Musical Instruments

About the Book

The beginnings of musical instruments, both folk and classical are traced to their earliest origins. It is a fascinating store of information about their structural evolution and musical quality. They are studied in relationship not only to myth, folklore and religion, but in the light of intercultural movements and the development of society. The book is a simple study which will be of interest to the lay reader as well as the musicologist.

About the Author

Dr. B. Chaitanya Deva (1922-1981) was educated at the Universities of Madras, Banaras and Pune. He retired as Assistant Secretary (Music) to the Sangeet Natak Akademi. For the pioneering work on the tonal structure of the tamboora he was honoured by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal with its first Doctorate in Musicology. He was also Research Associate in Ethnomusicoloy at Cologne University. Author of a number of books on music and art, he specialized in the psycho-physics of Indian music, ethnomusicology and the study of musical instruments.

Contents:

      Preface

I     Introduction

II    The Cultural Perspective

III   Solids

IV   Drums

V    Wind Instruments

VI   Stringed Instruments

       Suggested Reading

       Index