My Music, My Life: With a complete manual on how to play the sitar - Hardcover

Ravi Shankar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0706963253 ISBN 13: 9780706963250

Publisher: Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

With stunning new photographs and a new final chapter detailing Ravi Shankar's hope for the preservation of Indian classical music, this updated edition of "My Music, My Life" profiles an extraordinary man. In his own words, Shankar describes his transformation from a young traveling dancer to a Grammy Award-winning, internationally known musician. An autobiography, a history of Indian classical music, and a manual on how to play the sitar, this book is about music as a both a lifestyle and an art. It embodies Ravi Shankar's unique approach to his craft.

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About the Author

Ravi Shankar, the legendary sitarist and composer, is a singular phenomenon in the classical music worlds of the East and West. He has written music for Yehudi Menuhin, Jean Pierre Rampal, Phillip Glass and George Harrison. The international award-winning musician is an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and is a member of the United Nations International Rostrum of Composers. He is known for his pioneering work in bringing Indian music to the West. He lives in California and India.

Edition details

• Publisher: Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0706963253
• ISBN 13: 9780706963250
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160