ISBN: 9780226730332

Rowell works with the known theoretical treatises and the oral tradition in an effort to place the technical details of musical practice in their full cultural context. by Lewis Rowell. A… Mehr…

Rowell works with the known theoretical treatises and the oral tradition in an effort to place the technical details of musical practice in their full cultural context. by Lewis Rowell. Author Lewis Rowell. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Music and Musical Thought in Early India by Lewis Rowell Offering a broad perspective of the philosophy, theory, and aesthetics of early Indian music and musical ideology, this study makes a unique contribution to our knowledge of the ancient foundations of India's musical culture. Lewis Rowell reconstructs the tunings, scales, modes, rhythms, gestures, formal patterns, and genres of Indian music from Vedic times to the thirteenth century, presenting not so much a history as a thematic analysis and interpretation of India's magnificent musical heritage. In Indian culture, music forms an integral part of a broad framework of ideas that includes philosophy, cosmology, religion, literature, and science. Rowell works with the known theoretical treatises and the oral tradition in an effort to place the technical details of musical practice in their full cultural context. Many quotations from the original Sanskrit appear here in English translation for the first time, and the necessary technical information is presented in terms accessible to the nonspecialist. These features, combined with Rowell's glossary of Sanskrit terms and extensive bibliography, make Music and Musical Thought in Early India an excellent introduction for the general reader and an indispensable reference for ethnomusicologists, historical musicologists, music theorists, and Indologists. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography Lewis Rowell is professor emeritus at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments The Sounds of Sanskrit Abbreviations About the Frontspiece 1. Introduction 1.1. Music and Musical Thought in Early India 1.2. The Divisions of Music 1.3. Microcosm and Macrocosm 1.4. Chronology and Sources 2. Thought 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Continuities of Indian Thought 2.3. Systematic Thinking 2.4. Symbolic Thinking 3. Sound 3.1. Introduction 3.2. The Divisions of Sound 3.3. The Theory of Sound 3.4. Sound: A Lexicon 3.5. Casual Sound: Nada 3.6. Akasa , the Medium of Sound 3.7 Sound and the External World 3.8. Three Ancient Conceptions of Musical Sound 4. Chant 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Samavedic Chant 4.2.1. The Role of Memory 4.2.2. Chironomy 4.2.3. Duration and Tempo 4.2.4. Dynamics 4.3. The Phonetic Treatises 4.4. Some Distinctive Features of Sanskrit and Their Musical Consequences 4.5. Narada's Siksa and the Organization of Musical Pitch 4.6. Milieu 5. Theater 5.1. Introduction 5.2. The Natyasastra 5.3. The Preliminary Rituals 5.4. The Incidental Music 5.5 Instruments 5.6. Epilogue 6. Sastra 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Musical Scholarship 6.3. Musical Discourse 6.4. The Language of Musical Speculation 6.5. Notations 7. Pitch 7.1. Introduction 7.2. The Gamut and Its Tuning 7.3. Philosophical Arguments on Struti and Svara 7.4. The Gamut and Its Variables 7.5. Sonance 7.6. The Tanas 7.7. Melodic Choices 7.8. The Concept of Raga 8. Time 8.1. Introduction 8.2. The Idea of Time in Ancient India 8.3. Tala 8.4. Chironomy 8.5. Rhythmic Patterns 8.6. The Concept of State 8.7. Timing 8.8 The Desi Talas 8.9 The Influence of Metrics 8.10. The Rhythms of Indian Music 9. Form 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Formal Archetypes 9.2.1. The Human Body 9.2.2. Organic Growth 9.2.3. Ritual 9.2.4. Creation 9.3. Formal Components 9.4. Formal Tactics 9.4.1. Upohana 9.4.2. Upavartana 9.4.3. Prastara 9.5. Ritual Forms 9.6. Minor Forms 10. Songs 10.1. Introduction 10.2. The Prabandhas 10.3. Song Forms 10.4. A Garland of Songs 10.5. Expansion of the Genre 10.6. Cultural Mapping 10.7. The Theory and Practice of Song 11. Style 11.1. Introduction 11.2. Gender 11.3. Qualifications 11.4. Gunas and Dosas 11.5. The Qualities of Musical Sound 11.6. Style as a Composite 11.7. Levels of Ornamentation 11.8. Rasa 11.9. The Values of Indian Music 12. Afterthoughts Notes Glossary of Sanskrit Terms Bibliography Index Details ISBN0226730336 Author Lewis Rowell Publisher The University of Chicago Press ISBN-10 0226730336 ISBN-13 9780226730332 Format Paperback Imprint University of Chicago Press Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Illustrations 1 halftone, 20 tables, 15 music examples Short Title MUSIC & MUSICAL THOUGHT IN EAR Language English Media Book DEWEY 780.954 DOI 10.1604/9780226730332 UK Release Date 2015-12-25 Pages 432 Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-12-25 AU Release Date 2015-12-25 NZ Release Date 2015-12-25 US Release Date 2015-12-25 Series Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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ISBN: 9780226730332

Offering a broad perspective of the philosophy, theory, and aesthetics of early Indian music and musical ideology, this study makes a unique contribution to our knowledge of the ancient f… Mehr…

Offering a broad perspective of the philosophy, theory, and aesthetics of early Indian music and musical ideology, this study makes a unique contribution to our knowledge of the ancient foundations of India's musical culture. Lewis Rowell reconstructs the tunings, scales, modes, rhythms, gestures, formal patterns, and genres of Indian music from Vedic times to the thirteenth century, presenting not so much a history as a thematic analysis and interpretation of India's magnificent musical heritage. In Indian culture, music forms an integral part of a broad framework of ideas that includes philosophy, cosmology, religion, literature, and science. Rowell works with the known theoretical treatises and the oral tradition in an effort to place the technical details of musical practice in their full cultural context. Many quotations from the original Sanskrit appear here in English translation for the first time, and the necessary technical information is presented in terms accessible to the nonspecialist. These features, combined with Rowell's glossary of Sanskrit terms and extensive bibliography, make Music and Musical Thought in Early India an excellent introduction for the general reader and an indispensable reference for ethnomusicologists, historical musicologists, music theorists, and Indologists. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Music>Theory & Criticism>Theory & Criticism, University of Chicago Press Core >1<

ISBN: 9780226730332

1st Edition, by Lewis Rowell, PRINT ISBN: 9780226730332 E-TEXT ISBN: 9780226730349 Additional ISBNs: 0226730328, 9780226730325 University of Chicago Press eBook Other pricing structure mi… Mehr…

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