Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-185) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- A drum between courts and temples -- The pakhavaj in contemporary India -- Auspicious drumming -- The drum of the King-God -- From mrĐdanga to pakhavaj -- The Nathdwara gharana: playing the pakhavaj for Nathji -- The repertoire -- The solo pakhavaj recital.
Summary:
"The book studies the evolution of the ancient drum mrĐdanga into the pakhavaj crossing more than two thousand years of history. While focusing on the Nathdwara school of pakhavaj, the author, joins ethnographic, historical, religious and iconographic perspectives, to argue a multifaceted interpretation of the role and function of the pakhavaj in royal courts, temples and contemporary stages; furthermore he offers the first analysis of the visual and narrative contents of its repertoire"-- Provided by publisher.
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