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Music is called Gandharva Veda in the ancient language of India. This means it is a way to the Eternal through sound essence. All creation starts with the Aum sound, which is the music of music. All sound is there to bring us closer to God and Indian music has an ancient history of Ragas and Sruti where sound is a science to bring you to your Self, the Health and to Inner Peace.
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 The Harmonium Handbook  Satyaki Kraig Brockschmidt The Harmonium Handbook   $10.99  $6.59  Buy Now 
The story behind the modern version of the harmonium is a fascinating testimony to the love, skill, innovation, and interminingling of may of the world's great cultures.This book provides detailed instruction on how to play, maintain, and repair this popular devotional instrument. It also reveals the colorful history of free-reed instruments (such as the harmonium), which dates back to the time of Marco Polo. 
 Words of Cosmic Chants in English and Hindi  Paramahansa Yogananda Words of Cosmic Chants in English and Hindi   $4.95  $2.97  Buy Now 
Chant traditions from many cultures are being recognized today not only for their intrinsic beauty but also for their spiritual power. Sri Yogananda, a pioneer in introducing India's art of devotional chanting to the West, explains how it helps to quiet and focus the mind in preparation for meditation. This book contains words and music to more than 50 of his original chants. About the Author: Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 - 1952), hailed as The Father of Yoga in the West, is... 
 Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhin (2 volumes)  R. Satyanarayana Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhin (2 volumes)   $149.95  $89.97  Buy Now 
Caturdandiprakasika (c. 1650 A.D.) of Venkatamakhin is a fundamental treatise of Karnataka music and marks the rearguard in the renaissance of Indian music. It has launched a crucial, conceptual revolution which has metamorphosed this musical system into an enduring the attractive paddhati. Caturdandiprakasika is written in ten chapters: Vina, Sruti, Svara, Mela, Raga, Alapa, Thaya, Gita Prabandha and Tala. The first volume consists of the critically edited Text, English Translation,... 
 Learn To Play On Sitar  Ram Avtar Learn To Play On Sitar   $6.73  $4.04  Buy Now 
An extremely popular Indian string instrument with a Pumpkin Gourd at one end, 19-20 frets, 7 main strings and 11 sympathetic strings. This marvellous instrument, when played properly has the quality of many guitars in the hands many masters.This book provides instructions for Sitar handling, care, style of playing, exercises, music and more. A handy reference to master the art of playing Sitar for the amateur, the professional and the decorative. 
 The Ragas of Northern Indian Music  Alain Danielou The Ragas of Northern Indian Music   $32.49  $19.49  Buy Now 
The first part of the book traces the history of Indian music and the continuity of its theory and practice for more than two thousand years. It is based on many years' research into the vast ancient Sanskrit literature of music. These valuable technical treatises, which lie in the form of scarcely catalogued manuscripts throughout the public and private libraries of India, had hitherto remained unemplored. Part Two transcribes and studies in detail 50 typical Raga-s. Each is preceded by a... 
 Violin Techniques in Western and South Indian Classical Music  Dr. M. Lalitha Violin Techniques in Western and South Indian Classical Music   $75.49  $45.29  Buy Now 
"The first of its kind, the book is an encyclopedia on the different techniques in violin playing. As its title suggests, it deals with the different violin playing techniques in both the systems-the Western and the South Indian Classical Music. There are many books which study the different techniques of violin playing in Western music whereas in the South Indian system there is no comprehensive identification and enumeration of the various techniques in use. This book explores and outlines... 
 Theory Of Indian Music  Ram Avtar Theory Of Indian Music   $18.99  $11.39  Buy Now 
This book provides a historical, cultural & technical overview of the evolution of Indian music. 
 A Hundred Devotional Songs of Tagore  Rabindranath Tagore A Hundred Devotional Songs of Tagore   $11.95  $7.17  Buy Now 
Devotion is dedication of the self to the All Serene. To Rabindranath Tagore, it is more than mere dedication. It is a vrata to be in perfect unison with the Vratapati, the Lord of askance in sincerity, purity and poignance. To be christened with the spirituality of Tagore in the most intrinsic and poignant pattern is to muse and re-muse his devotional songs, and in doing so, one cannot but discover within oneself the lotus-land of spiritual excellence. Indeed, somewhere in the heartland... 
 Divine Songs of Sage Poet Ramprasad  Shyamal Banerjee Divine Songs of Sage Poet Ramprasad   $25.49  $15.29  Buy Now 
Ramprasad Sen was born in the second decade of the eighteenth century in Halishahar in (then) Bengal. He was a great saint in Shakta cult. But, he was too a natural poet and composer. The songs are hymns to Goddess Mother Kali couched in rustic words and symbols of everyday life. Yet, most of this symbolism is a rare mosaic of the occult mystery of Tantrashastra and carry a double meaning. Thus, flying kites, the blind ox trudging routine endless circles of the village oil-machine (ghaani),... 
 Bhajan Madhuram  Bankim Gossai Bhajan Madhuram   $18.49  $11.09  Buy Now 
From the Author:The compilation of these beautiful Bhajans, Bhajan Madhuram, has brought fresh inspiration into my life. The experience turned out to be a great joy and a wonderful challenge for me. However, it is important to say immediately, the efforts of many individuals made it all possible. 
 Sitar Technique in Nibaddh Forms  Stephen Slawek Sitar Technique in Nibaddh Forms   $27.95  $16.77  Buy Now 
The book focuses on Sitar technique and shows how that technique comes into play during the improvisatory music-making endeavours of master Sitarists. A series of systematic descriptions and analyses reveals how instrumental technique as that of Sitar acts as a generative structure at the broad level and provides a corpus of factors of variation at the specific level. It includes musical transcriptions detailing physical gestures to produce melody. Students of Indian music are... 
 Solo Tabla Drumming of North India  Robert S. Gottlieb Solo Tabla Drumming of North India   $69.95  $41.97  Buy Now 
This beautifully packaged set includes two books and two audio tapes. Volume I (Text and Commentary) furnishes the reader with information pertaining to the variety of applications of the Tabla in North Indian classical music, the Gharanas of Tabla, and explanation of the Bols accompanied by photographic illustrations, a explanation of stylistic features relevant to to the recorded performances. The appendix of this volume contains a glossary of technical terms with their derivative... 
 Vintage Tabla Repertory: Drum Compositions of North Indian Classical Music  Gert-Matthias Wenger Vintage Tabla Repertory: Drum Compositions of North Indian Classical Music   $124.95  $74.97  Buy Now 
This is a book for tabla-players and those who want to learn more about North Indian drumming. For the first time the hitherto unpublished repertoire of the Laliyana gharana of Ustad Munir Khan is unlocked for the tabla-playing world. Based on his 24 years of apprenticeship with the late tabla virtuoso, Pandit Nikhil Ghosh, the author presents his entire repertoire of traditional tabla compositions in a meticulously transcribed and annotated form, along with recorded examples on CD.... 
 The Art of Tabla Rhythm  Sudhir Kumar Saxena The Art of Tabla Rhythm   $30.99  $18.59  Buy Now 
This authoritative work deals comprehensively with tabla rhythm, focusing on the performed art with an eye to its history and aesthetics. It is aimed at the tabla student, the tabla performer, as well as the inquiring listener of Hindustani music, for whom it encapsulates a tabla practitioner's knowledge in these matters acquired over a lifetime of learning and teach. Beginning with the evolution of the tabla, the book explains the technique of producing the basic bols. It further describes... 
 The Natya Sastra of Bharatamuni  Board of Scholars (Tr.) The Natya Sastra of Bharatamuni   $31.49  $18.89  Buy Now 
The Natyasastra deals with the rules relating to theatrical performances, in fact to the science of stage. The science is intended as a guide alike to the poet and the player. The author of this work was Bharata, the sage. It is known as Sutra as it embodies principles set out in a very concise form. The present work consists of 36 chapters. Bharata divides the work broadly into four sections based on abhinayas or modes of conveyance of the theatrical pleasure, called rasa, is pure and... 
 Rabindranath Tagore  Mohit Chakrabarti Rabindranath Tagore   $9.99  $5.99  Buy Now 
An inward exploration of diverse finer sensibilities and softer visions of life in terms of aesthetics and mystic grandeur, Rabindranath Tagore's songs of prayer unfold an unending panorama of joy, sorrow, life, death, light, darkness, void and fullness in a serene symphony with Nature.   An alltime entry into the elegant cathedral of the language of silence and poignant suggestiveness to life as it ought to be for deliverance in ardent devotion and dedication. 
 Natyasastra - English Translation with Critical Notes  Adya Rangacharya Natyasastra - English Translation with Critical Notes   $37.99  $22.79  Buy Now 
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The Natyasastra is probably one of the earliest and certainly one of the best treatises on Indian Dramaturgy. At the same time, the book available now is not an early one but may be as late as the seventh or eighth century AD. The authorship is traditionally ascribed to Bharata, the Sage. The eminence of Natyasastra is not that it was the first book on the subject but that it was the first comprehensive treatise on Dance, Drama and Music. Like the Mahabharata, Natyasastra too boasts that What... 
 New Instrumental Compositions for North Indian Music  Anil Mihiripenna New Instrumental Compositions for North Indian Music   $35.99  $21.59  Buy Now 
Although many collections of ragadhari vocal compositions have been published over the years, there is a dearth of instrumental compositions.  Hence, it has been the author's long-felt desire to bring out a collection of Gat o instrumental compositions in the north Indian musical tradition.  This book cannot replace a teacher, and it is from a teacher that students of music must seek instructions and guidance.  The purpose of this book is to offer some support to both the... 
 Folk Songs of Goa  Jose Pereira Folk Songs of Goa   $19.10  $11.46  Buy Now 
Konkani Song, of which Goan Song is the preeminent branch, is a treasury of the traditional music of the Indian subcontinent. It has at least 35 types, monophonic and harmonic, the former prevalent before the Portuguese brought Western music into India, and the later, consequent to the Western impact. It was in Goa that Indian musicians first began to compose in Western musical forms, incorporating into them motifs and nuances of their own immemorial tradition. Among these 35 types, four were... 
 Learn To Play On Tabla  Ram Avtar Learn To Play On Tabla   $6.73  $4.04  Buy Now 
This book deals with Tabla, its parts, nomenclature, boles, tuning and also with methods of its maintenance. This book also covers methods of maintaining time and speed in Table playing; its contains general instruction for the guidance of beginners & amateurs and includes simple exercises with illustrations for the begginers benefit. Some popular Thekas (tabla theka is a repeating rhythmic cycle or pattern) are included an are a useful part of this book. Contents of this... 
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