Pichu Sambamoorthi

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Pichu Sambamoorthi
Sangeetha Kalanidhi

Pichu Sambamoorthi (1901–1973) was an Indian musicologist, writer and the professor of musicology at the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.[8]

Biography

Born on 14 February 1901 at

Madras University as a lecturer and, later, a Reader in Music, and continued there till 1961 when he joined Sangita Vadyalaya, Chennai, as its director. In 1964, he was appointed as the Professor of Musicology at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, a post he held for two years, till his return to Madras University in 1966.[9]

Sambamoorthi was associated with several universities in India, including

Sambamoorthi, who was married to Anandavalli, died on 23 October 1973, at the age of 72.[1] His life and work have been documented in a book, Prof. Sambamoorthy, the Visionary Musicologist, published by Madras Music Academy, in connection with his birth centenary in 2001.[15]

Selected bibliography

English

  • P. Sambamoorthy (1929). South Indian music series. Indian Music Publishing House.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1929). The Melakarta Janya-Raga Scheme: With an Explanatory Chart and Two Appendices. Indian Music Publishing House.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1933). South Indian Music Series ... (South Indian Music.) Illustrated with tables. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Madras.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1935). Syama Sastri and other Famous Figures of South Indian Music. Indian Music Publishing House.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1952). A Dictionary of South Indian Music and Musicians (3 volumes). Indian Publishing House.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1957). Sruti Vadyas: (drones). All India Handicrafts Board.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1959). Laya Vadyas: Time-keeping Instruments. All India Handicrafts Board.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1962). Great Composers (2 volumes). Indian Music Publishing House.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1963). South Indian music (6 volumes). Indian Music Pub. House.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1967). Tyagaraja. National Book Trust.
  • Government Museum (Madras, India); P. Sambamoorthy (1976). Catalogue of Musical Instruments: Exhibited in the Government Museum, Chennai. Principal Commissioner of Museums, Government Museum.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1982). The Flute. Indian music Publishing House.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1984). Aids to the teaching of music. Indian Music Pub. House.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (1985). Great musicians: giving biographical sketches and critical estimates of 15 of the musical luminaries of the post-Tyagaraja period. Indian Music Pub. House.
  • P. Sambamoorthy (2006). Elements of Western Music for Students of Indian Music. Indian Music Publishing House.

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu". Around Life. 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Pichu Sambamoorthy (2007). A Dictionary of South Indian Music and Musicians of P. Sambamoorthy. Indian Music Publishing House.
  3. ^ P. Sambamoorthy (1962). Great Composers. Indian Music Publishing House.
  4. ^ P. Sambamoorthy (1963). South Indian music. Indian Music Pub. House.
  5. OCLC 10709031
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  6. ^ P. Sambamoorthy (1959). Laya Vadyas: Time-keeping Instruments. All India Handicrafts Board.
  7. ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "P Sambamoorthy on Open Library". Open Library. 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  10. .
  11. ^ "Great composers / P. Sambamoorthy". British Library. 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  12. ^ Catalogue of musical instruments. Hathi Trust. 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Preface to the Fourth Edition". Chennai Museum. 12 September 1973. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Recipients of Sangita Kalanidhi". Madras Music Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  15. OCLC 48508812
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