The Music Academy Madras (MAM) database offers a unique window into the content and performance practices of Carnatic music concerts during the annual music festival held at MAM from 1935 to 2019.

Being one of the earliest music organizations in South India, the Academy has played a pivotal role in the promotion of Carnatic music. This valuable information was compiled from the Music Conference Souvenir, a festival program published by MAM. It includes details such as the date and time of each concert, the names of the performers, the genres and compositions performed, the names of composers, and the specific raga and tala used for each piece. Such data is exceptionally rare because, in the Carnatic music tradition, it's not customary to provide a printed program to the audience in advance. Consequently, there is virtually no consistent record available anywhere else that documents what was performed during the concerts.

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Toggle column: MA IID - performer 1 - conference number - year - month - date - day - place - opening time - program number - vocal or instrumental - style - musical form - talam - ragam - instrument 1 - gender 1 - title of the piece - language - composer - composers' year of birth and death - PC instrument 1 - percussion 1 - Raga ID
MA05382
Venkatasubba Rao
33
1959
12
31
Thu
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
04
instrumental
C
kriti
chapu
bhairavi
veena
M
Marivere
Telugu
Syama Sastri
1762-1827
mridangam
Melakkaveri Krishnamurthy
CR030
MA05381
Venkatasubba Rao
33
1959
12
31
Thu
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
03
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
purvi kalyani
veena
M
Meenakshi
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Melakkaveri Krishnamurthy
CR220
MA05380
Venkatasubba Rao
33
1959
12
31
Thu
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
02
instrumental
C
kriti
rupakam
sahana
veena
M
Rama Ika Nanuu
Telugu
Patnam Subramanya Iyer
1845-1902
mridangam
Melakkaveri Krishnamurthy
CR231
MA05383
Venkatasubba Rao
33
1959
12
31
Thu
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
05
instrumental
C
thillana
adi
hamir kalyani
veena
M
Tillana
N/A
Muthiah Bhagavatar
1877-1945
mridangam
Melakkaveri Krishnamurthy
CR095
MA05379
Venkatasubba Rao
33
1959
12
31
Thu
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
01
instrumental
C
varnam
ata
purna chandrika
veena
M
Ikanela
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Melakkaveri Krishnamurthy
CR218
MA05384
Venkatasubba Rao
33
1959
12
31
Thu
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
06
instrumental
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
veena
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Melakkaveri Krishnamurthy
MA05385
Venkatasubba Rao
33
1959
12
31
Thu
P. S. High School, Mylapore
14:30
07
instrumental
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
veena
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Melakkaveri Krishnamurthy

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