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The R gas of Early Indian Music: Modes, Melodies, and Musical Notations from the Gupta Period to C. 1250

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The R gas of Early Indian Music: Modes, Melodies, and Musical Notations from the Gupta Period to C. 1250 - Widdess, Richard
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The concept of raga forms the basis of melodic composition and improvization in Indian classical music. This study traces the early history and development of the concept in the pre-Islamic period. It draws on early Indian theoretical sources, and focuses especially on the examples of notated melodies that they contain.

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The R gas of Early Indian Music: Modes, Melodies, and Musical Notations from the Gupta Period to C. 1250 1996, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford, England

ISBN-13: 9780193154643

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