The Story of Indian Music (Its Growth and Synthesis)

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About the Book Lately, there has been a growing interest in Indian Music among the music-loving society across the world. This book about Indian classical music addresses this large section and the increasing number of intelligent enthusiasts who wander to the innumerable musical stores and conferences held all over the country for good music. In this book, the author has explained the terms used by the musicians and has discussed the principles underlying their practices, as no work of art can be truly enjoyed till one experiences that sense of possession. It creates sudden effects on the human mind and the senses. The book deals with every aspect of Indian Music, ragas, the classification of ragas, raginis, evolution of musical forms, Hindustani music, Carnatic music, raga & rasa, and also the Indian musical instruments. This book will be a great help to the students of music and the researchers.

Foreword With the advent of freedom and the establishment of the WITH status of India in the comity of nations, more and more people, both in India and abroad, have begun to take more than a passing interest in the culture of India. The Indians have become conscious with a sense of pride of their cultural heritage. Undeniably our music is a part, and a very important part, of that cultural heritage. There are today more music concerts, conferences and festivals being held all over the country than ever before. The Centre as well as several States have recognised the necessity of preserving and fostering the development of our music. The formation of the Sangeet Natak Akadami demonstrates this recognition by the Government.

Introduction DURING THE last few years, there has been a growing interest in music among the public. Among the lay people there is today quite a large section which is taking more and more to a serious study of this art.

The feeling is widely prevalent that the music of India, like the magic of her ancient days, is practised and understood only by a small esoteric group. The artiste is still regarded as a strange being who lives in his wide world of imagination, spending his time in practising and demonstrating an unin- telligible type of vocal acrobatics or instrumental interlude whose terminology, when explained, becomes more and more incomprehensible.