Hindustani Music (Thirteenth To Twentieth Centuries)

Contents Preface 9 Note on transliteration 10 Introduction 11 I The formative period 1 Sanskrit and indo-persian literature on music 35 2 Music patronage in the indo-persian context: A historical overview 65 3 Musical forms in medieval inida 95 4 The emergence of dhrupad 117 5 Colections of lyrics in hindustani music: The case of dhrupad 141 6 The Origins and early development of khaya 159 II The modern Period 7 Hindustani music: A historical overview of the modern period 197 8 A mine of music history from nineteenth century lucknow 221 9 Thumri ghazal and modernity in hindustani music culture 239 10 Dhadhis and other bowind bards 253 11 Rampur as a center of music 267 12 Representing hindu music to the colonial and native elite of calcutta 285 13 Music shcolls and societies in bombay 313 14 The all India Music conferences of 1916-1925 331 15 Music and music drama in maharashtra 357 III Musical instruments 16 Sources on the early history of the tambur rabab sitar and sarod 373 17 A historical account of the fretted vina 391 18 Early inidan bowed instruments and the origin of the bow 431 19 The history of tabla 459 IV Indian music and the west 20 Indian music and the west: A historical overview 481 21 A harpsichord on the banks of the ganges 499 22 Early western pioneers: John foulds and maud mac carthy 511 23 Rabindrantath Tagore and frederik van eden 521 V Concepts and theories 24 Sargam Natations and rag ragini Theory 579 25 The construction reconstruction and deconstruction of shruti 973 Contributors 697 Illustration 705 Index 709