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Music in South India : the Karṇāṭak concert tradition and beyond : experiencing music, expressing culture
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- Creator
- T. Viswanathan, Matthew Harp Allen
- Format
- Books; Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
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- New York : Oxford University Press, 2004
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- xxv, 150 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.)
- ISBNs
- 0195145909, 0195145917, 9780195145908, 9780195145915
- OCLC
- ocm52240224, ocm68188772
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index.
- 1. Song in South India -- Bhajan (Devotional Song) -- Kriti -- 2. Key Concepts in Karnatak Music -- Tala: Meter and Rhythm in Karnatak Music -- Raga: Melody in Karnatak Music -- Integrated Melodic-Rhythmic Training -- 3. The Karnatak Concert Today -- Presentation and Discussion of the "Main Piece" of a Concert -- Brief Guide to the Performance -- 4. Contextualizing South Indian Performance, Socially and Historically -- Women and Music: The Devadasi and Her Community -- Men and Music: From Temple and Court to Public and State Patronage -- A New World of Performance: Concert Hallas, Media, and Audiences in the Urban Environment -- A Hereditary Music Family -- Summary: An Ancient and Modern Tradition of Musical-Social Behavior -- 5. Regional and Modern Traditions: Contemporary Music Making in South India and Beyond -- Music in Kerala -- Music of the Cinema in South India -- Cross-Cultural Composition and Collaboration -- Tatva, a Regional Performance Tradition in Karnataka State