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
MA01248
Devakottai Narayana Iyenger
15
1941
12
27
Sat
N/A
15:00
02
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
vijaya sri
veena
M
Vara narada
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Sundararaja Iyengar
CR507
MA01250
Devakottai Narayana Iyenger
15
1941
12
27
Sat
N/A
15:00
04
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
saranga
veena
M
Emi tova
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Sundararaja Iyengar
CR453
MA01251
Devakottai Narayana Iyenger
15
1941
12
27
Sat
N/A
15:00
05
instrumental
C
ragam pallavi
N/A
nata
veena
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Sundararaja Iyengar
CR203
MA01249
Devakottai Narayana Iyenger
15
1941
12
27
Sat
N/A
15:00
03
instrumental
C
kirtana
rupakam
bhairavi
veena
M
Vandu kandanai
N/A
Ganam Krishna Iyer
N/A
mridangam
Sundararaja Iyengar
CR030
MA01247
Devakottai Narayana Iyenger
15
1941
12
27
Sat
N/A
15:00
01
instrumental
C
varnam
adi
atana
veena
M
Srinivasa
N/A
Trivadi Subramanya Iyer
N/A
mridangam
Sundararaja Iyengar
CR022
MA01252
Devakottai Narayana Iyenger
15
1941
12
27
Sat
N/A
15:00
06
instrumental
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
veena
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Sundararaja Iyengar
MA01253
Devakottai Narayana Iyenger
15
1941
12
27
Sat
N/A
15:00
07
instrumental
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
veena
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Sundararaja Iyengar

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