Srutipada Sarita: Musical Notations Of Traditional and Self Made Dhrupad Compositions

750
The treatise is a well-assorted collection of Dhrupad-Dhamar songs. These are musical notation of traditional Song-texts from the Dagar Oral

A Practical Guide to North Indian Classical Vocal Music

750
This book is a step-by-step practical guide to North Indian music. With the help of this book, the reader can understand the basic aspects of North Indian music and learn to appreciate it better. It describes the ten basic ra.gs of North Indian classical music. It also gives instructions on how to sing and how to play the musical instruments. This book describes the tonal patterns and the tonal embellishments.

The Music Master: Portrait Of The rudra Vina maestro Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar

695
This book is a portrait of a music master who attained spiritual realisation through music and who could guide his

Essays in Indian Ethnomusicology

600
The book represents a major attempt to place music in India in wider perspectives offered by numerous music-traditions which deal

The Music of India

600
This is an attempt to bring, to bear a ''scientific'' attitude to Indian musicological problems. Tools and methods of modern science have been employed to probe into musical phenomena and Indian music history. No other term is perhaps so operatively basic as the tonic-drone in melodic music and today the tambura is the most important drone in Indian music. Importance of the emergence of the drone in Indian music history has been discussed at length, in terms of neuro-physiological dynamics.

The Art of Tabla Rhythm

550
This authoritative work deals comprehensively with Tabla rhythm, focusing, if in brief, on its history and aesthetics. It is aimed at the Tabla student, the Tabla performer, as well as the inquiring listener of Hindustani music, for whom it encapsulates a Tabla practitioner's knowledge acquired over a lifetime of learning and teaching.

Hindustani Music and The Aesthetic Concept of Form

520
It is for the first time that this monograph examines the concept of form in Hindustani classical music. In this

Drama And Ritual of Early Hinduism

495
The origin of Sanskrit drama has interested scholars for a long time as crucial for our understanding of the many

NAD Understanding Raga Music

495
This book is perhaps the first comprehensive guide to understanding all the aspects and finer nuances of Hindustani classical music. It is aimed at the serious listner, that is some one who may not have had any formal lessons himself in this performing art, but who, nevertheless, has picked up an initial interest on listening to classical music, and is, therefore, seeking to know more about its underlying structure, system and traditions. By explaining in a straightforward and extremely readable style, the basic features of Indian music, how time and melody are structured, the main principles of raga delineation and development, and the various genres and styles of vocal as well as instrumental performances, the book aims to enhance the serious listener's understanding of Hindustani music, and heighten his appreciation of this art form.

Agamas in Indian Dramatics and Musicology

475
In the ancient lexicons of Vedic and classical periods, the influence of Agama has been parliamentary and pivotal. Natyaveda by

Khayal Vocalism

460
Khayal Vocalism: Continuity Within Change presents stylistic perspectives on the music nineteen modern and contemporary Khayal vocalists, representing various legacies which

भारतीय संगीत का इतिहास

450
प्रस्तुत ग्रन्थ भारतीय संगीत का इतिहास अपने आप में असाधारण शोध-ग्रन्थ है. इसके लेखक डॉक्टर ठाकुर जयदेव सिंह बहु-आयामी व्यक्तित्व के विद्वान् थे. संगीतशास्त्र की सुविख्यात विदुषी प्रोफ. प्रेमलता शर्मा द्वारा सम्पादित इस ग्रन्थ को कोलकाता की संगीत रिसर्च अकादमी ने सन `१९९४ ईस्वी में संगीत परिदर्शिनी ग्रंथमाला के प्रथम पुष्प के रूप में प्रकाशित किया था. भारतीय संगीत क्षेत्र का अपने ढंग का पहला अनूठा ग्रन्थ है.