Music TherapyThis book deals with the philosophical, historical, descriptive and experimental aspects of music therapy. Taking a close look at the eastern and the western perceptions of music therapy, it views the Margi tradition of music and its origin in the Veda. Further explaining the archetypal, historical and living singer effect, with special focus on Rama, Krishna, Tyagaraja, Meera, Yesudas and Subbalaxmi, it discusses at length the origins of the desi (local) tradition of India with Matanga's Brihaddesi. Also, it presents an inter-disciplinary comparative study of both modern and ancient concepts of astronomy, Yoga, psychology, medicine, music, philosophy and cultural heritage. |
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advaita ānanda ancient artist astronomy beauty becomes Bharatamuni bhāva bliss body Brahma cakra called Chāndogya classical music compositions cosmic cosmos created creation darśana devi dharma disciple divine Dr Suvarna earth ecstacy emotions energy experience gāndhāra Gandharva gāyakapriya Gāyatri geodesic gīta gives golden Golden Spiral grāma Guru guruparamparā Harikāmboji hence his/her human Indian aesthetics Indian music jāti Jayadeva K.J. Yesudas kanakāngi Kerala Khānda Kṛṣṇa language listener living madhyama mandala mathematical meaning meditation melakarta melakarta rāga mind mithuna mother music therapy musician nādabrahma nādi nāga natural octave person prāņa principle rāga rāgās rasa rhythm rṣabha rși śakti sāma Śankara Sanskrit scale singer singing Śiva śloka solar sound spiral spiritual śrīcakra śruti sūrya Suvarna Nalapat svara therapist tradition Tyāgarāja udgīta universe Upaniṣad upāsaka varņa Veda vedānta Venkatamakhi vibration vidya Vidyāranya Vişnu vivadhi vocal voice waves well-tempered western word yāzh Yesudas yoga