Indian Music During Delhi Sultanate Period : 13th to Early 16th Century

Contents: Foreword. Prologue. 1. Introduction and retrospect of Music. 2. Royal patronage to Indian Music. 3. Contribution of Sufis and Bhakti movement. 4. Treatises written in Indian languages. 5. Persian treatises. 6. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

This book on Indian music during Delhi Sultanate is an impression of intermingling of Indian Music with Persian and Arabic Music. This was the period which marked bifurcation of our hitherto uniform usic into two streams, Hindustani and Karnatak forms. The book deeply observes the role of the royalty, the subjects and the reformists in changing yet preserving the soul of our music system and has tried to rule out the myths. The hallmark of the book is reflected in bringing the original works and manuscripts of the limelight. (jacket)