Evoultion of Raga and Tala in Indian Music - Hardcover

M. R. Gautam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8121504422 ISBN 13: 9788121504423

Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1993

Synopsis

Language: English
Pages: 307


From the Jacket

Indian music, in its sojourn in space and time may be divided, in a historical perspective, into three phases: ancient, medieval, and modern. These may be regarded as ending approximately in the thirteenth century, eighteenth century, and our own times respectively. The present volume deals with such an evolution during the first phase of Indian music, viz., the ancient.

The present work endeavours to set forth the conceptual evolution of two foundational and differentiating elements of Indian music, viz., raga and tala. Indian music rests on the tripod of raga and tala and prabandha. These represent respectively the sound, time, and structural aspects of musical experience. Prabandha, in the sense of form, worked or otherwise, emerges from a matrix of raga and tala. These two characterize and differentiate Indian music from all its comperes.

The work also studies Vedic music and music as depicted in Natyasastra, Brhaddesi of Matanga, and Sangitaratnakara. A brief survey of Western musical aesthetics and its practical variations is also a salient feature of this work. The volume traces the evolution of our music and shows how our musical traditions, inspite of the several modifications and adjustments during the course of the centuries, have been maintained in essence throughout.

Dr. M.R. Gautam is a distinguished musicologist and a top-ranking performing musician of Hindustani music. Beginning his career as music producer in the All India Radio, he switched over to the academic line as Professor and Head of the Department of Vocal Music, Banaras Hindu University. Later on he became Vice-Chancellor of the Indira Kala Sangeet Visvavidyalaya, Khairagarh (M.P.).

His high academic qualifications an

Edition details

• Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8121504422
• ISBN 13: 9788121504423
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 290