Lakshmi Subramanian

Veena Dhanammal

The Making of a Legend

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks at the life of Veena Dhanammal (1866-1938), considered the embodiment of 'classicism' in Karnatik music. It locates her art within the cultural, social and intellectual milieu she inhabited, allowing readers to track the changing musical landscape of southern India

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge India
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9781138178748
• ISBN-10: 1138178748
• Artikelnr.: 70070445

Autorenporträt

Lakshmi Subramanian Department of History Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Glossary of Words
Glossary of Performers
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Modernity, Classicism and the Construction of a Karnatik Tradition
2. New Patrons and New Tastes: Music in a Changing Milieu
3. The Voice and the Vina: Understanding Dhanam's Music
4. Representing Dhanam: The Making of a Legend
Bibliography
Index.