Chittoor Subramanyam (22 June 1898 – 18 Oct 1975) was an Indian carnatic musician.[1][2][3] He received the Sangeeta Kalanidhi award in 1954, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1964.
Chittoor Subramanyam was born to Perayya and SMogilamma, on 22 June 1898 in a village near Punganur in Palamanertaluk, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. A distinguished votary of laya, Chittoor Subramanyam Pillai received his initial musical training under his father, who was a violinist. By age 7, he was well versed in Carnatic Music. He later became a disciple of Kanchipuram Naina Pillai.[4] Under Naina Pillai's tutelage, Subramanyam learned and honed his skills by doing Gurukula seva to his Guru (teacher/master) for more than two decades.
From the age of five, Subramnayam was performing Harikathas (musical renditions of mythology) and music performances. He completed his training with Pillai when he was aged 20 and began his major performances.
Professional careeredit
Chittoor Subramanyam settled in Madras (now Chennai) but performed throughout India during a career lasting over 50 years.
He was well known for his repertoire of Thyagaraja Keerthanas (compositions) and mastery of Laya (rhythm). He had his own style called 'Kancheepuram School'. He was popular in Swaraprasthanam and Kalapramanam, noted for singing very rare keerthanas of Thyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar and other composers.[5]
At a time when recording technology was in its infancy, his two discs for Columbia Records, which contained his own compositions such as Madhura Nagarilo Challanamma Bonu, Kulamulona Golladana and Mavallagadamma – demonstrated his originality as a composer and lyricist.[6]
He realised the need to spread the art and taught disciples through the Gurukulam tradition.[citation needed] Many of Chittoor Subramanyam's disciples became well-known carnatic musicians. These include Madurai Somasundaram, Bombay S Ramachandran,[5] Chittoor Ramachandran, T. T. Seetha, Tadepalli Lokanatha Sarma, Revathy Ratnaswamy and Kovi Manisekaran[citation needed] He started the Saint Thyagaraja Utsavam (annual music festival) in Tirupathi and awarded the title of Sapthagiri Sangeetha Vidwanmani to deserving exponents of carnatic music.[2]
While in Tirupati, he composed music for a number of kirthanas of Saint Annamacharya. Noted among them are – 'Ithadokade', 'Narayanathe'
Recognised as an ambassador for Carnatic music,[4][7] he died in 1975. To commemorate his birth centenary, the annual Subramanya Sangeetha Kalakshetra was established and a three-day festival of music was held in Hyderabad.
Official postsedit
He was Head of the Music Department at Annamalai University and was connected with the music boards and committees of various other universities in South India as well as state and central government bodies. Among his official positions were
Principal, Sri Venkateswara College of Music and Dance, Tirupati;
Professor of Music, The Central College of Music, Madras;
Principal, The Raja's College of Music, Thiruvayar;
Principal, The Ramanathan Music Academy, Jaffna, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)(1967–1971)
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Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1964 Chittoor Subramanya PillaiBirth nameChittoor SubramanyamBorn 1898 06 22 22 June 1898OriginPunganur Chittoor district IndiaDied1975 aged 76 77 GenresIndian Classical MusicOccupation s musician singer lyricistYears active1915 1975 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 Official posts 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editChittoor Subramanyam was born to Perayya and SMogilamma on 22 June 1898 in a village near Punganur in Palamaner taluk Chittoor district Andhra Pradesh A distinguished votary of laya Chittoor Subramanyam Pillai received his initial musical training under his father who was a violinist By age 7 he was well versed in Carnatic Music He later became a disciple of Kanchipuram Naina Pillai 4 Under Naina Pillai s tutelage Subramanyam learned and honed his skills by doing Gurukula seva to his Guru teacher master for more than two decades From the age of five Subramnayam was performing Harikathas musical renditions of mythology and music performances He completed his training with Pillai when he was aged 20 and began his major performances Professional career editChittoor Subramanyam settled in Madras now Chennai but performed throughout India during a career lasting over 50 years He was well known for his repertoire of Thyagaraja Keerthanas compositions and mastery of Laya rhythm He had his own style called Kancheepuram School He was popular in Swaraprasthanam and Kalapramanam noted for singing very rare keerthanas of Thyagaraja Muthuswamy Dikshitar and other composers 5 At a time when recording technology was in its infancy his two discs for Columbia Records which contained his own compositions such as Madhura Nagarilo Challanamma Bonu Kulamulona Golladana and Mavallagadamma demonstrated his originality as a composer and lyricist 6 He realised the need to spread the art and taught disciples through the Gurukulam tradition citation needed Many of Chittoor Subramanyam s disciples became well known carnatic musicians These include Madurai Somasundaram Bombay S Ramachandran 5 Chittoor Ramachandran T T Seetha Tadepalli Lokanatha Sarma Revathy Ratnaswamy and Kovi Manisekaran citation needed He started the Saint Thyagaraja Utsavam annual music festival in Tirupathi and awarded the title of Sapthagiri Sangeetha Vidwanmani to deserving exponents of carnatic music 2 While in Tirupati he composed music for a number of kirthanas of Saint Annamacharya Noted among them are Ithadokade Narayanathe Recognised as an ambassador for Carnatic music 4 7 he died in 1975 To commemorate his birth centenary the annual Subramanya Sangeetha Kalakshetra was established and a three day festival of music was held in Hyderabad Official posts editHe was Head of the Music Department at Annamalai University and was connected with the music boards and committees of various other universities in South India as well as state and central government bodies Among his official positions were Principal Sri Venkateswara College of Music and Dance Tirupati Professor of Music The Central College of Music Madras Principal The Raja s College of Music Thiruvayar Principal The Ramanathan Music Academy Jaffna Ceylon now Sri Lanka 1967 1971 Awards editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Subramanyam received various awards These included Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1954 by Music Academy Madras now Chennai 8 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1964 by Sangeet Natak Akademi India s National Academy of Music Dance amp Drama 9 Sangeetha Kalasikhamani Award in 1964 by The Indian Fine Arts Society Chennai 10 Gana Kala Prapoorna by A P Sangeetha Nataka Academy Swara Chakravarthi Laya Brahma Isai Perarignar by Tamil Isai Sangam Madras now Chennai Sapthagiri Sangeetha Vidwanmani by Thyagarja Utsavam Committee Tirupathi Isai MannarReferences edit Legenda Sri Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai Album Yahoo Music Yahoo Music Retrieved 28 July 2011 a b Sixty years of service to music The Hindu 26 July 2002 Retrieved 28 July 2011 http srutimag blogspot com 2017 06 birthdays anniversaries 22 html Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai a b Chittoor SubramanYam Pillai Carnatica net Retrieved 28 July 2011 a b Classical Vocal Chittoor Subramania Pillai 1 Jaganmohini Shines With Chittor Subramania Pillai Musicplug in 30 May 2007 Retrieved 28 July 2011 Friday Review Hyderabad Tribute Carnatic classicist remembered The Hindu 27 October 2006 Retrieved 28 July 2011 Friday Review Chennai Columns Titan from Kanchipuram The Hindu Retrieved 28 July 2011 Recipients of Sangita Kalanidhi Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine SNA Awardee List Archived 31 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Awardees ListExternal links editThis Day That Age dated 4 January 1955 Music Academy Sadas The Hindu 4 Jan 2005 Sangita Kalanidhi award http www saigan com heritage music garlandn htm http www carnatica net special photoquiz htm http www raaga com channels carnatic singers Chittoor Subramania Pillai html recordings of mavallagadamma kulamulona emi neramu on YouTube A kriti sung by Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai amp oldid 1191838887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
