The Life of Music in South India

The Life of Music in South India
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Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9780819500731
ISBN-13 : 0819500739
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Download or read book The Life of Music in South India written by T. Sankaran and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sankaran examines the cultural and social matrix in which Carnatic music was cultivated and consumed in mid-twentieth century India, including the ways that musicians negotiated caste politics and the double standard for male and female musicians. Sankaran's memoir is interwoven with passages from Daniel M. Neuman's work on music in North India, which inspired Sankaran's project, and interviews with Sankaran by Matthew Allen"--


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