"Andrew Alter examines music and musical practice in Garhwal from an analytical perspective that explores the nexus between musical sounds and performance events. He provides insight into performance practice, vocal techniques, notions or repertoire classification, instruments, …
Andrew Alter examines music and musical practice in Garhwal from an analytical perspective that explores the nexus between musical sounds and performance events, and thereby identifies elements of musical practive that illustrate meaning and power in music.
"The book studies the evolution of the ancient drum mṛdaṅga into the pakhāvaj crossing more than two thousand years of history. While focusing on the Nathdwara school of pakhāvaj, the author, joins ethnographic, historical, religious and iconographic perspectives, to argue a mul…
World music: the rough guide
by Broughton, Simon, Ellingham, Mark, McConnachie, James, Duane, Orla