The music of India : a scientific study / by B. Chaitanya Deva.

Author/creator Deva, Bigamudre Chaitanya
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Delhi : Munshiram Manoharlal, 1981, ©1980.
Descriptionix, 278 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Some problems in science and music -- Postulational methods and Indian musicology -- Tonal structure of tambura -- The emergence of the drone in Indian music -- Tradition and non-conformity in Indian music -- The vibrato in Indian music - studies in Indian musical scales 1: - gamaka -- The problem of continuity in music and sruti - studies in Indian musical scales - 2 -- Musical scales - 3: an experimental study of sruti-s -- Transitive elements in music -- Raga-s and their time -- Raga and rasa - 1 -- Raga and rasa - 2 -- Raga-rupa -- Forms in music -- Melodic perception -- Perception of rhythm.
Abstract This is an attempt to bring, to bear a scientific attitude to indian musicological problems tools and methods of modern science have been employed to probe into musical phenomena and indian music history.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML338.1.D47 M8 1980 ✔ Available Place Hold