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
MA00796
D.K. Pattammal
12
1938
12
31
Sat
N/A
21:00
01
vocal
C
kriti
adi
saurashtram
vocal
F
Varalakshmim
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer
CR456
MA00797
D.K. Pattammal
12
1938
12
31
Sat
N/A
21:00
02
vocal
C
kriti
adi
manirangu
vocal
F
Ranidi
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer
MA00798
D.K. Pattammal
12
1938
12
31
Sat
N/A
21:00
03
vocal
C
kriti
jhampa
kalyani
vocal
F
Amma Ravamma
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer
CR133
MA00799
D.K. Pattammal
12
1938
12
31
Sat
N/A
21:00
04
vocal
C
kriti
ata
kambhoji
vocal
F
Kasi Visveswara
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer
CR135
MA00800
D.K. Pattammal
12
1938
12
31
Sat
N/A
21:00
05
vocal
C
kirtana
adi
mohanam
vocal
F
Kapali
Tamil
Papanasam Sivan
1890-1973
mridangam
Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer
CR189
MA00801
D.K. Pattammal
12
1938
12
31
Sat
N/A
21:00
06
vocal
C
kirtana
adi
kharahara priya
vocal
F
Paramukham
Tamil
Papanasam Sivan
1890-1973
mridangam
Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer
CR148
MA00802
D.K. Pattammal
12
1938
12
31
Sat
N/A
21:00
07
vocal
C
ragam, pallavi
N/A
todi
vocal
F
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer
CR500
MA00803
D.K. Pattammal
12
1938
12
31
Sat
N/A
21:00
08
vocal
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
vocal
F
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer
MA00804
D.K. Pattammal
12
1938
12
31
Sat
N/A
21:00
09
vocal
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
vocal
F
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Tinniam Venkatarama Iyer

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