A historical study of Indian music /

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OCLC:682064070
Main Author: Prajnanananda, Swami, 1907-1998
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Munshiram Manoharlal, 1981.
Edition:2nd rev. and enl. ed.
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Online Resource:Center for Research Libraries
Related Items:Print version: Historical study of Indian music.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by V.K. Narayana Menon
  • A historical study
  • The Vedic music and the Gāndharva music
  • Music in the Nāradīśikṣā and the Nāṭyaśāstra
  • The Jātis as described in Bharata's Nāṭyaśāstra
  • Ancient musical instruments of India
  • Orchestra and chorus songs in ancient India
  • Saptatantrī-Veeṇā in the Buddhist caves of Pitalkhorā
  • The concept of Rāga
  • Aryan and non-Aryan elements in some Indian rāgas
  • The origin and development of Dhruvapada
  • The evolution of Kheyāl and its development
  • A short analysis of music of Bengal
  • A short survey of dances in India
  • The acoustics of Indian music
  • The iconography of Indian music
  • The aesthetic-cum-psychological aspect of Indian music
  • The philosophy of music
  • The prime object and ideal of Indian music
  • An Analysis of music in an oldest Purāṇa
  • Mangalagīti : its significance and form
  • Rabindra-Saṅgīt and Rabindranāth
  • Problem of Śānta and other Rasas.