Hindustani Music in the 20th Century / by W. van der Meer.

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Book

Author/Creator:

van der Meer, W., author.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music.

Local Subjects:

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition 1980.

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Springer Nature eBook

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1980.

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Summary:

AIM In spite of a reasonably extensive literature in English' and Indian vernaculars, there are extremely few books on Indian music that can be considered of a scientific standard. I found, when I took up an interest in Indian music in 1967, that even protracted reading of the studies in English was not conducive to an understanding of the principles of performance. Most of my study and research have been devoted to the gradual refinement of this very understanding. In the course of time it also became obvious that different scholars and different musicians held divergent views on many basic concepts of Indian music. Therefore, one of my tasks was to assess the degree of variability in Indian music. As a corollary I wanted to know how this variability could manifest itself as change in a relatively short and well-documented period. It is often assumed that traditional cultures, as e. g. in India, are rather inert and that the art forms hardly ever change. This study proves the contrary: Indian music has a strong vitality. If we examine the different treatises through the centuries this vitality would appear to be a basic characteristic. I felt that at least an effort to discover the roots of such change would be valuable as a contribution to the study of art history and possibly to the sociology of culture.

Contents:

One

I. Basic Concepts and Characteristics

II. Performing a R?Ga (1): Dhrupada

III. Performing a R?Ga (2): Khay?L

IV. R?ga Delineation

V. Poetry, Melody and Rhythm

VI. The Essence of R?ga and the Problem of Rasa

Two

VII. Music and its Larger Social Environment

VIII. The Rise and fall of the Ghar?N? System

IX. Training and Creativity

X. The Role of the Great Musicians

XI. A Survey of Changes in North Indian Music

Conclusion

Chronology

Bibliography and Discography

Music Examples.

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ISBN:

9789400987777

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