From the Tanjore court to the Madras Music Academy : A social history of music in South India/ Lakshmi Subramanian.

By:

Subramanian, Lakshmi

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, c2006, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: viii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780198071907 (pbk)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

22 780.9548 SUB

Contents:

1. Music comes to the city -- 2. Defining the classical : the nationalist imperative -- 3. Consolidating the classical : the Madras Music Academy and the politics of custodianship -- 4. On the margins of the classical : law, social reform, and the Devadasis in the Madras presidency -- 5. Contesting the classical : the Tamil Isai Iyakkam and the contest for custodianship.

Summary: "In moving from the quiet courtyards of Tanjore to the concert halls of Madras, the social context of music and performance underwent a striking transformation. Traditional music was also used in the freedom movement as an emblem of India's uniqueness and independent identity. Departing from conventional scholarship on the subject, Lakshmi Subramnian presents a distinctive account of the making of a modern classical tradition." "Subramanian traces the changes in traditional music in south India as it adapted to the necessities of colonial and postcolonial social realities. Her engaging narrative of the production of knowledge about music and the related institution- building process raise larger questions of identify and imagination. She also discusses the influence of nationalism in the creation of an auditory habit."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Arts & Sports	Non-fiction	780.9548 SUB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		41330

1. Music comes to the city --
2. Defining the classical : the nationalist imperative --
3. Consolidating the classical : the Madras Music Academy and the politics of custodianship --
4. On the margins of the classical : law, social reform, and the Devadasis in the Madras presidency --
5. Contesting the classical : the Tamil Isai Iyakkam and the contest for custodianship.

"In moving from the quiet courtyards of Tanjore to the concert halls of Madras, the social context of music and performance underwent a striking transformation. Traditional music was also used in the freedom movement as an emblem of India's uniqueness and independent identity. Departing from conventional scholarship on the subject, Lakshmi Subramnian presents a distinctive account of the making of a modern classical tradition." "Subramanian traces the changes in traditional music in south India as it adapted to the necessities of colonial and postcolonial social realities. Her engaging narrative of the production of knowledge about music and the related institution- building process raise larger questions of identify and imagination. She also discusses the influence of nationalism in the creation of an auditory habit."--Jacket.

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