T. K. Murthy

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. Murthy
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
Background information
Also known asTKM, Chittu, Krishna Murthy
Born (1923-08-13) 13 August 1923
GenresCarnatic music
Instrument(s)mridangam, Konakkol
Years active1934–present
WebsiteT K Murthy

Personal life

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]

Career

Murthy 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. 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

Murthy has received honors and awards including the following:

He was the Asthana Vidwan in Trivandrum Palace. He is a graded "National Artiste" of Prasar Bharathi.

References

[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

  1. "T K Murthy - Classical Musicians". 15 October 2020.
  2. "നൂറിന്റെ നിറവിലും മൃദംഗതാളമുതിർത്ത് ടി.കെ. മൂർത്തി" (in Malayalam). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. Ganesh, Deepa (29 January 2015). "Sparrow's monstrous talent". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. Raghavan, Nikhil (24 January 2015). "Tunes from the third generation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. "Classical Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. "PadmaAwards-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017.
  8. "Achievement worth its weight in platinum". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2009.
  9. "Anniversary fete". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009.
  10. Article Title[Usurped!]
  11. "Zakir Hussain, Vinayak Ram praise mridangam maestro's contributions". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009.
  12. "Dr. T K Murthy". www.carnatica.net. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  13. "Indian Heritage - Music - Profiles of Artistes - M2". www.saigan.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  14. "Saying it rhythmically". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  15. "dr.t k murthy-mrudangist". Hub. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  16. "www.kutcheribuzz.com/Celebrating Dr. T.K. Murthy". www.kutcheribuzz.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  17. http://tkmurthy.com/awards.html
  18. "Mridangam vidwan to be felicitated". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  19. Article Title[Usurped!]
  20. Article Title[Usurped!]
  21. Video on YouTube
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.