From the Tanjore Court to the Madras Music Academy: A Social History of Music in South India

by Lakshmi Subramanian

Book Overview

This book traces the adaptation of the traditional music in south India, from the quiet courtyards of Tanjore to the concert halls of Madras, to the necessities of colonial and post-colonial social realities. An engaging narrative of the production of knowledge about music and the related institution-building process, the volume raises larger questions of identity and imagination. It discusses the influence of nationalism in the creation of an auditory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195678354
• ISBN13: 9780195678352
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 206 Pages