Author: L Annapoorna
Publisher: Sundeep Prakashan
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 348
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8175740043
Description
There are six sections pertaining to various aspects of themes related to music, dance and drama and other allied arts. The sections are devoted to (a) History, Religion and Archaeology; (b) Music and Tradition; © Science of Music; (d) Composers of Indian Music; (e) Musical Instruments; and (f) Generalia. A host of reputed scholars from India and abroad have contributed to this volume.
Almost every aspect and nuance of the three subjects has been dealt with by the scholar-contributors through their papers in this volume, like mythology, inscriptions, myths, traditional heritage, transformation processes, folk music, role of artists and performers, music therapy, lakshana granthas, swaras, rasas and their relations, dikshitar, Mysore rulers, Maha Vaidhyanatha Iyer, Ettayapuram rulers, Veena Dhanammal, musical instruments such as sitar, veena, concert halls, documentation of performing arts, Indian musicology, teaching of music, Malayasian theatre, etc.
Contents
EDITOR'S NOTE
SECTION I : HISTORY, RELIGION & ARCHAEOLOGY
1. Ganapati in Diksitar Krtis - I -Dr.Gowri Kuppuswamy & Dr.M.Hariharan
2. A Rare Copper Plate Inscriptions on Music-Dr.L.Annapoorna
3. An Interesting Icon of Saiva Symbolism-Sri.K.R. Srinivasan
4. Some Inscriptions of Karnataka Dealing with Interesting Aspect of Dance-Dr.Hema Govindarajan
5. Myths and Symbols with Special Reference to Performing Arts-Dr.Josef Kuckertz
SECTION II : MUSIC AND TRADITION
6. Heritage of Music in Dramas-Dr.M.Hariharan
7. Concert Tradition in South India-Dr.L.Annapoorna
8. Music Tradition in Mohiniattam-Gita Radhakrsnan
9. Indian Music and Tradition- Dr.G.M.Rao
10. Transformations Process in Traditional Performace of Tamilnadu in View of Modernisation-Dr.K.A.Gunasekaran
11. Folk Music in Tamilnadu-Dr.Saraswathy Venugopal
12. Obligations of Artists Towards the Audience-Leela Ramanathan
SECTION III : SCIENCE OF MUSIC
13. Healing Power of Music-Dr.Gowri Kuppuswamy & Dr.M.Hariharan
14. Evolution of Music With Special Reference to Laksnana-Granthas-Dr.S.Bhagyalakshmi
15. Grace Notes in Indian Music-Dr.Salem S.Jayalakshmi
16. Swara in Indian Music-A Critical Study-Dr.G.M.Rao
17. Rasas From Swaras-Shri K.N.Shrinivasan
SECTION IV : COMPOSERS OF SOUTH INDIAN MUSIC
18. Caturdasa Ragamalika of Muthuswami Diksitar-Dr.Gowri Kuppuswamy & Dr.M.Hariharan
19. Contribution of Mysore Rulers to Music-Dr.Padma Murthy
20. The mela-Raga-Malika of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan-Shri.T.S.Parthasarathy
21. Compositions of Ettayapuram Rulers-Dr.Gowri Kuppuswamy & Dr.M.Hariharan
22. Vinai Dhanammal and Her Contemporaries-Vina Dhanammal
23. Vina Subbana-Vidvan N.Chennakesavaiah
24. Vina Subbana-Rajasree
25. Diksitar and Hindustani Music-Dr.M.Hariharan
SECTION V : MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
26. Musical Evolution Related to Sitara Strings-Dr.Svaranalatha Rao
27. Eminent Vainika Looks Back and Ahead-SN
28. The Challenging Technique of Vina Play-Padma Vardan
SECTION VI : CONTEMPORARY TRENDS
29. An Ideal Concert Hall-Dr.Gowri Kuppuswamy & Dr.M.Hariharan
30. Preservation and Documentation of Performing Arts:A Report-Dr.L.Annapoorna
31. Responsibilities of Performing Artists-Dr.M.Balamuralii Krishna
32. Indian Musicology: A Challenge-Dr.Temple T.Tuttle
33. Methodology on the Teaching of Classical Indian Music-Prof.S.R.Janakiraman
34. Indian Influence of Malayasian Theatres-Dr.S.A.K.Durga
35. Music in the School Curriculam-Dr.Gowri Kuppuswamy & Dr.M.Hariharan