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 Madras Music Academy in 1943 | |
| Formation | 18 August 1928 |
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| Founder | E. Krishna Iyer, U. Rama Rao. |
| Purpose | Music, dance and arts education |
| Headquarters | Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018, India |
Madras Music Academy is one of the earliest established music academies in South India. Before the concept of infrastructure was introduced to India in the early 1920s, it was a gathering for elite musicians simply called (and is still more commonly referred to as) Music Academy (Tamil: சங்கீத வித்வத் சபை, sangeetha vidhwadh sabai)[1] It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Carnatic Music Indian art form. It played a vital role in the revival of the Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam in the 1930s when it faced near extinction due to a negative connotation caused by conservative societal standards.[2]
They also run a music school called the Teachers college of Carnatic Music which has many eminent musicians on its faculty. Musicians such as Tiger Varadachariar, Appa Iyer, Valadi Krishnaiyer and Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer adorned the chair of Principal of the Teacher's College.[3]
- ^ "The Music Academy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
- ^ Janet O'Shea (2007). "Revival Era Dancers at Music Academy". At home in the world: bharata natyam on the global stage. Wesleyan University Press. p. 1975. ISBN 978-0-8195-6837-3.
- ^ "The Music Academy". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 December 2001.