Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Origin and development of Karnatic Music. 3. The two music systems. 4. Factors involved in appreciation. 5. Some basic concepts. 6. Some musical forms (Hindustani). 7. Musical forms (Karnatic). 8. Hindustani Gharanas. 9. Music composers. 10. Vocalists and instrumentalists. Appendices. Bibliography.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Geetha Ravikumar
DR SMT GEETHA RAVIKUMAR, BSc, MA, Sangeet Acharya, employed with Reserve Bank of India, had her early training in Vocal Music (Karnatic) under her mother Smt Mangalathammal and later in Vina under her sister Smt Lakshmi Krishnaswamy, a reputed Vina player of long standing in AIR, Mumbai. She was a disciple of Shri Ramachandran for Vocal (Karnatic) and Sangeetha Kalanidhi Late Prof K S Narayanaswamy (Vina), Principal, Sangeetha Vidyalaya of Sri Shanmukhananda fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai. She regularly contributes articles in the Bhavan’s journal. Recently, she performed a novel two-in-one concert (Karnatic/Hindustani) in Chennai’s Music Festival in December 2001.
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