Author: Rajeev NairPublisher: Indialog PublicationsYear: 2007Language: EnglishPages: 402ISBN/UPC (if available): 8184430078
Description
Meant for intelligent listeners who want to go on a journey exploring and enjoying the joys of North Indian Classical Music, the book provides details of not only the basic concept vital to North Indian Classical Music like its major forms, the concept of Gharana and their dominant features, the aesthetics of the raagas and its centrality to the system but also about the details of the lives, creative approaches and musical styles adopted by vocal and instrumental maestros of the 20th century.
Contents
Major Forms of Hindustani Vocal MusicMajor Gharanas of Hindustani Vocal Musicthe Raaga in Hindustani MusicAn Introduction to Great Musicians : SingersInstruments and Instrumentalists : An IntroductionGlossaryBibliography
