Time in Indian Music: Rhythm, Metre, and Form in North Indian Rag Performance

by Martin Clayton

Book Overview

Time in Indian Music is the first major study of rhythm, metre, and form in North Indian rag, or classical, music. Martin Clayton presents a theoretical model for the organization of time in this repertory, a model which is related explicitly to other spheres of Indian thought and culture as well as to current ideas on musical time in alternative repertoriesnullincluding that of Western music. This theoretical model is elucidated and illustrated with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195339681
• ISBN13: 9780195339680
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"