The Indian drum of the king-god and the pakhāwaj of nathdwara:

"The book studies the evolution of the ancient drum mṛdaṅga into the pakhāvaj crossing more than two thousand years of history. While focusing on the Nathdwara school of pakhāvaj, the author, joins ethnographic, historical, religious and iconographic perspectives, to argue a multifaceted in...

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Main Author: Pacciolla, Paolo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Routledge 2020
Series:SOAS musicology series
SOAS musicology series
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"The book studies the evolution of the ancient drum mṛdaṅga into the pakhāvaj crossing more than two thousand years of history. While focusing on the Nathdwara school of pakhāvaj, the author, joins ethnographic, historical, religious and iconographic perspectives, to argue a multifaceted interpretation of the role and function of the pakhāvaj in royal courts, temples and contemporary stages; furthermore he offers the first analysis of the visual and narrative contents of its repertoire"--
Physical Description:1 online resource illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9780367370244
0367370247
9781000060010
1000060012
9781000059991
1000059995
9781000059977
1000059979

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