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From the Tanjore Court to the Madras Music Academy : a social history of music in South India. / akshmi Subramanian.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: Brijwasi Book Distributors | H-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, DelhiPublication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press , 2011.Description: xx, 196p. : 24cmISBN:
  • 9780198071907
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 780.95 SUB
Summary: This book presents a distinctive account of the striking transformation of traditional music as it moved out of the quiet courtyards of Tanjore to the concert halls of Madras. It examines the making of a modern classical tradition and the related institution-building process, and raises larger questions of identity and imagination in the context of colonial and postcolonial social realities. The second edition with a new introduction updates the reader on the recent research in the field and highlights the need for an inter-disciplinary approach.
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This book presents a distinctive account of the striking transformation of traditional music as it moved out of the quiet courtyards of Tanjore to the concert halls of Madras. It examines the making of a modern classical tradition and the related institution-building process, and raises larger questions of identity and imagination in the context of colonial and postcolonial social realities. The second edition with a new introduction updates the reader on the recent research in the field and highlights the need for an inter-disciplinary approach.

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