Hindustani Gata-s Compilation: Instrumental themes in north Indian classical music - Couverture souple

Patrick Moutal

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 2954124415 ISBN 13 : 9782954124414

Editeur : Patrick Moutal Editeur, 2012

Synopsis

The present work covers 454 gata-s on 164 raga-s. The core of this compilation comes from late Pandit Lal Mani Misra, Dr. K. C. Gangrade, his late guru-s, Ustad Rustam Khan, Pt Dinkar Rao Patwardhan and Pt Shankar Rao Telang, whose traditional gata-s of the Gwalior gharana and Amirkhani-s are truly outstanding. Other gata-s proceed from my doctorate compositions, famous transcribed vocal bandisa-s and from various instrumentalists.
They have all been written down in Bhatkhandeji's music notation system - svaralipi. For non Hindi-speaking readers, it will be quite easy and fast to learn the mere twelve symbols needed to fully understand the themes (7 notes and 5 metric terms). This will also allow the reader to browse through main Hindi literature on raga.
The most challenging task will be to decode the skeletal form of the themes to bring them to life - to make them sing on the instrument. Although, in an Indian context, a "good" theme incorporates all the raga lakshana-s - characteristics, reader will have to recall in memory the rules of the raga it belongs, getting deeper and deeper into its form and spirit. Then only, its notes and movements will progressively come to life, making of the raga a living melodic being.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Patrick Moutal is Professor of Indian Music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (France) since 1984.
Admitted at the Faculty of Performing Arts of Banaras Hindu University in 1970, he completed the following degrees : Diploma in sitar (1973), Bachelor (Gold Medal, 1976), Master (Omkarnath Thakur Price, 1978) and Doctorate in Performance and Compositions in 1983. Back in France, he was awarded the French distinction of Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Since then, he is dedicated to promoting Indian musical culture.
He is also the author of 2 works in english published by Munshiram Manoharlal in 1991 : Hindustani Raga Index (ISBN 81-215-0525-7), of A Comparative Study of selected Hindustani Raga-s based on contemporary practice (ISBN 81-215-0526-5) and of one book in french language : Hindustani Raga Sangita : Mécanismes de base de la Musique Classique du Nord de l'Inde, Patrick Moutal Editeur, Rouen, 2012.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Patrick Moutal Editeur
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: français
• ISBN 10: 2954124415
• ISBN 13: 9782954124414
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 372
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible