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Satyaki Kraig Brockschmidt |
The Harmonium Handbook |
$10.99 $7.69 |
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| 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. |
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Paramahansa Yogananda |
Words of Cosmic Chants in English and Hindi |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| 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... |
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Arun Apte |
Music And Sahaja Yoga |
$31.95 $22.37 |
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| "Indian music is considered sublime and has a very vast and rich
tradition. Whilst music is bliss, Sahaj music is divine bliss.
This book is useful for the student and lover of Indian music who is familiar with the English language.
In the music section, the theory of Music, its historical survey, various styles, Naad, Shruti, Swar, Ragas, Rules of Ragas, Music and Ras, Taal-Matra are explained in a very humourous and anecdotal style.
The second part explains beautifully the... |
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Guy L. Beck |
Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound |
$31.99 $22.39 |
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| The Hindu world is permeated by sound: drums, bells, gongs, cymbals, conches, flutes, and an array of vocalizations play a central role in worship. Guy Beck contends that the traditional Western focus on Hinduism's visual component has often been at the expense of the religion's most important feature—its emphasis on sound. In his new study Beck addresses this longstanding imbalance, contending that Hinduism is essentially a sonic theology. Beck argues that sound participates at... |
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Board of Scholars (Tr.) |
The Natya Sastra of Bharatamuni |
$31.49 $22.04 |
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| 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... |
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Alain Danielou |
The Ragas of Northern Indian Music |
$32.49 $22.74 |
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| 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... |
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R. Satyanarayana |
Caturdandiprakasika of Venkatamakhin (2 volumes) |
$149.95 $104.97 |
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| 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,... |
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Mukund Lath |
Dattilam |
$19.49 $13.64 |
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| The Dattilam is a remarkable treatise from the earliest known period of organized, systematic writing on music in India. The work can be placed in the same period as the Natyasastra (the beginning of the Christian era) and it presents to us a well-developed sastra, composed at the end of a long tradition of analytic thinking on music. It is devoted to the description of gandharva, a sacred corpus of music, derived from the still more ancient sama, sacred Vedic form. Gandharva was also the... |
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Ram Avtar |
Learn To Play On Sitar |
$6.73 $4.71 |
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| 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. |
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Ram Avtar |
Theory Of Indian Music |
$18.99 $13.29 |
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| This book provides a historical, cultural & technical overview of the evolution of Indian music. |
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Dr. M. Lalitha |
Violin Techniques in Western and South Indian Classical Music |
$75.49 $52.84 |
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| "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... |
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Eva Judy Jansen |
Singing Bowls |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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| Singing bowls and ritual objects of Tibet have sound therapeutic value also besides used in meditation, healing and prayer. The author discusses the meeting between East and West, singing bowls, sacrificial dishes, how the bowls work, synchronization and inner massage, shamanism and brainwaves, and practical instruction for working with these sounds. It provides practical information about using them as well as showing you how to go about finding the bowl that is right for you. ... |
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Stephen Slawek |
Sitar Technique in Nibaddh Forms |
$27.95 $19.57 |
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| 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... |
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Shyamal Banerjee |
Divine Songs of Sage Poet Ramprasad |
$25.99 $18.19 |
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| 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),... |
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Sudhir Kumar Saxena |
The Art of Tabla Rhythm |
$30.99 $21.69 |
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| 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... |
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Adya Rangacharya |
Natyasastra - English Translation with Critical Notes |
$38.49 $26.94 |
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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... |
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R. Sathyanarayana |
Karnataka Music As Aesthetic Form |
$14.95 $10.47 |
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| 'Karnataka Music As Aesthelic Form' is probably the first serious and
systematic attempt to analyse and explain aesthetic experience of Karnataka
music in the perspective of its multiple values. It deals with a
traditional art form of ndian music which is performed and enjoyed by many
millions of music lovers in India and abroad. Its focus is Karnataka music
but much of what it says in the first half applies to Indian music in
general. |
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Ram Avtar |
Learn To Play On Tabla |
$8.99 $6.29 |
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| 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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Mohit Chakrabarti |
Rabindranath Tagore |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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| 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. |
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Bankim Gossai |
Bhajan Madhuram |
$18.49 $12.94 |
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| 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. |
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A.M. Spencer |
Sakta Songs |
$24.30 $17.01 |
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| About the Book
Saktas are the worshippers of the female energy which is an expression of the age old Hindu recognition of a dual principle in nature, purusha (male) and prakriti (female). The worship is generally directed towards Durga or Kali, Siva's consort.
Sakta hymns and songs contain many references to both the philosophy and the practice of the cult. The lyrics have been translated from the most reliable version of the original text as well as with the help of noted... |
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Alain Danielou |
Sacred Music : Its Origins, Powers, and Future : Traditional Music in Today's World |
$22.49 $15.74 |
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| Contents: The Mleccha's Exercise Books by/Jacques Cloarec Alain Danielou and the musical renaissance/Jean-Louis Gabin The Origins of the Musical Languages: The origins of sacred music Symbolism in the musical theories of the orient The magic of sound Magic and pop music. Tradition and Modernity: Tradition and innovation Modal music and harmonic music Can harmony be introduced in Indian music? Harmonic aggression The musical cultures of the east... |
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Anil Mihiripenna |
New Instrumental Compositions for North Indian Music |
$36.99 $25.89 |
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| 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 teacher and the... |
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Joanne Crandall |
Self-Transformation Through Music |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| Joanne Crandall has been a jazz pianist for many years. Her interest now has turned to more than entertainment...to healing and transformation. This book tells how music can help us become aware of our inner nature. It is a self-help book of theory and practical exercises to make music a daily part of life. The power of music to influence us is extraordinary. And his mysterious quality of harmony reacts alike on the composer, the musician, and the listener. In this... |
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Bimalakanta Roychaudhuri |
The Dictionary of Hindustani Classical Music |
$21.99 $15.39 |
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| In this book the author has dealt with the musical terms as found in the old sastras and are also in common use. He has explained these terms in simple language with reference to their history of origin.
Description of seventy-eight different musical instruments and forty-seven different Talas are also there. An essential aid to research-scholars and students of music. The Bengali version of the book Bharatiya Sangeetkosh earned for him "Sangeet Natak Academy" award as the best book on music... |
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Jose Pereira |
Folk Songs of Goa |
$19.10 $13.37 |
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| 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... |
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Sudhamahi Regunathan (Ed.) |
Song of the Spirit : The World of Sacred Music |
$28.49 $19.94 |
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| Contents:
Introduction
The presence of the sacred/Sima Sharma
Music/Hazrat Innayat Khan
‘The man of my heart’/Selina Thielemann
The language of music/Narayana Menon
Metaphysical communication/Sehdev Kumar
The golden chain of Orpheus—Part one/Joscelyn Godwin
The golden chain of Orpheus—Part two/Joscelyn Godwin
Music and religion/Ashok D. Ranade
Offering with the wind/Muthusamy Varadarajan
Silence in Music/Gopal Sharman
Going south/Arlie Neskahi... |
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K. Kusuma Bai |
Music-Dance and Musical Instruments: During the Period of Nayakas (1673-1732) |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| We are happy to bring out the English version of Music-Dance Forms and Musical Instruments during the period of Nayakas. This book is a book for scholars interested in learning literature related with ancient Hindu music, dance and musical instruments. This is also an useful publication for personalities who are interested in practicing of ancient Indian music, dance and musical instruments.
This book emphasis ancient culture of South India. The basic fundamentals of... |
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Dr. R. L. Kashyap |
Essentials of Sama Veda and its Music |
$4.95 $3.47 |
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| This book on Sama Veda complements our three other books namely, Essentials of Rig Veda, Essentials of Atharva Veda and the Essentials of The Shukla and Krishna Yajur Veda.
This book has 32 chapters divided into 3 parts. The Part 1 having 10 chapters deals with the general information regarding texts, rishis, translators, connection to Upanishads and Rig Veda etc.
Part II delineates some aspects of Sama Veda related to music. The chapter 19 is particularly interesting because of the use of... |
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Dr. Priyabala Shah |
Vishnudharmottara-Purana |
$102.99 $72.09 |
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| The Visnudharmottara Purana is an encyclopedic work of three khandas and dealing not only with various stories, myths and legends but also with varied subjects, viz. cosmology and cosmogony, division of time, pacification of unfavourable planets and stars, omens and portents, genealogies, manners and customs, penances, results of actions, rules about vrata and Sraddha, description and praise of various kinds of donations law and politics, science of war, anatomy, medicine etc.
This work is... |
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Seigfrried Lienhard |
Songs of Nepal - An Anthopology of Nevar Folksongs and Hymns |
$11.95 $8.37 |
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| An Anthopology of Nevar Folksongs and Hymns |
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M.M. Ghosh |
Natyasastra of Bharatamuni : Text with Commentary of Abhinavbharati & English Translation, 3 Vols. |
$222.22 $155.56 |
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| The present edition of the Natya- Sastra of Bharata is reprinted and edited a new form. The English translation of Natya- Sastra by M.M. Ghosh was published hundred years before. It was well received by the scholars at that time and was considered the best. Now, first time with the translation of M.M. Ghosh, along with the abhinava Bharti-the celebrated oldest commentary by erudic scholar for further researches. During one hundred many new editions of Natya-Sastra has been published. Many... |
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Ram Avtar |
Lean To Play On Tabla (Vol 3) |
$6.99 $4.89 |
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| This book aims to meet the requirements of ever-increasing number of enthusiasts and lovers who can learn at home during their leisure hours.
It deals with Tabla, its parts, nomenclature, boles, tuning as also with methods of its maintenance. It also lovers methods of maintaining time and speed and general instruction for the guidance of beginners and amateurs. It also includes simple exercise with illustrations for their benefit. |
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T.L. Vaswani |
Nuri Granth |
$32.49 $22.74 |
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| Sadhu Vaswani was a singer of immortal songs in English and in his mother-tongue, the Sindhi language.Poems and articles flowed out of his pen like gushing streams down a mountain-side. Although his writings embrace many subjects, they are all in praise of the Lord and Divine Love."
Sadhu Vaswani's collection of Sindhi songs, the Nuri Granth, is one of the largest books in the literature of the world, enshrining the songs of a single poet-saint. The Nuri Granth is revered by many as a... |
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Shonar |
Of Past Dawns and Future Noons |
$37.49 $26.24 |
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| Ancient India achieved and contributed in almost every field of human endeavour in ways that were bewildering for her time. Although much has been written on Indian culture and history, an attempt has been made here at a fresh approach.
Practically all areas of human interest – architecture, sculpture, painting, handicrafts, dance, theatre, music, education, literature, politics, war, science, agriculture, medicine, religion – have been studied and presented.
Historical, yet not burdened... |
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Dilip Bhattacharya |
Musical Instruments of Tribal India |
$187.49 $131.24 |
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| Contents:
Tuning to the key-notesPreludeInterlude: 1. Myths, legends and taboos 2. Environment and occasionClassification of instruments: 1. Membranophone 2.... |
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Carl Engel |
Musical Instruments of the World |
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| Contents:
Origin of musical instruments
Pre-historic and Egyptian musical instruments
Musical instruments of ancient Assyrians and Hebrews
Musical instruments of Greeks and Romans
Musical instruments of China
Musical instruments of Persia and Arabia
Musical instruments of American Indians
Musical instruments of mediaeval Europe
Development of musical instruments
Orchestras and musical bands
Post medieval musical instruments
Musical instruments of... |
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Ashok Roy |
Music Makers : Living Legends of Indian Classical Music |
$62.49 $43.74 |
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| Contents:
Amjad Ali Khan
Bhimsen Joshi
Bismillah Khan
Gangubai Hangal
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Jasraj
Kishan Maharaj
Kishori Amonkar
Lalgudi Jayaraman
M. Balamuralikrishna
M.S. Subbulakshmi
N. Rajam
N. Ramani
Ram Narayan
Ravi Shankar
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
Shiv Kumar Sharma
T.H. Vinayakram
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
Zakir Hussain
Zia Fariduddin Dagar.
While music cannot be captured on paper, one can however make an attempt to project... |
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Eric Blom |
Dictionary of Music |
$37.99 $26.59 |
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| This book can be used for quick reference by anybody who is at all interested in music and this may be used even by those who have no special learning and who may not be able to read music notation. An attempt has been made to explain technical points without the aid of music-type.
This book contains references to Ancient and Oriental music instruments. Even the performances of the past who do appear will be found to have comparatively short entries allotted to them. ... |
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J.P. Vaswani |
Nuri Granth (Vol. 2) English |
$32.49 $22.74 |
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| Sadhu Vaswani was a singer of immortal songs in English and in his mother-tongue, the Sindhi language.Poems and articles flowed out of his pen like gushing streams down a mountain-side. Although his writings embrace many subjects, they are all in praise of the Lord and Divine Love."
Sadhu Vaswani's collection of Sindhi songs, the Nuri Granth, is one of the largest books in the literature of the world, enshrining the songs of a single poet-saint. The Nuri Granth is revered by many as a... |
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J.P. Vaswani |
Nuri Granth (Vol. 3) English |
$32.49 $22.74 |
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| Sadhu Vaswani was a singer of immortal songs in English and in his mother-tongue, the Sindhi language.Poems and articles flowed out of his pen like gushing streams down a mountain-side. Although his writings embrace many subjects, they are all in praise of the Lord and Divine Love."
Sadhu Vaswani's collection of Sindhi songs, the Nuri Granth, is one of the largest books in the literature of the world, enshrining the songs of a single poet-saint. The Nuri Granth is revered by many as a... |
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J.P. Vaswani |
Nuri Granth (Vol. 4) English |
$22.49 $15.74 |
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| Sadhu Vaswani was a singer of immortal songs in English and in his mother-tongue, the Sindhi language.Poems and articles flowed out of his pen like gushing streams down a mountain-side. Although his writings embrace many subjects, they are all in praise of the Lord and Divine Love."
Sadhu Vaswani's collection of Sindhi songs, the Nuri Granth, is one of the largest books in the literature of the world, enshrining the songs of a single poet-saint. The Nuri Granth is revered by many as a... |
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R.C. Mehta |
Indian Classical Music & Gharana Tradition |
$50.49 $35.34 |
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| This book presents insightful reflections on different aspects of Indian music - its roots, philosophy, growth, history, guru-shisya parampara, gharanas, contemporary scene and a glimpse of the coming decades. Analyzing the impact of Indian thought and philosophy on Indian classical music, it makes an appraisal of the contemporary scenario of Hindustani classical music. Taking a close look at tradition and style of Agra Charana, with special focus on the rich repertoire of its ragas and... |
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Rani Balbir Kaur |
Music in Traditional Indian Theatre: Special Reference to Raas Leela |
$62.99 $44.09 |
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| Music is the culmination of every art form, an integral part of the total Dramatic World of India an essential element of the traditional theatre forms that use music vocal and instrumental chants, various percussion rhythms, sounds and speech patterns with definite dramatic function. Bharat Muni in Natyashastra in his advice to the theatre practitioners says, one should first of all bestow care on songs, for songs have been called the bed (base) of drama. The song and the playing of... |
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Utpal K. Banerjee |
Millennium Glimpses of Indian Performing Arts |
$224.49 $157.14 |
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| Dance, music, theatre and puppetry were born in India millennia ago, while cinema is the most new-fangled art form hardly a century old. But all five of them have been undergoing rapid transformation over the last few decades and the process has only been accelerated in the new millennium. The present volume attempts to provide some exciting glimpses in the happening scene in the current decade. Some aesthetes and experts, with substantial knowledge of their domains have offered an uncluttered... |
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Fusion Books |
Bhajan, Lokgeet Or Aartiyan |
$6.49 $4.54 |
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Subhadra Desai |
Music in Valmiki's Ramayana |
$115.49 $80.84 |
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| The literary and cultural heritage of the Ramayana and Indian classical music are both living traditions and key constituents of the Indian identity. It is indeed impossible to imagine an India, of the past, present or future, without either. Reference to this musical tradition in the Ramayana, the earliest literary work in classical Sanskrit, is therefore a propitious context in which a composite legacy of Music-Literature may be examined. Ramayana has a fundamental association with music. The... |
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Amrita Priyamvada |
Encyclopaedia of Indian Music |
$192.49 $134.74 |
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| This book contains vital information on Indian Music, eminent musicians and musicologists in the field of music. The chapters portray the different facets of the theory of music, the tradition of music and its performance, the science of music, the concept of voice and rhythm, the dance in its many splendors. In total, these chapters cover a wide range of music and performing arts. An attempt has been made hereinto study the Gharana and schools in Indian music.
Each chapter deals with a... |
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Jayant Burde |
The World of Rhythm Called Rituals |
$14.49 $10.14 |
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| Rituals are recurring, stylized behaviour and in repetition, the ritual becomes rhythmic. The author beautifully portrays the types of rituals and the rhythms they generate from the babbling of a child to a band parade or the chanting of a mantra, he explains the initiation and completion of patterns that form the rhythm. The book further proceeds to 'Hermeneutics' or the science of interpretation and attempts to explain rituals in their light. |
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Anneke Huyer |
Singing Bowl Exercises for Personal Harmony |
$9.72 $6.80 |
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| This book explains the symbolism of the bowls and beaters, how their metal corresponds to the planets, and how planetary energies, reflected in the frequencies of certain bowls, can be harnessed for personal transformation. |
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