Northern Indian MusicThe 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 Ragas. Each is preceded by a Sanskrit poem in translation which depicts the atmosphere; then follows an analysis of the scale, covering its intervals and expression, a study of the theme with its characteristic motives and finally a typical development. |
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THE HISTORY OF INDIAN MUSIC | 1 |
First period PuranicVedicEpic | 7 |
The second Buddhist period | 14 |
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active ancient ANTARĀ Aroha Ascent Avaroha Ascent Avaroha Descent Audava Avaroha Descent SONANT Bb NiK Bhairava Bharata Bikaner Bilāval bol-s Brihaddeshi called calm century chromatic CLASS Jāti comma comma CONSONANT Samvādī Descent SONANT Vādi deshi Dha Dha DhaK Dhin Dhin diatonic Diatonic CHARACTERISTICS enharmonic expression tonic G(Pa gamaka gamaka-s Gāndhāra grāma GROUP heptatonic hexatonic Hindi Indian music intervals joyful Kāfi Kalyāna Khammāja Khyal komal loving Madras main beats Mallār Matanga mātrā-s melancholy melodic figures MODE TYPE Thāta Music of India Nārada natural Ma shuddha Natya Shastra night MODE TYPE notes in ascent octave ornaments OUTLINE Scale peace Pentatonic in ascent PLAY rāga rāga-s Rāga-sāgara ratnākara Rūpa Sampurna Heptatonic Sangita Sangita-darpana Sangita-ratnākara Sanskrit SCALE TYPE seven notes Shadja Shiva Shiva-tattva-ratnākara Shri SHRUTI-S soft sound Tablā Tāla tāna-s tender tetrachord THEME Rupa Todi Tonic STHAYI Trika TUNING OF INSTRUMENT Vādī