Hamid Ansari presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship-2010 to the Mridangam vidwan T. K. Murthy, at the investiture ceremony of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards-2010
Murthy was born on 13 August 1923, to Thanu Bhagavathar and Annapurni.[1] Although his father, Tanu Bhagwathar, a Carnatic musician, taught him music lessons at the age of three, his interest lay in percussion instruments.[2] He was given mridanga by his mother Annapurni, and started learning first lessons mridanga from his elder brother Gopalakrishnan.[2] When Thanjavur Vaidyanatha Iyer, a mridangam virtuoso and the founder of the Thanjavur style of mridangam, happened to listen to Murthy performing at a concert, he was impressed and decided to train Murthy. Vaidyanatha Iyer took Murthy to Tanjore, where Palghat Mani Iyer and Thambuswami (brother of eminent Carnatic vocalist T. M. Thiagarajan), were also undergoing training.[3]
Murthy's family was full of court musicians and he is the fifth generation of musicians. The family has been in music continuously for 7 generations now. His son T.K. Jayaraman was a music composer at All India Radio and grandson Karthikeya Murthy is a film music composer.[4][5]
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formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Thanu Krishna Murthy born 13 August 1923 better known as T K Murthy is an Indian mridangam player Murthy is a Padma Shri and Sangeetha Kalanidhi awardee T K MurthyHamid Ansari presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship 2010 to the Mridangam vidwan T K Murthy at the investiture ceremony of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2010Background informationAlso known asTKM Chittu Krishna MurthyBorn 1923 08 13 13 August 1923 age 100 GenresCarnatic musicInstrument s mridangam KonakkolYears active1934 presentWebsiteT K Murthy Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Recognition 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life EditMurthy was born on 13 August 1923 to Thanu Bhagavathar and Annapurni 1 Although his father Tanu Bhagwathar a Carnatic musician taught him music lessons at the age of three his interest lay in percussion instruments 2 He was given mridanga by his mother Annapurni and started learning first lessons mridanga from his elder brother Gopalakrishnan 2 When Thanjavur Vaidyanatha Iyer a mridangam virtuoso and the founder of the Thanjavur style of mridangam happened to listen to Murthy performing at a concert he was impressed and decided to train Murthy Vaidyanatha Iyer took Murthy to Tanjore where Palghat Mani Iyer and Thambuswami brother of eminent Carnatic vocalist T M Thiagarajan were also undergoing training 3 Murthy s family was full of court musicians and he is the fifth generation of musicians The family has been in music continuously for 7 generations now His son T K Jayaraman was a music composer at All India Radio and grandson Karthikeya Murthy is a film music composer 4 5 Career EditMurthy made his debut at the age of eleven at Coimbatore in a concert of Musiri Subramania Iyer with Karur Chinnaswami Iyer on violin and Tanjore Vaidyanatha Iyer on mridangam Murthy has performed in more than 15 000 concerts citation needed In a career spanning over 80 years Murthy has accompanied eminent artistes from several generations 3 Some of the notable artists with whom Murthy has performed include Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar Chembai Vaidhyanatha Bagavathar Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer M S Subbulakshmi Madurai Somasundaram D K Jayaraman M Balamuralikrishna Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan K J Yesudas Lalgudi Jayaraman T V Sankaranarayanan and U Srinivas Although Murthy is a staunch follower of the Thanjavur style of mridangam he was highly influenced by the artistry of the legendary Palani Subramaniam Pillai of the Pudukottai school of mridangam playing This blend of the Thanjavur and Pudukottai schools has become the hallmark of Murthy s special style His style also incorporates highly calculative patterns delivered with clarity and suddenness Recognition EditMurthy has received honors and awards including the following Laya Ratnakara from Sivananda Saraswati Rishikesh Kalaimamani from the T N Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram Mridanga Bhoopathy from Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar Mridanga Bhooshanam from Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchipuram Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1987 Palghat Mani Iyer Award by Percussive Arts Centre Bangalore Tala Vilas Award by Sur Singar Samsad Bombay Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 1989 6 Sangeetha Kalanidhi of The Music Academy Sangeet Natak Academy Fellowship 2010 See List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows List of fellows Padma Shri by the Government of India 2017 7 He was the Asthana Vidwan in Trivandrum Palace He is a graded National Artiste of Prasar Bharathi References Edit 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 T K Murthy Classical Musicians 15 October 2020 a b ന റ ന റ ന റവ ല മ ദ ഗത ളമ ത ർത ത ട ക മ ർത ത in Malayalam 19 August 2023 Retrieved 20 August 2023 a b K T P Radhika 8 August 2019 T K Murthy looks back at a rhythm filled life The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 9 August 2019 Ganesh Deepa 29 January 2015 Sparrow s monstrous talent The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 9 August 2019 Raghavan Nikhil 24 January 2015 Tunes from the third generation The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 9 August 2019 Classical Music Department of Cultural Affairs Government of Kerala Retrieved 24 February 2023 PadmaAwards 2017 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 29 January 2017 Achievement worth its weight in platinum The Hindu Chennai India 3 July 2009 Archived from the original on 21 July 2009 Anniversary fete The Hindu Chennai India 20 March 2009 Archived from the original on 23 March 2009 Article Title Usurped Zakir Hussain Vinayak Ram praise mridangam maestro s contributions The Hindu Chennai India 10 July 2009 Archived from the original on 13 July 2009 Dr T K Murthy www carnatica net Retrieved 9 August 2019 Indian Heritage Music Profiles of Artistes M2 www saigan com Retrieved 9 August 2019 Saying it rhythmically The Hindu Chennai India 24 July 2009 Archived from the original on 7 November 2012 dr t k murthy mrudangist Hub Retrieved 9 August 2019 www kutcheribuzz com Celebrating Dr T K Murthy www kutcheribuzz com Retrieved 9 August 2019 http tkmurthy com awards html Mridangam vidwan to be felicitated The Hindu Chennai India 3 July 2009 Archived from the original on 7 November 2012 Article Title Usurped Article Title Usurped Video on YouTubeExternal links Edit T K Murthy Official website Dr T K Murthy at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title T K Murthy amp oldid 1171303275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
