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The Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music
This Is An Indispensable And Enriching Reference Work For The Connoisseur, Practising Musician, Interested Amateur, Impresario Teacher And Student.
The Grammar of Carnatic Music
This book argues that Carnatic music as it is practiced today can be traced to the musical practices of early/mid eighteenth century. Earlier varieties or 'incarnations' of Indian music elaborately described in many musical treatises are only of historical relevance today as the music described is quite different from current practices. It is argued that earlier varieties may not have survived because they failed to meet the three crucial requirements for a language-like organism to survive i.e., a robust community of practitioners/listeners which the author calls the Carnatic Music Fraternity, a sizeable body of musical texts and a felt communicative need. In fact, the central thesis of the book is that Carnatic music, like language, survived and evolved from early/mid eighteenth century when these three requirements were met for the first time in the history of Indian music. The volume includes a foreword by Paul Kiparsky.
Applying Karnatic Rhythmical Techniques to Western Music
Most classical musicians, whether in orchestral or ensemble situations, will have to face a piece by composers such as Ligeti, Messiaen, Varèse or Xenakis, while improvisers face music influenced by Dave Holland, Steve Coleman, Aka Moon, Weather Report, Irakere or elements from the Balkans, India, Africa or Cuba. Rafael Reina argues that today’s music demands a new approach to rhythmical training, a training that will provide musicians with the necessary tools to face, with accuracy, more varied and complex rhythmical concepts, while keeping the emotional content. Reina uses the architecture of the South Indian Karnatic rhythmical system to enhance and radically change the teaching of rhy...
Sound of Indian Music
A text that can serve to provide a brief introduction to Indian music with a specific focus on Carnatic (South Indian) music, that was designed by Ganavya Doraiswamy during her Post-Graduate Fellowship at Berklee College of Music. This text acted as a supplement to an eight-week certification course and was crafted specifically for that purpose. For any further inquiries, please contact gdoraiswamy@berklee.edu.
Indian Knowledge System: Principles and Practices
Indian Knowledge System: Principles and Practices Discover the profound wisdom and timeless principles of India's rich intellectual and cultural heritage with Indian Knowledge System: Principles and Practices. Designed as a textbook, this book serves as a gateway to understanding the diverse domains of India's knowledge traditions, showcasing their relevance in the modern world. What’s Inside: Chapter 1: An Overview of Indian Philosophy Delve into the foundational ideas of Indian philosophical thought, exploring concepts like dharma, karma, and moksha across various schools of philosophy. Chapter 2: Art, Literature, and Aesthetics Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Indian art, litera...
The Life of Music in South India
"Sankaran examines the cultural and social matrix in which Carnatic music was cultivated and consumed in mid-twentieth century India, including the ways that musicians negotiated caste politics and the double standard for male and female musicians. Sankaran's memoir is interwoven with passages from Daniel M. Neuman's work on music in North India, which inspired Sankaran's project, and interviews with Sankaran by Matthew Allen"--
A Southern Music
One of the foremost Karnatik vocalists today, T.M. Krishna writes lucidly and passionately about the form, its history, its problems and where it stands todayT.M. Krishna begins his sweeping exploration of the tradition of Karnatik music with a fundamental question: what is music? Taking nothing for granted and addressing readers from across the spectrum - musicians, musicologists as well as laypeople - Krishna provides a path-breaking overview of south Indian classical music.
