A Treatise on Hindustani Music

This book offers a colourful view of the whole spectrum of its genesis and its development till today. In ancient India Samskrit pundits and regional tribal bards nurtured this art. Musicians and musicologist were peripatetic and carried their knowledge all over the country from Kashmir, from Deccan, and from Gwalior to the east, west, north and south. Ancient Tamizh and Samskrit music scholars had a generous capacity of give and take. This is evident from a study of the Silappadhikaram and the Natya Shastra. After Jayadeva, the saint poet of the 13th c. A.D. this mighty river of classical music bifurcates into two major streams. They share the same raga, swara and tala heritage but are totally different in the handling of these vital entities. The Hindustani classical gives a brief idea of the different gharanas (styles) the talas, forms and instruments of this genre....