| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 230 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford monographs on music |
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Oxford monographs on music.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Theoretical perspectives I : musical time in Indian cultural perspective -- Theoretical perspectives II : general theories of rhythm and metre -- Tal theory as a model of rhythmic organization -- Tal in practice : quantitative, qualitative, and cyclic functions -- Lay: tempo and rhythmic density -- Performance practice and rhythm in Hindustani music -- The bandis -- Development techniques and processes -- Laykari: rhythmic variation -- A case study in rhythmic analysis : instrumental vilambit and madhya lay gats in the repertoire of Deepak Choudhury (Maihar Gharana) -- North Indian rhythmic organization in cross-cultural perspective |
| Summary |
Time in Indian Music studies rhythm, metre, and form in North Indian rag, or classical, music. It presents a theoretical model for the organisation of time in this repertory, elucidated and illustrated with reference to many musical examples |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Hindustani music -- History and criticism
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Musical meter and rhythm.
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Raga.
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Hindustani music
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Musical meter and rhythm
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Raga
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
019985193X |
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9780199851935 |
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9780199713059 |
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0199713057 |
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