Dāphā : sacred singing in a South Asian city : Music, performance and meaning in Bhaktapur, Nepal / Richard Widdess

By:

Widdess, Richard

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, r 2017.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxviii, 336 p.: ill. + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.); 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.93 cmISBN:

9781138895751

Subject(s):

Criticism, interpretation, etc and Dāphā (Music)

DDC classification:

23 782.421 WID

Contents:

1 Introduction; 2 Dapha from past to present; 3 Temporal order: time, music and rhythm; 4 The singing community: dapha and the social order; 5 Melody and raga; 6 Encounter with the divine: dapha and the sacred order; 7 Songs and meanings

Summary: D?ph?, or d?ph? bhajan, is a genre of Hindu-Buddhist devotional singing, performed by male, non-professional musicians of the farmer and other castes belonging to the Newar ethnic group, in the towns and villages of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Richard Widdess describes the music and musical practices of d

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Arts & Sports	Non-fiction	782.421 WID (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		47204

1 Introduction;
2 Dapha from past to present;
3 Temporal order: time, music and rhythm;
4 The singing community: dapha and the social order;
5 Melody and raga;
6 Encounter with the divine: dapha and the sacred order;
7 Songs and meanings

D?ph?, or d?ph? bhajan, is a genre of Hindu-Buddhist devotional singing, performed by male, non-professional musicians of the farmer and other castes belonging to the Newar ethnic group, in the towns and villages of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Richard Widdess describes the music and musical practices of d

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