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'''Pichu Sambamoorthi''' (1901–1973) was an Indian musicologist, writer and the professor of musicology at the [[Sri Venkateswara University]], [[Tirupati]].<ref name="Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu.">{{cite web | url=https://aroundlife.cn/grove/Entries/S51885.htm | title=Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu. | publisher=Around Life | date=2016 | access-date=1 April 2016 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was the author several books on music, including ''A Dictionary of South Indian Music and Musicians'',<ref name="Sambamoorthy2007">{{cite book|author=Pichu Sambamoorthy|title=A Dictionary of South Indian Music and Musicians of P. Sambamoorthy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QP8nRAAACAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Indian Music Publishing House}}</ref> ''Great composers'',<ref name="Sambamoorthy1962">{{cite book|author=P. Sambamoorthy|title=Great Composers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZPjAAAAMAAJ|year=1962|publisher=Indian Music Publishing House}}</ref> ''South Indian Music'',<ref name="Sambamoorthy">{{cite book|author=P. Sambamoorthy|title=South Indian music|year=1963|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cYufAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Indian Music Pub. House}}</ref> ''Sruthi Vadyas (Drones)''<ref name="Sruthi Vadyas (Drones)">{{cite book | url=https://openlibrary.org/works/OL358092W/Sruti_vadyas_drones | title=Sruthi Vadyas (Drones) | publisher=All India Handicrafts Board | author=P Sambamoorthy | year=1957 | pages=48 | oclc=10709031}}</ref> and ''Laya Vadyas: Time-Keeping Instruments''.<ref name="Sambamoorthy1959">{{cite book|author=P. Sambamoorthy|title=Laya Vadyas: Time-keeping Instruments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UP59QgAACAAJ|year=1959|publisher=All India Handicrafts Board}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 1972. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1971, for his contributions to music.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> He was also a 1963 recipient of the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]].<ref name="Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship">{{cite web | url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Fellows.html | title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | date=2016 | access-date=16 July 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727131515/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Fellows.html | archive-date=27 July 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> | '''Pichu Sambamoorthi''' (1901–1973) was an Indian musicologist, writer and the professor of musicology at the [[Sri Venkateswara University]], [[Tirupati]].<ref name="Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu.">{{cite web | url=https://aroundlife.cn/grove/Entries/S51885.htm | title=Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu. | publisher=Around Life | date=2016 | access-date=1 April 2016 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was the author several books on music, including ''A Dictionary of South Indian Music and Musicians'',<ref name="Sambamoorthy2007">{{cite book|author=Pichu Sambamoorthy|title=A Dictionary of South Indian Music and Musicians of P. Sambamoorthy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QP8nRAAACAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Indian Music Publishing House}}</ref> ''Great composers'',<ref name="Sambamoorthy1962">{{cite book|author=P. Sambamoorthy|title=Great Composers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nZPjAAAAMAAJ|year=1962|publisher=Indian Music Publishing House}}</ref> ''South Indian Music'',<ref name="Sambamoorthy">{{cite book|author=P. Sambamoorthy|title=South Indian music|year=1963|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cYufAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Indian Music Pub. House}}</ref> ''Sruthi Vadyas (Drones)''<ref name="Sruthi Vadyas (Drones)">{{cite book | url=https://openlibrary.org/works/OL358092W/Sruti_vadyas_drones | title=Sruthi Vadyas (Drones) | publisher=All India Handicrafts Board | author=P Sambamoorthy | year=1957 | pages=48 | oclc=10709031}}</ref> and ''Laya Vadyas: Time-Keeping Instruments''.<ref name="Sambamoorthy1959">{{cite book|author=P. Sambamoorthy|title=Laya Vadyas: Time-keeping Instruments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UP59QgAACAAJ|year=1959|publisher=All India Handicrafts Board}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 1972. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1971, for his contributions to music.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016 | archive-date=19 October 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019215108/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was also a 1963 recipient of the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]].<ref name="Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship">{{cite web | url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Fellows.html | title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | date=2016 | access-date=16 July 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727131515/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Fellows.html | archive-date=27 July 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Born on 14 February 1901 at [[Bitragunta]], a small village in the erstwhile [[Madras Presidency]] (presently in [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]), Sambamoorthi trained in vocals and violin under various teachers such as Boddu Krishniah, M. Doraiswami Iyer, S. A. Ramaswami Iyer and Krishnaswami Bhagavatar.<ref name="P Sambamoorthy on Open Library">{{cite web | url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL8784A/P_Sambamoorthy | title=P Sambamoorthy on Open Library | publisher=Open Library | date=2016 | access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> He started his career, in 1928, as a member of faculty of music at [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai|Queen Mary's College]] but moved to Germany, in 1931, under a grant from [[Deutsche Akademie]], and studied musicology at the academy, simultaneously learning [[Hochschule für Musik und Theater München]], then known as ''Staatliche Akademie der Tonkunst''.<ref name="Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu." /> On his return to India, he joined [[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.<ref name="P Sambamoorthy on Open Library" /> | Born on 14 February 1901 at [[Bitragunta]], a small village in the erstwhile [[Madras Presidency]] (presently in [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]), Sambamoorthi trained in vocals and violin under various teachers such as Boddu Krishniah, M. Doraiswami Iyer, S. A. Ramaswami Iyer and Krishnaswami Bhagavatar.<ref name="P Sambamoorthy on Open Library">{{cite web | url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL8784A/P_Sambamoorthy | title=P Sambamoorthy on Open Library | publisher=Open Library | date=2016 | access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> He started his career, in 1928, as a member of faculty of music at [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai|Queen Mary's College]] but moved to Germany, in 1931, under a grant from [[Deutsche Akademie]], and studied musicology at the academy, simultaneously learning [[Hochschule für Musik und Theater München]], then known as ''Staatliche Akademie der Tonkunst''.<ref name="Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu." /> On his return to India, he joined [[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.<ref name="P Sambamoorthy on Open Library" /> | ||
Sambamoorthi was associated with several universities in India, including [[Banaras Hindu University]], under a [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] programme.<ref name="P Sambamoorthy on Open Library" /> He published over 50 books which included a six-volume treatise, ''South Indian Music''<ref name="NettlStone1998">{{cite book|author1=Bruno Nettl|author2=Ruth M. Stone|author3=James Porter|author4=Timothy Rice|title=The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOlNv8MAXIEC&pg=PA161|year=1998|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-8240-4946-1|pages=161–}}</ref> and a two-volume biographical account, ''Great Composers''.<ref name="Great composers / P. Sambamoorthy.">{{cite web | url=http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?dscnt=1&fctN=facet_local20&elementId=6&recIdxs=6&rfnGrp=1&frbrVersion=2&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&fctV=request_to_reading_room&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1459602184768&gathStatTab=true&mode=Basic&vl(488279563UI0)=sub&indx=7&fromLogin=true&renderMode=poppedOut&rfnGrpCounter=1&vl(freeText0)=Composers&fn=search&vid=BLVU1&displayMode=full&ct=display&recIds=BLL01012495982&vl(1423900464UI1)=all_items&doc=BLL01012495982&tabs=detailsTab&fromLogin=true | title=Great composers / P. Sambamoorthy. | publisher=British Library | date=2016 | access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> The ''Catalogue of Musical Instruments'', in display at the [[Government Museum, Chennai]], was prepared by him in 1962,<ref name="Catalogue of musical instruments">{{cite | Sambamoorthi was associated with several universities in India, including [[Banaras Hindu University]], under a [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] programme.<ref name="P Sambamoorthy on Open Library" /> He published over 50 books which included a six-volume treatise, ''South Indian Music''<ref name="NettlStone1998">{{cite book|author1=Bruno Nettl|author2=Ruth M. Stone|author3=James Porter|author4=Timothy Rice|title=The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOlNv8MAXIEC&pg=PA161|year=1998|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-8240-4946-1|pages=161–}}</ref> and a two-volume biographical account, ''Great Composers''.<ref name="Great composers / P. Sambamoorthy.">{{cite web | url=http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?dscnt=1&fctN=facet_local20&elementId=6&recIdxs=6&rfnGrp=1&frbrVersion=2&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&fctV=request_to_reading_room&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1459602184768&gathStatTab=true&mode=Basic&vl(488279563UI0)=sub&indx=7&fromLogin=true&renderMode=poppedOut&rfnGrpCounter=1&vl(freeText0)=Composers&fn=search&vid=BLVU1&displayMode=full&ct=display&recIds=BLL01012495982&vl(1423900464UI1)=all_items&doc=BLL01012495982&tabs=detailsTab&fromLogin=true | title=Great composers / P. Sambamoorthy. | publisher=British Library | date=2016 | access-date=2 April 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> The ''Catalogue of Musical Instruments'', in display at the [[Government Museum, Chennai]], was prepared by him in 1962,<ref name="Catalogue of musical instruments">{{cite book | url=http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000834486 | title=Catalogue of musical instruments | publisher=Hathi Trust | date=2016 | access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> which has since gone into several re-prints.<ref name="Preface to the Fourth Edition">{{cite web | url=http://www.e-books-chennaimuseum.tn.gov.in/ChennaiMuseum/images/82/files/basic-html/page8.html | title=Preface to the Fourth Edition | publisher=Chennai Museum | date=12 September 1973 | access-date=2 April 2016 | archive-date=21 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421160756/http://www.e-books-chennaimuseum.tn.gov.in/ChennaiMuseum/images/82/files/basic-html/page8.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> He received the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]] from the Government of India in 1971.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> A year later, he was selected for the [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] award by the [[Madras Music Academy]].<ref name="Recipients of Sangita Kalanidhi">{{cite web | url=http://www.musicacademymadras.in/fotemplate05.php?temp=ac1c9891-da71-11e2-b2c0-00167688e545&tc=acb9c3bc-f620-11e2-8d59-00304891133e&shid=acb9f4b8-f620-11e2-8d59-00304891133e | title=Recipients of Sangita Kalanidhi | publisher=Madras Music Academy | date=2016 | access-date=2 April 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101059/http://www.musicacademymadras.in/fotemplate05.php?temp=ac1c9891-da71-11e2-b2c0-00167688e545&tc=acb9c3bc-f620-11e2-8d59-00304891133e&shid=acb9f4b8-f620-11e2-8d59-00304891133e | archive-date=4 March 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
Sambamoorthi, who was married to Anandavalli, died on 23 October 1973, at the age of 72.<ref name="Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu." /> 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.<ref name="Prof. Sambamoorthy, the Visionary Musicologist">{{cite book | title=Prof. Sambamoorthy, the Visionary Musicologist | publisher=Madras Music Academy | author=Brahma | year=2001 | pages=171 | oclc=48508812}}</ref> | Sambamoorthi, who was married to Anandavalli, died on 23 October 1973, at the age of 72.<ref name="Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu." /> 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.<ref name="Prof. Sambamoorthy, the Visionary Musicologist">{{cite book | title=Prof. Sambamoorthy, the Visionary Musicologist | publisher=Madras Music Academy | author=Brahma | year=2001 | pages=171 | oclc=48508812}}</ref> | ||
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== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
* {{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/02/23/stories/0923070d.htm | title=Homage to musicologist | date=2001 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=16 July 2016}}{{dead link|date= | * {{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/02/23/stories/0923070d.htm | title=Homage to musicologist | date=2001 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=16 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} | ||
* {{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/02/16/stories/0916070f.htm | title=Remembering a pioneer | date=2001 | access-date=16 July 2016 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | author=Maithreyi Ramadurai}}{{dead link|date= | * {{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/02/16/stories/0916070f.htm | title=Remembering a pioneer | date=2001 | access-date=16 July 2016 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | author=Maithreyi Ramadurai}}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} | ||
* Sriram, V (2019) "[https://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-29-no-16/lost-landmarks-of-chennai-60/ Lost Landmarks of Chennai]", Madras Musings, Vol. XXIX No. 16, December 1-15, 2019 | |||
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Pichu Sambamoorthi | |
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| Born | 14 February 1901 Bitragunta, Madras Presidency, India |
| Died | 23 October 1973 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Musicologist Writer |
| Years active | 1928–1973 |
| Known for | Music academics |
| Spouse(s) | Anandavalli |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Sangeetha Kalanidhi |
Pichu Sambamoorthi (1901–1973) was an Indian musicologist, writer and the professor of musicology at the Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.[1] He was the author several books on music, including A Dictionary of South Indian Music and Musicians,[2] Great composers,[3] South Indian Music,[4] Sruthi Vadyas (Drones)[5] and Laya Vadyas: Time-Keeping Instruments.[6] He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1972. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1971, for his contributions to music.[7] He was also a 1963 recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.[8]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Born on 14 February 1901 at Bitragunta, a small village in the erstwhile Madras Presidency (presently in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh), Sambamoorthi trained in vocals and violin under various teachers such as Boddu Krishniah, M. Doraiswami Iyer, S. A. Ramaswami Iyer and Krishnaswami Bhagavatar.[9] He started his career, in 1928, as a member of faculty of music at Queen Mary's College but moved to Germany, in 1931, under a grant from Deutsche Akademie, and studied musicology at the academy, simultaneously learning Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, then known as Staatliche Akademie der Tonkunst.[1] On his return to India, he joined 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 Banaras Hindu University, under a University Grants Commission programme.[9] He published over 50 books which included a six-volume treatise, South Indian Music[10] and a two-volume biographical account, Great Composers.[11] The Catalogue of Musical Instruments, in display at the Government Museum, Chennai, was prepared by him in 1962,[12] which has since gone into several re-prints.[13] He received the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 1971.[7] A year later, he was selected for the Sangeetha Kalanidhi award by the Madras Music Academy.[14]
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[edit | edit source]
English[edit | edit source]
- 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.
Tamil[edit | edit source]
- P. Sambamoorthy (1957). Kirtana sagaram (5 volumes). Indian Music Publishing House.
- P. Sambamoorthy (2006). கர்னாடக ஸங்கீத புஸ்தகம்: முதல் பாகம். Indian Music Publishing House.
- P. Sambamoorthy (2009). Practical course in karnatic music (3 volumes). Indian Music Publishing House.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sambamurthy [Sambamoorthy], Pichu". Around Life. 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Pichu Sambamoorthy (2007). A Dictionary of South Indian Music and Musicians of P. Sambamoorthy. Indian Music Publishing House.
- ↑ P. Sambamoorthy (1962). Great Composers. Indian Music Publishing House.
- ↑ P. Sambamoorthy (1963). South Indian music. Indian Music Pub. House.
- ↑ P Sambamoorthy (1957). Sruthi Vadyas (Drones). All India Handicrafts Board. p. 48. OCLC 10709031.
- ↑ P. Sambamoorthy (1959). Laya Vadyas: Time-keeping Instruments. All India Handicrafts Board.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "P Sambamoorthy on Open Library". Open Library. 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ Bruno Nettl; Ruth M. Stone; James Porter; Timothy Rice (1998). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent. Taylor & Francis. pp. 161–. ISBN 978-0-8240-4946-1.
- ↑ "Great composers / P. Sambamoorthy". British Library. 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ Catalogue of musical instruments. Hathi Trust. 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ "Preface to the Fourth Edition". Chennai Museum. 12 September 1973. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ "Recipients of Sangita Kalanidhi". Madras Music Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ Brahma (2001). Prof. Sambamoorthy, the Visionary Musicologist. Madras Music Academy. p. 171. OCLC 48508812.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Bonnie C. Wade (20 July 1998). Imaging Sound: An Ethnomusicological Study of Music, Art, and Culture in Mughal India. University of Chicago Press. pp. 260–. ISBN 978-0-226-86840-0.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "Homage to musicologist". The Hindu. 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2016.[dead link]
- Maithreyi Ramadurai (2001). "Remembering a pioneer". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 July 2016.[dead link]
- Sriram, V (2019) "Lost Landmarks of Chennai", Madras Musings, Vol. XXIX No. 16, December 1-15, 2019