{"product_id":"19569-music-of-the-south-asian-peoples","title":"Music of the South Asian Peoples","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Swami Prajnanananda\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ramakrishna Vedanta Math\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1979\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 388\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): N\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic of the South-Asian Peoples deals historically with the music-materials of India, Cashmere. Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Bangladesh and Pakistan. The plan of writing this book has absolutely been devised from a new outlook with many new findings and records of Indian music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is divided into three volumes. This first volume has covered the periods, primitive, Prehistoric, Vedic, Epic, Buddhistic and Classical, and has discussed the materials of music, their developments and systems unto Bharata’s Natyasastra (300 B C –200 A D).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume has discussed about Vedic music gandharva-music, classical marga-music and sophisticated desi-music, and has proved that the later marga type of classical music evolved partly from the Vedic music and greatly from the gandharva-music devised and cultured by the semi-divine Gandharvas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume has elaborately discussed about the systems of dramatic Stage and dramatic performance as described by Muni Bharata and, for comparative study and knowledge, it has dealt with the Theatres of Athens, Greece and Crete Along with laws and principles of drama and dramatic plays of the Hindus and the Greeks. Besides, this volume has discussed about the rasas and bhavas, along with their applications in the dramatic performances and songs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive Apprendices have been appended to this volume, which will help the scholars in their research works. The appendices have been dealt with the facts and problems of different ancient scales or gramas, the English translation of the mandapa-vidhana or Stage-Construction (the second chapter of Bharata’s Natya-sastra), Aesthetics – Western and Indian, Jagannatha Pandit and Rasagangadhara, and the (a) Vedic Mythology by Prof A Hillebrandt, (c) Epic Mythology by Prof E W Hopkins, and (d) Classical Age by Dr K M Munshi. The mythologies of the Veda and Purana are the keys to unlock the mysteries, inner significances and meanings of the Vedas and Epics, and the real research workers will be benefited with these notes of Profs. Macdonell, Hillebrandt and Hopkins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSOME IMPORTANT WORKS ON MUSIC BY THE SAME AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndian Music in Relation to Art and Culture –A new book with a new outlook on Indian music in relation to Indian Art and Culture (In the Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic of the Nations- It contains musical materials of ancient nations of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic-Its Form, Function and Value\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt discusses\u003cbr\u003eWith historical outlook the fundamental materials of music, along with the discussions of Value and Psychology, both Indian and Western.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Study of Indian Music –Different problems of Indian-music, along with Aesthetics, Iconography, Philosophy of music have been discussed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Development of Indian Music – It is an essential book on music. It has historically discussed about different types, schools, and problems of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eMusic And Its Subjects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eEvolution Of Music in Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eFolk-Element in Indian Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eTheory of Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eObject of Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eRaga and Scale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eMaterials and Essentials of Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eGiti and Prabandha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eMusic Of India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eMusic in the Buddhist Period\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eThe Classical Period\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003eThe Silappadhikaranam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003eRamayana, Mahabharata and Harivamsa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eMusic-Materials in the Literary works\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV\u003cbr\u003eEvolution Of Drama And Its Purpose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI\u003cbr\u003eA Link Between Vedic And Gandharva Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII\u003cbr\u003eThe Natyasastra of Muni Bharata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVIII\u003cbr\u003eRasa and Bhava\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDICES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Swami Prajnanananda \/ Ramakrishna Vedanta Math \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40785648091305,"sku":"19569","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/19569.jpg?v=1625526358","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/19569-music-of-the-south-asian-peoples","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}