Books
Read the preface of the book, Eminent Musicians of Yester Years by PadmaVibhushan Prof. R.C. Mehta on the influence of over 600 musicians in the evolution of Indian Classical Music.
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AUTHOR |
YEAR |
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Veena Tradition in Indian Music |
L. Annapoorna |
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Enlightening the Listener |
Dr. Prabha Atre |
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Learn to Play on Sitar |
Ram Avtar |
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Nad, Understanding Raga Music |
Bagchee, Sandeep; Eeshwar, Delhi, |
1998 |
The origin of Raga |
S. Bandhopadhyaya |
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Ada Chowtal on Sitar (Anthology of Poorav Baj) |
S. Bandyopadhyaya |
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Dr. Pushpa Basu |
2007 |
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Sangeet Nibandh Kunj |
Dr. Pushpa Basu. Manish Prakashan,Varanasi ISBN:978-93-81539-68-2 |
2013 |
| String Compositions of Twentieth Century | Dr. Pushpa Basu ISBN: 9789381698730 |
2015 |
Sonic Theology |
Beck, Guy L., Motilal Barnasidass, Delhi |
1995 |
Fundamentals of Ancient Indian Music and Dance |
S. C. Benerji |
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MUSIQUES DE L'INDE DU SUD |
Daniel Bertrand |
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Comparative Study of some of the leading music systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th centuries |
V N Bhatkhande ISBN: 8175363312 |
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The Mirror of the Sky : Songs of the Baul's of Bengal |
Deben Bhattacharya; ISBN: 0934252890 |
1999 |
Musical Instruments of Tribal India |
Dilip Bhattacharya |
1999 |
The Path of the Mystic Lover: Baul Songs of Passion and Ecstasy |
Bhaskar Bhattacharyya, Nick Douglas (Editor), Penny Slinger (Illustrator), ISBN: 089281019X |
1992 |
The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas |
Joep Bor, et.al.; ISBN: 09543976-0-6 |
1999 |
Rasgan Sudha |
H.V. Burli |
2009 |
Concept of Ancient Indian Theatre |
M. Christopher Byrski |
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| Sastriya Sangeet and Music Culture in Bengal Through the Ages (2 vol. set) | Chhaya Chatterjee |
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Tansen |
Girish Chaturvedi |
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Indian Music and Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan |
Debu Chaudhuri (Editor) |
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Sangeet Ras: Parampara aur Vichar |
OmPrakash Chourasiya, Ed. |
2001 |
The Dance of Shiva |
Ananda Coomarswamy |
1918 |
Fundamentals of Tabla |
David R. Courtney; University of Chicago Press; ISBN: 0226554511 |
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The Ragas of North Indian Music |
Alain Danielou |
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Introduction to the study of Musical Scales |
Alain Danielou |
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Pillars of Hindusthani Music |
B. R. Deodhar, Popular Prakashan, Bombay |
1993 |
Between Two Tempura |
Deshpande, Vaman Rao Motilal Barnasidass, Delhi |
1989 |
The Music of India - a scientific study |
B Chaitanya Deva |
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Musical Instruments of India |
Chaitanya Deva |
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Senia Gharana Its Contribution to Indian Classical Music |
Sunita Dhar |
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Saras Sangeet |
Pradeep Dixit |
1984 |
Raga Ranjan: Composionts for Strings |
Sudha Dixit MP Hindi Granth Akademi |
2010 |
Musical Instruments of the World : An Illustrated Encyclopedia |
Diagram Group |
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Indian Music and the West |
Gerry Farrell |
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Indian Music |
Leela Floyd |
1980 |
The Music of India |
Atiya Begum Fyzee Rahamin |
1926 |
Ragas and Raginis |
O. C. Ganguly |
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Bismillah Khan and Benaras, the Seat of Shehnai |
Rita Ganguly |
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Evolution of Raga and Tala in Indian Music |
M. R. Gautam |
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The Musical Heritage of India, |
M.R. Gautam |
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Facets of Notation in South Indian Music |
Sharada Gopalam |
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The story of Indian music: Its Growth and Synthesis |
O. Gosvami |
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Man-and-Music in India |
Roshmi Goswami |
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The Indian Theatre |
Chandra Bhan Gupta |
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A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance: The Yogini's Mirror |
Roxanne and Kamayani Gupta |
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Sitar Music in Calcutta: An Ethnomusicological Study |
James S. Hamilton. Calgary, 1989; Motilal Barnasidass,Delhi. ISBN: 81-208-1210-1 |
1994 |
Usta Allauddin Khan |
Prabha Jain, MP Hindi Granth Akademi |
2001 |
Sunira Kasliwal |
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Hazrat Inayat Khan |
Elizabeth Keesing |
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Vijaya Khadikar, Cartons & Printers, Indore |
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Classical Music of North India |
Ali Akbar Khan |
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Indian Music Book for two Guitars |
Pesy Khan |
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Kathak: Indian Classical Dance Art |
Sunil Kothari |
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Bharata Natyam |
Sunil Kothari Marg Publications ISBN: 818502636X |
2001 |
The Anand Van of Indian Art |
Naval Krishna, Ed. |
2004 |
| Dattilam | Mukund Lath MLBD, Delhi |
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Sangeet Aur Samaj |
Madhukali, Bhopal |
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Shastriya Sangeet Aur Navachar |
Madhukali, Bhopal |
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Shruti Aur Smriti |
Madhukali, Bhopal |
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Music Cultures of the Pacific, Near East, Asia |
William P. Malm, Prentice Hall |
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The Way Music |
Marcotty, Thomas, Decisio, Lugano |
1990 |
| Semiosis in Hindustani Music | Jose Luiz Martinez ISBN: 9788120818019 | |
India's Kathak Dance: Past, Present and Future |
Reginald Massey |
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Indian Music and its Scientific Aspects: |
Meera Mathur |
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Cultural Rhythms in Emotions, Narratives and Dance |
Nita Mathur |
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Composition in Indian Music |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
1993 |
Directory of Doctoral Thesis in Music |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
1994 |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
2007 |
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Essays in Musicology |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
1987 |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
2008 |
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Indian Music—Eminent Thinkers on Core Issues |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
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Music and Mythology Book 1 & 2 |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
1989 |
Music Research: Perspective and Prospects |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
1994 |
Studies in Musicology |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
1987 |
Thumri – Tradition and Trends |
Prof. R.C. Mehta |
1990 |
Psychology of Music |
Prof. R.C. Mehta, Ed. Delhi S. Akademy |
1990 |
Penguin Dictionary of Indian Classical Music |
Raghava R. Menon |
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| Sangitopnisat Saroddhara | Allyn Miner, Ed., Tr. |
1998 |
Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries (Intercultural Music Studies; 5) |
Allyn Miner |
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Chhote Lal Mishra |
2007 |
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Bharatiya Sangeet Vadya |
Dr. Lalmani Misra, Bharatiya Jnanpith, New Delhi, 1973, rprnt ISBN: 81-263-0727-7 |
2002-19 |
Bharatiya Sangeet Vadya |
Dr. Lalmani Misra, Bharatiya Jnanpith, New Delhi, 2020, Paperback ISBN: 978-93-87919-90-7 |
2020 |
Sangeet Sarita Vol. 1,2,3 |
Dr. Lalmani Misra and Dr. Gopal Shankar Misra, Sahitya Ratnalaya Kanpur |
1958-94 |
Tantri Nad Vol. 1 |
Dr. Lalmani Misra, Sahitya Ratnalaya Kanpur |
1979 |
Musical Heritage of Lucknow. |
Susheela Misra:Delhi: Harman, 156p., Rs. 560 |
1991 |
Some Immortals of Hindustani Music. |
Susheela Misra:Delhi: Harman, 268p., Rs. 400 |
1990 |
Music Makers of the Bhatkhande College of Hindustani Music. |
Susheela Misra:Delhi: MRML, 86p., Rs. 80 |
1985 |
Pakhawaj Aur Tabla Ke Gharane Evam Paramparayen |
Dr. Aban E. Mistry, Sangeet Sadan Prakashan, Allahabad |
2000 |
Hindustani Raga-s Index |
Patrick Moutal ISBN: 978-2-9541244-3-8 |
1991 |
A Comparative Study of Selected Hindustani Raga-s |
Patrick Moutal, Munshiram Manoharlal, Delhi |
1991 |
Music of Hindu Trinidad: Songs from the Indian Diaspora |
Helen Myers |
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Kathak- Rhythmic Echoes and Reflections |
Shovana Narayan |
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The Life of Music in North India |
Neuman, Daniel M Promilla, Delhi |
1990 |
Indian Dance Donors, Devotees, and the Daughters of God: Temple Women in Medieval Tamilnadu |
Leslie C. Orr |
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Dancing to the Flute: Music and Dance in Indian Art |
Pratapaditya Pal, et al |
1997 |
Santosh Pathak, Navjeewan Publications,Jaipur ISBN:978-81-8268-192-7 |
2017 |
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Santosh Pathak, Navjeewan Publications,Jaipur ISBN:978-81-8268-196-5 |
2018 |
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History of Indian Music: with particular reference to theory and practice |
Bhavanrav A Pingle ISBN: 8175361786 |
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Music of India |
H A Popley ISBN: 8185418063 |
1921 |
A Historical Study of Indian Music |
Swami Prajnanananda |
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Music : Its form, function and value |
Swami Prajnanananda |
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Music of the Nations |
Swami Prajnanananda |
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Essays in Indian Ethnomusicology |
Ashok Ranade |
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Hindustani Classical Music, Keywords and Concepts |
Ranade, Ashok Promilla, Delhi, |
1990 |
The Natyasastra |
Adya Rangacharya |
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Psychology of Music |
H P Krishna Rao ISBN : 8175360887 |
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| Acharya Tanarang ki Bandishen Vol 1 (Hindi) | Vishwanath Rao Ringe, Indore | 2006 |
| Acharya Tanarang ki Bandishen Vol 2 (Hindi) | Vishwanath Rao Ringe, Indore | 2015 |
Kuchipudi Bharatam or Kuchipudi Dance : A South Indian Classical Dance Tradition |
K. Uma Rama Rao ISBN: 8170302919 (Raga Nritya Series No 5) |
1992 |
Acoustical Perspective on Raga-Rasa theory |
Suvarnalata Rao |
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A Panorama of Indian Dances (Raga Nritya) |
U. S. Rao |
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The story of Indian Music and its Instruments |
Ethel Rosenthal ISBN : 8175363088 |
1928-2003 |
Music and Musical Thought in Early India |
Lewis Rowell ISBN: 8121508673 Munshiram Manhorlal Publishers |
1998 |
20th Century Music: An Introduction |
Eric Salzman, Prentice Hall |
1974 |
Rasa - Volume 1 (Music and Dance) |
Prof. Pabitra Sarkar |
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Rasa - Volume 2 (Theatre and Cinema) |
Prof. Pabitra Sarkar |
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Foundations of Indian Musicology |
Pradip Kumar Sengupta |
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Raga Mala: The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar |
Ravi Shankar (Hardcover) |
1999 |
Sitar As I Know |
Ravi Sharma |
1999 |
| Brihaddesi of Sri Matang Muni (Vol. I & II) | Premlata Sharma, MLBD |
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Sri Sangita Kaladhar (Hindi) |
Dahyalal Shivram Orig. Gujrati Text pub. 1934 republished by Sangeet Natak Academy |
2006 |
Sangitaratnakara - Vol. 1 |
R.K. Shringy and Premlata Sharma |
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Sangitaratnakara - Vol. 2 |
R.K. Shringy and Premlata Sharma |
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| Thumri ki Utpatti, Vikas aur Shailliyan (Hindi) | Shatrughna Shukla, Hindi Madhyam Karyanvayan Nideshalaya, New Delhi | 1973, 91 |
Devadasi System in Ancient India (A Study of Temple Dancing Girls of South India) |
A. K. Singh |
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Indian Music |
Dr. Thakur Jaideva Singh Sangeet Research Academy (Kolkata) |
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Dhwani Aur Sangeet (Hindi) |
Lalit Kishor Singh |
1954,62,99 |
Indian Dance : The Ultimate Metaphor |
Shanta Serbjeet Singh |
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Sitar Technique in Nibaddha Forms |
Stephen M. Slawek |
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Ram NARAYAN, Indian Music in Performance |
Sorrell, Neil, et al, Manchester University Press, |
1980 |
Sangitaratnakara of Sarngadeva, text and translation in English |
Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, Delhi |
1991 |
Dhrupada |
Srivastava, Indurama, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi |
1980 |
Hindu Dances (Nrityanjali) |
Sri Ragini |
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The Music of Hindostan |
A.H. Fox Strangways |
1914 |
Indian Classical Dancing : The Therapeutic Advantages |
Kanaka Sudhaker |
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Universal History of Music: Complied from divers sources Together with Various Original Notes on Hindu Music |
Sourindro Mohun Tagore ISBN : 8175361565 |
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Hindu Music |
Sourindro Mohun Tagore ISBN : 8186142290 |
1874 |
Six Principal Ragas: with a brief view of Hindu Music |
Sourindro Mohun Tagore ISBN : 8186142401 |
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Seven Principal Musical notes of the Hindus |
Sourindro Mohun Tagore ISBN : 8186142517 |
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Yantra kshetra dipika; or, A treatise on the setar: containing the requisite rules for performing on the instrument, together with various exercises and 244 airs |
Sourindro Mohun Tagore, KP Banerjee, Calcutta | 1890 |
Swar Sadhana: Raga & Compostions |
Dr. Laxmi G. Tiwari; SwarSadhana B-3, Shivam Complex, Lanka Varanasi |
1997 |
| Rag Vibodh: Misrabani (Hindi) | Dr. Ragini Trivedi, Hindi Madhyam, Delhi ISBN:978-93-80172-36-1 |
2010 |
| Rag Vibodh: Misrabani Vol 2 (Hindi) | Dr. Ragini Trivedi, Hindi Madhyam, Delhi ISBN:978-93-80172-36-2 |
2013 |
| Sitar Compositions in Ome Swarlipi | <Dr. Ragini Trivedi, Omenad ISBN:978-0-557-70596-2 |
2010 |
Ome Swarlipi mein Misrabani Vol.1 | <Dr. Ragini Trivedi, Omenad Publications ISBN:978-81-950950-1 |
2021 |
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Bhāratīya Shāstrīya Sangīt: Shāstra, Shikshan Va Prayōg (Hindi) |
Rajiv Trivedi, Ed. Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad |
2008 |
Musiques De L'Inde Du Nord |
Francis Tupper |
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Hindustani Music in the 20th Century |
Van Der Meer, Wim, La Hague |
1980 |
Classical Indian Dance in Literature and the Arts |
Kapila Vatsyayan republished by Sangeet Natak Academy |
1968-2007 |
| Rag Rupankar (Hindi) | Dr. Sharada Velankar, Abidha Prakashan,Varanasi |
2009 |
Khayal with an audio cassette |
Bonnie C. Wade |
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Imaging Sound : An Ethno musicological Study of Music, Art, and Culture in Mughal India |
Bonnie C. Wade University of Chicago Press; ISBN: 0226868400 |
1998 |
Music in India : The Classical Traditions |
Bonnie Wade |
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A Treatise on the Music of Hindustan |
Capt. N. Augustus Willard |
1834 |
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