A Historical Study of Indian Music

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Item Code: IMD13
Author: Paramahamsa Prajnanananda
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Language: English
Edition: 2002
ISBN: 8121501776
Pages: 444
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 8.7" X 5.8"
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Book Description
About the Book:

A Historical Study of Indian Music covers a wide range from the earliest historical traces of our music to the present day. At a time most historical studies degenerated into a mixture of pseudo-legendary and mythology with large doses of sentimentality and platitudes, but Swami Prajnanananda's scholarly approach is like breath of fresh air. The learned author starts with the Vedic music, Gandharva music and ends with the Rabindra Samgita and Rabindranath Tagore's own theories. And apart from detailed and scientific analysis of music of every type of every age, he has explored practically every relevant field - ancient musical instruments, the nature of Indian and Western orchestra, and the chorus in ancient India, the Saptatantri Vina in the Buddhist caves, the concept of raga, Aryan and non-Aryan theories, the origin and developments of Dhrupad, Khayal, Bengali songs along with other musical types. The author has examined the close relationship that exists between music and dance and has thrown sufficient light on the problems of acoustics, aesthetics, both Indian and Western psychology, philosophy and iconography of Indian music.

The learned author has added four informative Appendices which will solver many knotty problems of music, both Indian and Western. The book is, therefore, a compendium and indispensable volume for the seekers of knowledge and experience.

About the Author:

Swami Prajnanananda owned great reputation in the fields of scholastic studies and research. He learnt classical music under noted Ustads and has extensively read and made research on musical treatises. He was awarded the Sisir Memorial Prize in 1958, the Rabindra Memorial Prize in 1960, the Fellowship by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi in 1963, and was awarded the Sarojini Gold Medal by the University of Calcutta. He was conferred D.Litt. by Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta. He is an author of many research books written in English, Sanskrit and Bengali.

Contents

Foreword by Dr. V.K. Narayana Menon
Preface to the Second edition
Preface to the First edition

Chapter 1
        A Historical Study

Chapter 2
        The Vedic Music and the Gandharva Music

Chapter 3
        Music in the Naradisiksa and the Natyasastra
            The Naradisiksa
            The Natyasastra of Bharata

Chapter 4
        The Jatis as Described in Bharata's Natyasastra

Chapter 5
        Ancient Musical Instruments of India

Chapter 6
        Orchestra and Chorus Songs in Ancient India

Chapter 7
        Saptatantri-Veena in The Buddhist Caves of Pitalkhora

Chapter 8
        The Concept of Raga

Chapter 9
        Aryan and Non-Aryan Elements in Some Indian Ragas

Chapter 10
        The Origin and Development of Dhruvapada
            The Culture of Dhruvapada in Bengal
            Difference between the Dhruva-Gana and The Dhruva-Gana
            A View and Outlook

Chapter 11
        The Evolution of Kheyal and its Development
            The Evolution of the Gharanas
            The Development and Culture of the Dhruvapada in Bengal

Chapter 12
        A Short Analysis of Music of Bengal
            The Middle of the Nineteenth Century
            The New Composers

Chapter 13
        A Short Survey of Dances of India
            General Rules for Dance
            The Mythico-Religious Interpretations of Evolution of Dance, as described in the Visnudharmottara-Purana
            Samgitaratnakara by Sarngadeva
            Dance Troupe
            The Nine Sentiments (Rasa-s)

Chapter 14
        The Acoustics of Indian Music

Chapter 15
        The Iconography of Indian Music

Chapter 16
        The Aesthetic-cum-Psychological Aspect of Indian Music

Chapter 17
        The Philosophy of Music

Chapter 18
        The Prime Object and Ideal of Indian Music

Appendix 1
        An Analysis of Music in an Oldest Purana

Appendix 2
        Mangalagiti : Its Significance and Form

Appendix 3
        Rabindra-Sangit and Rabindranath

Appendix 4
        Problem of Santa and other Rasas

        Bibliography

        Index.

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