25 April, 2013

India: An Introduction
Cultural Background: The Indian subcontinent, modern nations, languages, and history

Music of Ancient India
Vedic Chant: Rgveda | Vikrti Recitation | Sāmaveda | Teaching of Rgveda
Treatises and the Development of Classical Musical Traditions

Karnatak Sangit Paddhati
Theory
  Pitch and Scale: Venkatamakhi's Melākarta
  Time and Rhythm: Alankara
Kīrtanam/Kriti: L. Subramaniam | Semmangudi Srinivasa Aiyar
Rāgam-Tānam-Pallavi: Ramnad Krishnan
Pañcarāgam: K. S. Narayanaswami
Tāna Varnam: N. Ramani
Padam: Ramnad Krishnan
Jāvalī: K. V. Narayanaswamy
Tillānā: K. V. Narayanaswamy
Bharata Nātyam: Alārippu
Review

Hindustani Sangīt Paddhati
Theory
  • Pitch, Scale, and Melody: Bhatkhande's Ten Thāts, Pitched Instruments
  • Rhythm and Meter: Drums, Common Hindustani Tālas
    • Alāp-Gat: Vilayat Khan | Ali Akbar Khan
    Dhrupad: N. Zahiruddin Dagar and N. Faiyazuddin Dagar
    Khayāl: Niaz Ahmed Khan and Fayyaz Ahmed Khan | Parveen Sultana
    Thumrī: Bade Ghulam Ali Khan | Shobha Gurtu | Ustad Vilayat Khan and Ustad Bismillah Khan
    Dhun: Ravi Shankar
    Gazal: Mehdi Hassan
    Drum Compositions: Inam Ali Khan
    Review
     
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