Music in South India. Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Music in South India: The Karnatak Concert Tradition and Beyond.

This vivid introduction to the music of South India discusses historical and contemporary performance, cultural history and geography, and the social organization of performance traditions. It focuses primarily on Karnatak concert music and its formal conventions, modes of performance, and cultural influence within the context of the religious, historical, and political landscape of South India.

Readership: Undergraduate World Music and Ethnomusicology courses.

CONTENIDO

Foreword
Preface
CD Track List

1. Song in South India
-Bhajan (Devotional Song)
-Kriti

2. Key Concepts in Karnatak Music
-Tala: Meter and Rhythm in Karnatak Music
-Raga: Melody in Karnatak Music
-Integrated Melodic-Rhythmic Training

3. The Karnatak Concert Today
-Presentation and Discussion of the "Main Piece" of a Concert
-Brief Guide to the Performance

4. Contextualizing South Indian Performance, Socially and Historically
-Women and Music: The Devadasi and Her Community
-Men and Music: From Temple and Court to Public and State Patronage
-A New World od Performance: Concert Halls, Media and Audiences in the Urban Environment
-A Hereditary Music Family
-Summary: An Ancient and Modern Tradition of Musical-Social Behavior

5. Regional and Modern Traditions: Contemporary Music Making in South India and Beyond
-Music in Kerala
-Music of the Cinema in South India
-Cross-Cultural Composition and Collaboration
-Tatva, a Regional Performance Tradition in Karnataka State

Glossary
Resources
Index