Classical Music
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Photos: Treatises on Hindustani music from Akbar’s reign that shaped music theory for centuries
Of all the arts and sciences cultivated in Mughal India outside poetry, it is music that is by far the best documented.
Katherine Butler Schofield
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When (and how) did Hindustani ragas become ascribed to different times of the day?
The raga-time theory is certainly not as old as the ragas themselves.
Mukund Lath
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Strings attached: My journey as a modern sarod player
An unblinking look at the creative demands, power play and commercial pressures that confront a contemporary musician.
Arnab Chakrabarty
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Strings attached: Masters of the sarod, from 1820 to the present
In India, technology and music have evolved in tandem, each propelling the other to greater heights.
Arnab Chakrabarty
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Aziz Mian, the man who whipped the Qawwali world into a frenzy
Once called the 'Nietzschean Qawwal', Aziz Mian is revered as an iconic figure who, over the course of two decades, shattered various long-held traditions of the genre.
Nadeem F Paracha
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The case for the music of Jean Sibelius
The classical music world is marking the 150th anniversary of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius with concerts across Finland and in Australia too. But who was the man behind the music?
Frederic Kiernan, The Conversation
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Five songs from Western operas set in South Asia
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Mridula Chari
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Aarefa Johari
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The little-known story of how Mumbai nurtured Hindustani classical music and helped it thrive
This great art form, in return, left its mark on the city, argues Bangalore-based scholar Tejaswini Niranjana.
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