Time in Indian Music: Rhythm, Metre, and Form in North Indian Rag Performance
- Author: Clayton, Martin
Book
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Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Theoretical perspectives I: musical time in Indian cultural perspective
- 3 Theoretical perspectives II: general theories of rhythm and metre
- 4 Tal theory as a model of rhythmic organization
- 5 Tal as metric structure
- 6 Tal in practice: quantitative, qualitative, and cyclic functions
- 7 Lay: tempo and rhythmic density
- 8 Performance practice and rhythm in Hindustani music
- 9 The bandis
- 10 Development techniques and practices
- 11 Laykari rhythmic variation
- 12 A case study in rhythmic analysis: instrumental vilambit and Madhya lay gats in the repertoire of Deepak Choudhury
- 13 North Indian rhythmic organization in cross-cultural perspective
- Glossy
- Discography
- References
- List of audio examples
- Index