Saṅgītaśiromaṇi : : A Medieval Handbook of Indian Music. Edited with Introduction and Translation / / edited by Emmie te Nijenhuis.
The Saṅgītaśiromaṇi, "Crest-jewel of Music", is a major Sanskrit work on Indian musicology, composed in 1428 A.D. by scholars from all parts of India who participated in a musicological congress organized by Sultan Malika Sāhi at Kaḍa (near Allahabad). Designed as a standard text-boo...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : BRILL,, 1992. |
| Year of Publication: | 1992 |
| Language: | Latvian |
| Series: | Brill's Indological Library ;
Volume: 5 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 620 pages). |
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| Summary: | The Saṅgītaśiromaṇi, "Crest-jewel of Music", is a major Sanskrit work on Indian musicology, composed in 1428 A.D. by scholars from all parts of India who participated in a musicological congress organized by Sultan Malika Sāhi at Kaḍa (near Allahabad). Designed as a standard text-book on music the work summarizes and explains the opinions of older and contemporary authors. It deals with all the aspects of traditional Indian musicology, such as tone-system, scale, melody, rhythm, composition, variation and vocal technique. The complete English translation and the extensive introduction will familiarize the reader with the characteristic Indian concepts of music and the problems of their interpretation. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9004644709 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Emmie te Nijenhuis. |