Author : Somangshu Mukherji
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000384497
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Book Synopsis Rītigaula by : Somangshu Mukherji
Download or read book Rītigaula written by Somangshu Mukherji and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, authored by the late Princeton music scholar Harold Powers, discusses a single Indian rāga called Rītigaula. Rītigaula’s pitch structure, conventions surrounding its performance, and its treatment in historical Indian music treatises are comprehensively described. Powers’s unique approach to theorizing rāga examines rāga structure and meaning in this monograph too, from the perspective of musical communication and discourse. From within this perspective, Powers shares his thoughts about music’s connection to language, and the relationship between rāga expression and linguistic communication.