Textes des Purana sur la théorie musicale - Vol. 1

by Alain Daniélou and N.R. Bhatt

The Pur?n?as are later compilations of more ancient texts. They therefore often furnish remarkable historical information, as in the case of these three texts on music derived from the V?yu-Pur?n?a, the M?rkan?d?eya-Pur?n?a and the Vis?n?u- Dharmottara. This critical edition uses a vast corpus for reconstructing the corrupted texts of these Pur?n?as. The musical system described in them closely resembles that of the N?t?ya ??stra and already employs terms such as jati, gamaka, r?ga, ?ruti, etc, distinguishing it from the older system of the G?t?lam?k?ra (PIFI 16). The voluminous explanatory notes that accompany the original Sanskrit texts list the variants, and the translation (in French) provides additional details in square brackets, adding, in particular, transcriptions of the various scales. An index is included.