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
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Aziz Mian, the man who whipped the Qawwali world into a frenzy
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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
Musical works featuring the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama and freedom fighter Mohandas Gandhi have given opera a subcontinental touch.
Mridula Chari
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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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