Music in North India : experiencing music, expressing culture / by George E. Ruckert.
| Author/creator | Ruckert, George |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
| Description | xii, 100 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Global music series Global music series. ^A563337 |
| Contents | Modernity and tradition. A culture of bewildering variety ; Threads to follow in this text. The devotional component ; Fixed composition and improvisation ; The verbal syllable. Rhythmic Jatis ; Syllables for pitch names -- The old and new in an Ancient land ; Indian music on the move -- Affect. Religious connotations ; Sacred texts ; Verbal syllables. The vocal genre of dhrupad ; The vocal genre of tarana -- Song texts ; A musician's practice ; The nine moods ; Extra musical effects -- Teaching, learning, and performing music. Teaching and learning music ; Old traditions in new packages -- Rhythm and drumming. Tala ; Theka: the tal as a succession of drum sounds ; Counting patterns in Tal. The tabla ; Kayda ; Tihai ; Other drumming traditions -- Song and performance. Composition and improvisation ; What is a raga? ; Raga in performance ; The on-the-spot development of the composition. Bara khyal ; Vistar ; Tan ; Khyal and instrumental styles -- Song texts in classical styles ; Other song genres -- Instrumentals, melodic and rhythmic. Drone instruments ; Melody instruments. The rise of instrumental music -- The sitar and the darod. The sitar and the sarod -- Other melody instruments ; Ensembles -- The old world joins the new. The postcolonial era ; The effect of the new democracy on music ; Electronics: preserving and spreading the traditions ; Some view from an old master. |
| Abstract | North India is home to a wealth of musical traditions composed of many different styles, genres, and practices. This book provides a representative overview of this music, discussing rhythm and drumming traditions, song composition and performance styles, and melodic and rhythmic instruments. Drawing on his experience as a sarod player, vocalist, and music teacher, the author incorporates numerous musical exercises to demonstrate important concepts. The book ranges from the chants of the ancient Vedas to modern devotional singing and from the serious and meditative rendering of raga to the concert-hall excitement of the modern sitar, sarod, and tabla. It is framed around three major topics: the devotional component of North Indian music, the idea of fixity and spontaneity in the various styles of Indian music, and the importance of the verbal syllable to the expression of the musical aesthetic in North India. Featuring vivid eyewitness accounts of performances and descriptions of interviews with performers, this book examines the form, structure, and expression of North Indian music while also illuminating its profound religious and cultural significance. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2003053588 |
| ISBN | 0195139925 |
| ISBN | 0195139933 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-7401 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML338 .R83 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |