Imaging sound : an ethnomusicological study of music, art, and culture in Mughal India / Bonnie C. Wade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wade, Bonnie C.

Series:

Chicago studies in ethnomusicology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--India--History and criticism.

Music.

India.

Music--Mogul Empire--History and criticism.

Music in art.

Physical Description:

lvi, 276 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1998]

Summary:

Combining ethnomusicological and art historical methods with history and lore, Bonnie C. Wade examines how musicians of Hindustan encountered and Indianized music from the Persian cultural sphere. Exploring the visual sources available in illustrated manuscripts and paintings of the Mughal Empire (1526-1858), Wade focuses first on Akbar, to show how political and cultural agendas intertwined in the portrayal of Mughal court life. Wade then follows the depictions of music-making through paintings for Akbar's successors Jahangir and Shah Jahan to trace the gradual synthesis of Persian and Indian culture. She also provides an explicit and implicit focus on the role of women in Mughal culture and music. Richly illustrated with reproductions of Mughal paintings, this work will appeal broadly to anyone interested in Indian history, art history, and ethnomusicology.

"Wade has the ability to make descriptions of instrumental ensembles and court scenes come to life.... Without a doubt "Imaging Sound" addresses an important interdisciplinary area of ethnomusicology and musicology".--Regula Burckhardt Qureshi

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-264) and indexes.

ISBN:

0226868400

0226868419

OCLC:

36783754