The Oxford illustrated companion to South Indian classical music /
Pesch, Ludwig.
The Oxford illustrated companion to South Indian classical music / Illustrated companion to South Indian classical music South Indian classical music Ludwig Pesch. - 2nd ed. - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xxiii, 517 p., ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Prev. published in 1999 with title: The illustrated companion to South Indian classical music.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-365) and indexes.
Conventions -- Graceful dialogues -- Variety -- Child's play -- The voice in South Indian music -- Instrumental music (Vādya) -- Music for all -- Intonation (Śruti) -- Embellishment (Gamaka) -- Music education -- Rāga -- The system of 72 scales (Meḷakartā rāga) -- Types of rāga (Janya rāga) -- Tāla and rhythm -- Concert music -- Dance and music -- Harikathā kālakṣepam (Kathā kālakṣepam) -- Musical forms (concerts, dance, and didactic music) -- Composers --
Musical signatures (Mudrā).
The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music 2nd Edition provides an overview of the historical and cultural contexts of the music, its instruments, composers, leading practitioners, and schools. Profusely illustrated, the Companion also contains a guide to pronunciation and transliteration, a glossary, and an alphabetical index of ragas and scales.
019569998X 9780195699982
Carnatic music--History and criticism.
780.9548 / PES
The Oxford illustrated companion to South Indian classical music / Illustrated companion to South Indian classical music South Indian classical music Ludwig Pesch. - 2nd ed. - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xxiii, 517 p., ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Prev. published in 1999 with title: The illustrated companion to South Indian classical music.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-365) and indexes.
Conventions -- Graceful dialogues -- Variety -- Child's play -- The voice in South Indian music -- Instrumental music (Vādya) -- Music for all -- Intonation (Śruti) -- Embellishment (Gamaka) -- Music education -- Rāga -- The system of 72 scales (Meḷakartā rāga) -- Types of rāga (Janya rāga) -- Tāla and rhythm -- Concert music -- Dance and music -- Harikathā kālakṣepam (Kathā kālakṣepam) -- Musical forms (concerts, dance, and didactic music) -- Composers --
Musical signatures (Mudrā).
The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music 2nd Edition provides an overview of the historical and cultural contexts of the music, its instruments, composers, leading practitioners, and schools. Profusely illustrated, the Companion also contains a guide to pronunciation and transliteration, a glossary, and an alphabetical index of ragas and scales.
019569998X 9780195699982
Carnatic music--History and criticism.
780.9548 / PES