Life of Music in North India The Organization of an Artistic Tradition

Name: Life of Music in North India The Organization of an Artistic Tradition
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ISBN: 9780226575162

ISBN-10: 0226575160

ISBN-13: 9780226575162

Edition: 1990 (Reprint)

Authors: Daniel M. Neuman

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Daniel M. Neuman offers an account of North Indian Hindustani music culture and the changing social context of which it is part, as expressed in the thoughts and actions of its professional musicians. Drawing primarily from fieldwork performed in Delhi in 1969-71--from interviewing musicians, learning and performing on the Indian fiddle, and speaking with music connoisseurs--Neuman examines the cultural and social matrix in which Hindustani music is nurtured, listened and attended to, cultivated, and consumed in contemporary India. Through his interpretation of the impact that modern media, educational institutions, and public performances exert on the music and musicians, Neuman…

Book details

List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/15/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 302
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.90" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface to the Paperback Edition


Preface Note on the Text



Introduction



Becoming a Musician



Being a Musician



The Social Organization of Specialist Knowledge



Gharanas: The Politics of Pedigree



Adaptive Strategies of Hindustani Music Culture



The Ecology of Hindustani Music Culture



The Cultural Structure and Social Organization of a Music Tradition


Tables


Notes


Glossary


References


Index