The life of music in South India / T. Sankaran ; edited by Matthew Harp Allen and Daniel M. Neuman.

Author/creator Sankaran, T.
Other author Allen, Matthew Harp.
Other author Neuman, Daniel M., 1944-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMiddletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, 2023.
Descriptionxxiv, 175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesMusic/culture
Contents Introduction -- Becoming a Musician -- Being a Musician -- The Social Organization of Specialist Knowledge -- Gharanas -- Adaptive Strategies -- The Ecology of Karnatak Music -- The Cultural Structure and Social Organization of a Music Tradition -- Epilogue -- Coda.
Abstract "Sankaran examines the cultural and social matrix in which Carnatic music was cultivated and consumed in mid-twentieth century India, including the ways that musicians negotiated caste politics and the double standard for male and female musicians. Sankaran's memoir is interwoven with passages from Daniel M. Neuman's work on music in North India, which inspired Sankaran's project, and interviews with Sankaran by Matthew Allen"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract "An insider's eight-decade overview of South India's 20th century classical music culture. This book offers an account of Carnatic music culture drawing on the knowledge of T. Sankaran, a musician raised in an illustrious non-Brahmin devadasi family, and his long affiliation with cultural institutions including All India Radio (AIR) and the Tamil Isai Sangam (Tamil Music Academy). Sankaran examines the cultural and social matrix in which Carnatic music was cultivated and consumed in mid-twentieth century India, including the ways that musicians negotiated caste politics and the double standard for male and female musicians. The memoir provides insight into the way AIR worked as a modern, bureaucratic institution, and how the opening of government music colleges interacted with caste politics and the shifted womens' participation in public performance. The book is polyvocal, as Sankaran's writing is interwoven with passages from Daniel M. Neuman's book The Life of Music in North India, which inspired Sankaran's project, as well as transcripts from interviews with Sankaran by Matthew Allen. Includes rare archival photos"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2023020380
ISBN9780819500731 (cloth)
ISBN9780819500748 (trade paperback)
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