Indian Music and Enchanting Emalagam of Dance

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Classical Music and dance are some of the very proud treasures of the heritage of our nation. The authorwishes to analyze the extent and scope for Abhinaya leading to dramatic potentials, as available in most of the Kritis of eminent composers of Carnatic Music. Both Carnatic Music and dance have prominent place in the Cultural and Fine Arts set up. This has not only swayed the Hearts of the ethnic Indian community but also the hearts of the universe breaking all barriers. Together they have a great role in the Cultural Diplomacy to make the world a better and befitting place to Live. The author shares her experience in the dance field as a vocalist with different dancers to select this [particular subject for her analysis. This experience of her signing for different dancers and for different dance forms, which inspired the author for a special study. As, and attempt for a comprehensive study, covering all the composers, and their entire compositions for review, it would be very voluminous, the author has taken the study of the Musical trinity and few of the prominent post period musical Trinity composers. During the course of deep study of these composers the author has realised greater potentiality specially in the kritis of Tyagaraja fro portraying different types of Abhinmaya, which further propelled her interest on the subject. She has also made a comparative study of the compositions of these composers under review.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vasanthy Krishna Rao

Dr. Smt. Vasanthy Krishna Rao hails from a family of musicians. Her father, Late Sri. Kumaraswamy Iyer was an eminent artist, who spent his whole life in the service of Carnatic music. He retired as Principal of Sri. Swati Tirunal College of Music, Tiruvanadapuram. Dr. Vasanthy Krishna Rao had her initial training from her father. She graduated in music from Women’s College, Tiruvananthapuram. She then qualified for M.A. and M.Phil. in Carnatic Music, with distinction from Delhi university. She got Doctorate from the same university in the year 2000. Dr. Vasanthy is an accredited A graded artist of the all India radio, and Doordarshan. She has travelled widely in India and abroad fro her performances. Dr. Vasanthy is currently working as reader in the faculty of Music and Fine arts of the Delhi University.

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Title
Indian Music and Enchanting Emalagam of Dance
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8174532455
Length
xii+182p., Tables; Bibliography; 23cm.
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