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Discovering the music of India / AIMS Media ; directed by Bernard Wilets.
LIBRA Music Videorecording 527
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Discovering music series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--India--History and criticism.
- Music.
- India.
- Musical instruments--India.
- Musical instruments.
- Dance--India.
- Dance.
- Ethnic music recordings--India.
- Ethnic music recordings, Hindi.
- Ethnic music recordings, Carnatic.
- Local Subjects:
- Ethnic music recordings--India.
- Ethnic music recordings, Hindi.
- Ethnic music recordings, Carnatic.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (22 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + discussion guide.
- 1/2 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Music of India
- Place of Publication:
- Chatsworth, Calif. : AIMS Media, [1994?]
- System Details:
- VHS.
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- Summary:
- Describes the two main types of Indian music, the Karnatic of the south and the Hindustani of the north, dating back more than three thousand years. Demonstrates the use of a wide variety of simple and complex instruments. Points out several ways in which Indian music differs from Western music. Includes a traditional Indian dance showing the importance of the art of gesture.
- Participant:
- Narration and dance, S. Lakshmi. Musicians, T. Viswanathan, V. Thyagarajan, T. Ranganathan, Kumari Viswanathan, Nikhil Banerjee, Mahapurush Misra, Roma Banerjee.
- Credits:
- Advisor, T. Viswanathan ; photography, Frank Stokes.
- Notes:
- Originally released in 1969 as motion picture; copyright date on tape is 1982.
- On container: AIMS Multimedia.
- ISBN:
- 0806887052
- OCLC:
- 31954160
- Publisher Number:
- 4B-02-42 AIMS Multimedia
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