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21M.291

Music of India

3-0-9 units. HASS-A · Undergraduate

Focuses on Hindustani classical music of North India, and also involves learning about the ancient foundations of the rich classical traditions of music and dance of all Indian art and culture. Practice of the ragas and talas through the learning of songs, dance, and drumming compositions. Develops insights through listening, readings, and concert attendance.

Spring 2007

This course focuses on Hindustani classical music of North India, and also involves learning about the ancient foundations of the rich classical traditions of music and dance of all Indian art and culture. Students explore the practice the ragas and talas through learning songs, dance, and drumming compositions, and develop insights through listening, readings, and concert attendance.

Readings

  • This page lists the assigned readings from the textbook and other sources, plus some supplemental materials.
    Listed reading
  • Ruckert, George. The Classical Music of North India . New Delhi, India: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 2004. ISBN: 9788121508728.
    Listed reading
  • WEEK #: 1-2 · TOPICS: Unit 1 - Introduction: The Vedic heritage · TEXT READINGS: pp. 1-31, 247-251
    Reading assignment
  • WEEK #: 3-4 · TOPICS: Unit 2 - The legacy of Dhrupad · TEXT READINGS: pp. 215-227, 251-289, and 317-341
    Reading assignment
  • WEEK #: 5-7 · TOPICS: Unit 3 - The glories of Khyal · TEXT READINGS: pp. 297-303
    Reading assignment
  • WEEK #: 8-10 · TOPICS: Unit 4 - Instrumental music · TEXT READINGS: pp. 309-317
    Reading assignment
  • WEEK #: 11-12 · TOPICS: Unit 5 - Music of South India · TEXT READINGS: pp. 309-317
    Reading assignment
  • WEEK #: 13-14 · TOPICS: Unit 6 - Light classical music · TEXT READINGS: pp. 303-309
    Reading assignment
  • Md. Ali Khan (c. 1910)
    Listed reading
  • Abdul Majid Khan, sarangi (c. 1956)
    Listed reading
  • Bundu Khan, sarangi (c. 1880-1955)
    Listed reading
  • Khalifa Abid Hussain Khan (c. 1867-1936)
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  • Ives, Charles. “Proem.” In A Descriptive Catalog of the Music of Charles Ives . Yale University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780300076011.
    Listed reading
  • Khan, Hazrat Inayat. “The Ancient Music.” Chapter 4 in The Music of Life . New Lebanon, NY: Omega Publishers, 1998. ISBN: 9780930872380.
    Listed reading
  • Wulff, D. M. “On Practicing Religiously: Music as Sacred in India.” In Sacred Sound: Music in Religious Thought and Practice . Edited by J. Irwin. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780891306559.
    Listed reading
  • Kaufmann, Walter. “The Vedic Chant.” In Involvement with Music: The Music of India . New York, NY: Harper’s College Press, 1976. ISBN: 9780061610165.
    Listed reading
  • Danielou, Alain. Commentary booklet for “Vedic Recitation and Chant.” Record I in The Music of India. UNESCO Collection - A Musical Anthology of the Orient . 33 1/3 rpm disc. Barenreiter-Musicaphon BM30L2006, 1965.
    Listed reading
  • Rowell, Lewis. “Introduction.” Chapter 1 in Music and Musical Thought in Early India . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780226730325.
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  • Vatsyayan, Kapila. “History of Dance,” “Theory and Technique,” and “Kathak.” In Indian Classical Dance . New Delhi, India: Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1974 (reprinted 1992). ISBN: 9788123005898.
    Listed reading
  • Gottlieb, Robert S. “Origins of the Tabla,” “The Major Traditions of Tabla,” “Construction and Nomenclature,” and “The Drum Strokes.” In Solo Tabla Drumming of North India . Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass, 1998. ISBN: 9788120810952.
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  • Wade, Bonnie. “Performance Genres of Karnatak Music.” In Music in India: The Classical Traditions . East Rutherford, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1980. ISBN: 9780136070368.
    Listed reading
  • ———. “Historical and Social Contexts of Khyāl.” In Khyāl: Creativity Within North India’s Classical Music Tradition . New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1985. ISBN: 9780521256599.
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  • Manuel, Peter. “The Music Industry and Film Culture Up To 1975.” In Cassette Culture: Popular Music and Technology in North India . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1993. ISBN: 9780226504018.
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  • Benary, Barbara. “Composers and Tradition in Karnatic Music.” Asian Music 3, no. 2 (1972): 42-51.
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  • Mehta, Gita. “A Musician’s Story.” Chapter 13 in A River Sutra . New York, NY: Knopf, 1993. ISBN: 9780679752479.
    Listed reading

Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: None U (Spring) Not offered regularly; consult department 3-0-9 units. HASS-A

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