[PDF] Hindustani Music In The 20th Century eBook

Author : W. van der Meer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 39,76 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9400987773

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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.

Author : Joep Bor
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Hindustani music
ISBN : 9788173047589

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Contributed research papers presented at symposium held at Rotterdam during 17-20 Dec. 1997.

Author : Kaye Leora Lubach
Publisher :
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 14,25 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Hindustani music
ISBN : 9780542796722

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This research indicates that Orientalist conceptions continue to permeate cultural understandings of the music's history and aesthetic value, and have impacted aspects of musical practice. The authority and authenticity of the tradition continues to be negotiated, and is expressed in terms of the music's association with Hindu spirituality, musical lineage and inheritance, and the fundamental relationships between performer and audience, teacher and student.

Author : Lol Henderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2182 pages
File Size : 44,11 MB
Release : 2014-01-27
Category : Reference
ISBN : 113592953X

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The Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century is an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia of all aspects of music in various parts of the world during the 20th century. It covers the major musical styles--concert music, jazz, pop, rock, etc., and such key genres as opera, orchestral music, be-bop, blues, country, etc. Articles on individuals provide biographical information on their life and works, and explore the contribution each has made in the field. Illustrated and fully cross-referenced, the Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century also provides Suggested Listening and Further Reading information. A good first point of reference for students, librarians, and music scholars--as well as for the general reader.

Author : Oliver Craske
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 42,34 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0306874873

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One of Library Journal's "Best Arts Books of 2020" The definitive biography of Ravi Shankar, one of the most influential musicians and composers of the twentieth century, told with the cooperation of his estate, family, and friends For over eight decades, Ravi Shankar was India's greatest cultural ambassador. He was a groundbreaking performer and composer of Indian classical music, who brought the music and rich culture of India to the world's leading concert halls and festivals, charting the map for those who followed in his footsteps. Renowned for playing Monterey Pop, Woodstock, and the Concert for Bangladesh-and for teaching George Harrison of The Beatles how to play the sitar-Shankar reshaped the musical landscape of the 1960s across pop, jazz, and classical music, and composed unforgettable scores for movies like Pather Panchali and Gandhi. In Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar, writer Oliver Craske presents readers with the first full portrait of this legendary figure, revealing the personal and professional story of a musician who influenced-and continues to influence-countless artists. Craske paints a vivid picture of a captivating, restless workaholic-from his lonely and traumatic childhood in Varanasi to his youthful stardom in his brother's dance troupe, from his intensive study of the sitar to his revival of India's national music scene. Shankar's musical influence spread across both genres and generations, and he developed close friendships with John Coltrane, Philip Glass, Yehudi Menuhin, George Harrison, and Benjamin Britten, among many others. For ninety-two years, Shankar lived an endlessly colorful and creative life, a life defined by musical, emotional, and spiritual quests-and his legacy lives on. Benefiting from unprecedented access to Shankar's archives, and drawing on new interviews with over 130 subjects-including his second wife and both of his daughters, Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar- Indian Sun gives readers unparalleled insight into a man who transformed modern music as we know it today.