Dhrupad : tradition and performance in Indian music

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Dhrupad : tradition and performance in Indian music

Ritwik Sanyal and Richard Widdess

(SOAS musicology series)

Routledge, 2023, c2004

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"First published 2004 by Ashgate. Reprint published 2023 by Routledge." -- T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-374) and indexes

Summary: "Dhrupad is believed to be the oldest style of classical vocal music performed today in North India. This detailed study of the genre considers the relationship between the oral tradition, its transmission from generation to generation, and its re-creation in performance. There is an overview of the historical development of the dhrupad tradition and its performance style from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, and of the musical lineages that carried it forward into the twentieth century, followed by analyses of performance techniques, processes, and styles. The authors examine the relationship between the structures provided by tradition and their realization by the performer to throw light on the nature of tradition and creativity in Indian music, and the book ends with an account of the 'revival' movement of the late 20th century that re-established the genre in new contexts. Augmented with an analytical transcription of a complete dhrupad performance, this is the first book-length study

Contents of Works

  • What is Dhrupad?
  • The Historical Emergence of Dhrupad Style
  • Tradition and Style : Th Four Banis
  • The Transmission of Tradition : The Dagar Heritage
  • Alap and Tradition
  • An Alap Performance in the Dagar Tradition
  • Composition and Tradition
  • Performing the Composition : Rhythmic Variation and Improvisation
  • Dhrupad in the Modern World : Tradition, Performance and Revival

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Description

Examines the relationship between the structures provided by tradition, and the actual performance in reconsideration of the nature of 'tradition' in dhrupad. Includes a transcription of a compete dhrupad performance. First book-length study of an Indian vocal genre to be co-authored by an Indian practitioner and a Western musicologist

Table of Contents

Ch. 1 What is Dhrupad Ch. 2 The Historical Emergence of Dhrupad Style Ch. 3 Tradition and Style: Th Four Banis Ch. 4 The Transmission of Tradition: The Dagar Heritage Ch. 5 Alap and Tradition Ch. 6 An Alap Performance in the Dagar Tradition Ch. 7 Composition and Tradition Ch. 8 Performing the Composition: Rhythmic Variation and Improvisation Ch. 9 Dhrupad in the Modern World: Tradition, Performance and Revival Appendix 1: PrincipalDhrupad Tals Appendix 2: Dhrupad Lineages Appendix 3: Alap and Dhrupad, Rag Multani (Transcription)

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