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
MA00707
Cocanada Achutharama Sastri
12
1938
12
26
Mon
N/A
21:00
01
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
nada chintamani
veena
M
Evarani
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Vilvadri Iyer
CR192
MA00708
Cocanada Achutharama Sastri
12
1938
12
26
Mon
N/A
21:00
02
instrumental
C
kirtana
adi
purvi kalyani
veena
M
Parama pavana
Telugu
Srinivasa Iyengar
1860-1919
mridangam
Vilvadri Iyer
CR220
MA00709
Cocanada Achutharama Sastri
12
1938
12
26
Mon
N/A
21:00
03
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
bhairavi
veena
M
Bala gopala
Sanskrit
Muttuswami Dikshitar
1775-1835
mridangam
Vilvadri Iyer
CR030
MA00710
Cocanada Achutharama Sastri
12
1938
12
26
Mon
N/A
21:00
04
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
surati
veena
M
Gitarthamu
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Vilvadri Iyer
CR491
MA00711
Cocanada Achutharama Sastri
12
1938
12
26
Mon
N/A
21:00
05
instrumental
C
kriti
adi
saramathi
veena
M
Mokshamu galada
Telugu
Tyagaraja
1767-1847
mridangam
Vilvadri Iyer
CR234
MA00712
Cocanada Achutharama Sastri
12
1938
12
26
Mon
N/A
21:00
06
instrumental
C
kriti
rupakam
sahana
veena
M
Rama ika
Telugu
Patnam Subramanya Iyer
1845-1902
mridangam
Vilvadri Iyer
CR231
MA00713
Cocanada Achutharama Sastri
12
1938
12
26
Mon
N/A
21:00
07
instrumental
C
ragam, pallavi
N/A
kalyani
veena
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Vilvadri Iyer
CR133
MA00714
Cocanada Achutharama Sastri
12
1938
12
26
Mon
N/A
21:00
08
instrumental
C
miscellaneous
N/A
N/A
veena
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Vilvadri Iyer
MA00715
Cocanada Achutharama Sastri
12
1938
12
26
Mon
N/A
21:00
09
instrumental
C
mangalam
N/A
N/A
veena
M
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
mridangam
Vilvadri Iyer

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