaluable book by R.Sathyanarayana, covers the music of the Caturdandi period. The scan of the book is being placed here.
180 Premalatha V Suryamsa, Chandramamsa and Madhyahna Raga-s Documentation History of Music Raga-s were assigned different parts of the day during which they should be sing. The write up, in English and in Tamizh, presents the discussion on this based on the source texts.
181 Scanner Svara-mela-kalanidhi Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Svara-mela-kalanidhi’ of Ramamatya, published by the Annamalai University, 1932, with introduction and translation.
182 Narayanaswami, P. P. Svaramelakalanidhi - Text (Nagari & Roman) Documentation History of Music The text of the entire work 'Svaramelakalanidhi of Ramamatya is being presented here, in Devanagari script as well as in Roman. They are in two separate files
183 Ramanathan N Svaramelakalanidhi of Ramamatya Documentation Textual Study Presents a brief account of the contents of the Svaramelakalanidhi of Ramamatya
184 Subramanian M Synthesizing Carnatic Music with a Computer Research Music and Computer Describes the problems of synthesising Carnatic Music with gamakams on the computer and the possible approaches.
185 Girija Easwaran Tala Information in Texts Documentation Textual Study This is a compilation of the synopses of texts with special reference to Tala prepared as a part of a Desitala project of Dr. Robert Brown of USA.
186 Ramanathan N Tala-Dasa-Prana and Musicological problems in Pres Research Musical Concepts The paper interprets the ten elements of Tala as explained in the music texts and on that background analyses the present day usage of these terms.
187 Scanner Tala-dasa-prana-dipika Telugu Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Tala-da-prana-dipika’ (Telugu) of Poluri Govinda Kavi, published by the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjavur, 1950.
188 Scanner Tala-dasa-prana-prakranamu-AndhraTika Documentation Text Scan A transcript of 'Tala-dasa-prakaranamu' with a telugu commentary, from the Government Orient Manuscripts Library, Chennai, no. D12990. It is mentioned as being a part of the work 'Svara-raga-sudharasa', known to be the telugu commentary on the Natya-cudamani of Astavadhani Somanary. It is in devanagari script.
189 Scanner Tala-lakshanam/prastara Documentation Text Scan Transcript of the work ‘Tala-lakshanam’ from the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Chennai, preserved at the Indira Kala Visvavidyalaya, Khairagarh. Although titled ‘Tala-lakshanam’, it is quite likely a portion of a bigger work. -Courtesy Robert E.Brown
190 Scanner Tala-prastaramu (Telugu) Documentation Text Scan A transcript of 'Tala-prastaramu' from the Government Orient Manuscripts Library, Chennai, no. 1581. The work deals with 'prastara'. It appears to be a text with a commentary.
191 Girija Easwaran TalaDasaPrana in Texts Research Textual Study This document presents descriptions of the Ten prana-s of Tala, Kaala, Maarga etc. found in the various music texts. The verses in the original script and in Roman transliteration with English translation have been furnished.
192 Girija Easwaran TalaLakshanaSamuccaya Research Textual Study This is a collection of the descriptions of mainly Desitala-s found in various texts on music and allied subjects. The verses in the original script and in Roman transliteration with English translation have been presented. A consolidated list in MsExcel file has also been furnished.
193 Veerapandian S.A. Tavaraana Disaiyil Tamizhisai Aarvam (Tamizh) -(Mi Research Karnataka Music A very important and vital Musico-sociological issue has been discussed by the author where he points out that neither it is true nor is anything gained in asserting that Karnataka music has evolved from earlier Tamizh music system.
194 Jayalakshmi R S Teaching Methodology for Tanam Research Music and Education Use of right hand fingers for plucking is an important aspect of Tanam playing in Vina. Alternating plucking of main playing strings by fore-finger and middle-finger and that of tala string by little finger dominates tanam. The scholar suggests a method of using the syllables of meaningful text for practising tanam.
195 Seetha S Tha Raga Lakshana Manuscript of the Sahaji Maharaj Research Textual Study 'The Raga Lakshana Manuscript of the Sahaji Maharaja of Tanjavur' published in the Journal of the Music Academy, Madras, was later elaborated and as the Introduction when the manuscript was edited and published as a book.
196 Subramanian M The 'Maya' of Pitch and Frequency Research Music & Science The frequencies of notes do not decide everything in a musical system like Carnatic Music which is heavily phrase oriented and in which movements between and around notes take a lion's share compared to steady notes.
197 Seetha S The Contribution of the Musical Trinity to the Wor Research Music Composer This article ' The Contribution of the Musical Trinity to the World of Music' captures the main facets of the compositions of Tyagaraja, Muttusvami Diksitar and Syama Sastri.
198 Harold S. Powers The interface of verbal and musical rhythm in Tyag Research Music Analysis This is a paper presented by the late author at a symposium on ‘Art and Religion – Past and Present’ held at Chidambaram in February 2001.
199 Richard Widdess The Kudumiyamalai Inscription Documentation History of Music Since the discovery of this inscription in early 20th century, several scholars have made attempts to decipher the script and explain the musical pieces. Dr.Richard Widdess has made a thorough study and a very laboured analysis and has presented a convincing theory.
200 Veerapandian S.A. The Musical Dimension of Shiva - A New Discovery Research General This is a study of a temple inscription with a musical significance relating to scale derivation in Ancient Tamizh system.
201 Scanner Thiagarajaswami Krithis - Telugu Documentation Text Scan Scan of ‘Thiagarajaswami Krithis’ edited by S.A.Ramaswami Ayyar (1933). It is perhaps one of the earliest compilation of pancaratna kirtana-s with notation. It has in addition two other kirtana-s and there is a table of contents in Roman script.
202 Veerapandian S.A. Thirukkural-118: A New Interpretation (Eng & Tam) Research Textual Study Thirukkural-118 has been given a new interpretation by the author bringing out the musical significance of the terms that had been overlooked by the earlier commentators. This zip file contains both the English and Tamizh versions.
203 Veerapandian S.A. Thirukkural-777: A New Interpretation Research Textual Study Thirukkural-777 has been given a new interpretation by the author bringing out the musical significance of the terms that had been overlooked by the earlier commentators. This zip file contains both the English and Tamizh versions.
204 Veerapandian S.A. Thirukkural-821: A New Interpretation (Eng & Tam) Research Textual Study Thirukkural-821 has been given a new interpretation by the author bringing out the musical significance of the terms that had been overlooked by the earlier commentators. This zip file contains both the English and Tamizh versions.
205 Scanner Tirumurai-icai-amudam – Tamiz – 22 MB Research Text Scan Scan of ‘Tirumurai-icai-amudam’ of V.Somasundara Desikar (1974). It presents notations of well-known Tevaram songs and text of hymns representative of the Tirumurai-s 8th to12th.
206 Subramanian M Todi Ragam – Analysis of Notes and Gamakas Research Musical Concepts This article gives the results of Computer analysis of the notes of Carntic ragam Thodi in which the use of steady notes is even less than in other ragams.
207 Veerapandian S.A. Tolkaappiyattil o-rI-i - cila ayyangal (Tamizh) Research History of Music This article discusses the earlier interpretations of the word Ëœo-rii-i' occurring in the aphorisms of Tolakappiyam. Author concludes, based on its meaning in music related context in Tolakappiyam, that this word gives recognition to absorbing words from foreign languages into Tamizh. Although dealing with language the article is not unrelated to music, since there is at present a move on to coin Tamizh equivalents for musical terms of other languages.
208 Scanner Traisvaryam Documentation Text Scan Manuscript of ‘Traisvaryam’ preserved at the Indira Kala Visvavidyalaya, Khairagarh. The work perhaps relates to the three svara-s, udatta, anudatta and svarita of Rg-veda chanting. -Courtesy Robert E.Brown
209 Premalatha V Uttama, Madhyama and Adhama Raga-s Documentation History of Music Classification of Raga-s into Superior, Middling and Inferior Raga-s is mentioned in texts atarting from 16th century. It is based on the melodic potential of the raga-s. Both English and Tamizh versions of the write up have been included.
210 Ramanathan N Vadi-Samvadi-Vivadi-Anuvadi-Svara-s Research Musical Concepts The meaning of the four terms, Vadi, Samvadi, Vivadi and Anuvadi have been discussed as presented in the theoretical works from ancient to modern period.
211 Seetha S Vedanayakam Pillai (tamiz) Research Music Composer A handwritten essay on the contribution of 'Vedanayakam Pillai', a composer who lived in the second and third quarter of the 19thC. The second file contains the notes that had been prepared.
212 Seetha S Venkatamakhi and his 72 Melakarta Raga Scheme Research History of Music The title ' Venkatamakhi and his 72 Melakarta Raga Scheme' is self-explanatory. The article was published in the 'Vivekananda-kendra Patrika'.
213 Margaret Bastin Vethanayakam Pillai (Tamizh) Documentation Music Composer Sister Margaret Bastin has presented a detailed account of the life of and the contribution to music by the Music Composer-Poet Vethanayakam Pillai, who lived from 1826 to 1889.
214 Sathyanarayana R Vina Keyboards - Origin Research General Tracing the history of Vina as a Stringed instrument with frets, the interval between the adjacent frets in them is being discussed in this article.
215 Ramanathan N Visakhila's Work - A Reconstruction Research Textual Study Visakhila's views on and description of the music are known only through citations. This paper is an attempt at reconstructing the form of his work. Reference verses are given in Roman and Devanagari scripts.
216 Sathyanarayana R Voice Training in Indian Music Research Music & Voice Explains the Singing Voice on the background of Physiology and discusses the voice training