The Land of Seasons & Songs
The Land of Seasons & Songs

Author: Sayed Athar Husain Naqvi

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 1728384869

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The Land of Seasons and Songs is a flower basket of humor, acquainting with cultures and traditions and presenting logical discourses. It is recollection of the yesteryears with observations. It is a book of criticisms, punches, and reformative doses. The book reviews the present-day ills of the society and describes the culture de-grand of the subcontinent of India. It describes of its kings, feudalism, and genius of the peoples, and it sheds light on the world divisive politics as and when it deviates from the path of peace. It draws attention to the excellences of poetry that is a naturally flourishing trait in the subcontinent of India. The book presents the picture of India under the British rule and remembers of British with affection. The book is written in vivid English, and the profession of the book is eulogy of the pious and pleasing the soul of the reader. The central character of the book is Bachchu Yarwah Aekkewan—the horse and cart driver. With his peculiarities of commands, he generates to control his horse on the road, and his life as he leads in his village gives an insight into the Indian-ology—the Indian colloquialism of the region he lives in. The thoughts picked for the book are from the observations as factual as the fall of snow: Snow It is snowing outside Grass and ground are white Birds have only branches to peg on Or fly across to unknown bites This is nature; it has made everything quiet The men don’t walk; dogs not out to stride Unless you are secure in shelter will die End of world but will not come; time will continue to ride Sayed Athar Husain

Hindustani Classical Music
Hindustani Classical Music

Author: Soubhik Chakraborty

Publisher: Sanctum Books

Published: 2021-12-01

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 8194783003

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This work aims to address the historical development of the great Indian raga tradition, enhanced by computational approaches, and to use computational strategies to analyze aspects of contemporary Hindustani classical music (HCM). It is divided into two parts with Part 1 focusing on the history and aesthetics of HCM and Part 2 covering its computational aspects. The historical development of HCM in the ancient, medieval and modern periods; its terms and genre; and its Khayal gharanas are covered in Part 1. The subtopics include essential concepts such as raga, tala, shruti, thaat, gharana, khayal, dhrupad, thumri, tappa, etc. Part 2 covers the state-of-the-art in computational musicology, raga analysis and song analysis using statistics. The subtopics include statistical modeling, inter onset interval, note duration analysis, pitch movement between the notes, rate of change of pitch (pitch velocity) and probabilistic analysis of musical notes. The author concludes the work with reflecting on the lives of a few renowned musicians and musicologists with an account of hilarious moments taken from their lives to excite the reader to know more about HCM. This book would be useful for musicians, musicologists, researchers in music history, aesthetics, computational musicology, and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of music and musicology.

Dance in Thumri
Dance in Thumri

Author: Projesh Banerji

Publisher: Abhinav Publications

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9788170172123

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The Book Narrates The Story Of The Sad, Rather Step-Motherly Treatment Meted Out By Orthodox Musicians To Thumri-Especially Their Castigation Of Thumri As A Dance Form. Such Apathy And Castigation Stem From A Colonial Milieu And The Education That Went With It. For All Practical Purposes Not Only Is The Thumri S Dance Portion Too Often Totally Ignored, But It Is Even Considered Superfluousl. The Author Impresseson The Reader The Close Link Between The Dance And The Music. Such At Least Was The Indissoluble Union Of Style In The Past. The Author Hopes That The Book Will Correct This Disturbed Relationship. As Such The Work Is Of Immense Artistic Importance.

General Knowledge 2022
General Knowledge 2022

Author: Manohar Pandey

Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited

Published: 2021-04-08

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9325295571

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1. General Knowledge 2021 is a compact version of all current events of the whole year. 2. Divided into 5 Key Sections; History, Geography, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, General Science and General Knowledge. 3. A separate section has been provided for Current Affairs 4. Provides accurate, perfect and complete coverage of facts. 5. It is useful for the preparation of SSC, Bank, Railway, Police, NDA/CDS and various other competitive exams. General knowledge carries an important section in many competitive examinations. Keeping an updated knowledge of the current events helps not only in exams but also in the everyday life. The New Edition of General Knowledge 2022 provides you the current events of the whole year. It is prepared for the students who are going to appear for the various upcoming examinations. It covers the key subjects like History, Geography, Polity, Finance, Economics and General Science and General Knowledge, supported with the latest facts and figures. A separate section is allotted to current affairs giving total summary of the events happening around the globe. With the use of latest figure, graphics and table, it serves as an accurate, perfect and coverage compact version of General Knowledge. This book is highly useful for the SSC, Banks, Railways, Police, NDA/CDS other examinations. TABLE OF CONTENT Current Affairs, History, Geography, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, General Science and General Knowledge.

The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture
The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture

Author: Janet Sturman

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2019-02-26

Total Pages: 2730

ISBN-13: 1483317749

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The SAGE Encyclopedia of Music and Culture presents key concepts in the study of music in its cultural context and provides an introduction to the discipline of ethnomusicology, its methods, concerns, and its contributions to knowledge and understanding of the world's musical cultures, styles, and practices. The diverse voices of contributors to this encyclopedia confirm ethnomusicology's fundamental ethos of inclusion and respect for diversity. Combined, the multiplicity of topics and approaches are presented in an easy-to-search A-Z format and offer a fresh perspective on the field and the subject of music in culture. Key features include: Approximately 730 signed articles, authored by prominent scholars, are arranged A-to-Z and published in a choice of print or electronic editions Pedagogical elements include Further Readings and Cross References to conclude each article and a Reader’s Guide in the front matter organizing entries by broad topical or thematic areas Back matter includes an annotated Resource Guide to further research (journals, books, and associations), an appendix listing notable archives, libraries, and museums, and a detailed Index The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and Cross References combine for thorough search-and-browse capabilities in the electronic edition

Songs from Kabul
Songs from Kabul

Author: John Baily

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780754657767

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This book presents the vocal art music of Kabul as performed by Ustad Amir Mohammad. At the heart of Kabul's vocal art music is the ghazal, a highly flexible song form using Persian (or Pashto) texts derived from a variety of sources. Central to the book is the audio CD, containing six ghazals, one mosammat and one Afghan-style tarâna, all recorded by John Baily between 1974 and 1976 in the city of Herat, in western Afghanistan.