Hindustani Music Today
Language: English
Published by D.K. Printworld, 2012
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Contents ForewordArvind N Parikh Preface Acknowledgement 1 It is ?Art? Music; not Classical 2 Vehicles of the Raga Experience 3 Raga Bhairav at MidnightThe Time Theory of Ragas 4 The Gharanas of Hindustani Music 5 Dhrupad A Cultural Enigma 6 Khayal Vocalism Welcome to the Xerox Gharanas 7 Thumree Lost Without Kathak 8 The Tappa The Camel Drivers Song 9 The Rudra Veena Headed for the Museum 10 The Sitar From Nowhere to Everywhere in 300 years 11 The Surbahar In Search of an Indian Bach 12 The Sarod The Meteoric Rise 13 The Hawaiian Guitar Aloha Boys of Hindustani Music 14 The Santoor The Musical Signature of Kashmir 15 The Tanpura and Swaramandal Pillars and Laptops of Hindustani Vocalism 16 The Sarangi Awaiting a State Funeral 17 The Violin The Gift to the Carnatic Tradition to Hindustani Music 18 The Bansuri A Humble Bamboo Flute in a Highbrow Avatar 19 The Shehnai Gasping for Breath 20 The Pakhawaj and Tabla Everybody wants Zakir 21 Harmonium Controversial Yet Firmly Entrenched Suggested Readings IndexStating that Hindustani music should be rightly termed ?Art music? and not ?classical music? the book begins by discussing the features of Art music and presents an approach to appreciating Hindustani music It provides a detailed understanding of the components of the raga experience in Hindustani music including their time theory and the role of Gharanas of the musical traditionIt deals with genres of raga-based vocal music which have been performed over the last five centuries Dhrupad which has its moorings in devotional music; Khayal vocalism shaped by Sufi influences; the thumree which originated as an accompaniment to the Kathak dance; and the tappa adapted from the songs of camel drivers in the north-west frontier It takes up the use of instruments in Hindustani music especially the Rudra Veena Sitar Surbahar Sarod Santoor the Shehnai Pakhawaj the Hawaiian Guitar and many others giving an account of their origin performing styles and lineages relating to themThroughout the emphasis is on contemporary trends in Hindustani music and its prospects in the future It mentions the significant practitioners of Hindustani music both vocal and instrumental The volume will interest lovers of Indian music and also scholars who want to have a greater understanding of its traditions its contemporary appeal and trends in practice 138 pp.…
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- Title
- Hindustani Music Today
- Author
- Deepak S. Raja
- Publisher
- D.K. Printworld
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Good
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- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 8124606161
- ISBN 13
- 9788124606162
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- b/w photographs
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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Deepak S. Raja is an Indian musicologist and author best known for his scholarly works on Hindustani classical music, especially the theory and practice of ragas and khayal vocalism.
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