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Musical Nirvana - A Historical and Technical Introduction to Indian Classical Music
- A 35 page introduction tracing 3,500 years of historical development
of all genres of Indian classical music - from origin during the Vedic
period to modern day and the theoretical basis of ICM - Swara, Scales,
Raaga, Time & Rhythm, Taala, Compositions and Concert Structure.
- An Technical Introduction to Indian Classical Music - A short technical introduction covering swara, raaga and taala.
- Indian Classical Music - The Battle for Survival - A short historical introduction.
- Fine Arts in Ancient India - Music - An article on music of ancient India by Anil Baran Ganguly.
- Music Of India - A comprehensive introduction by L Subramanium and Jack Logan for San Diego State University.
- Raga Explained - An attempt at explaining the concept of Raaga through Deskar by Surajit Bose.
- Indian Music Scale - Sitar Patrica - An technical explanation of Indian scale in the Patrica magazine. In pdf format.
- Hinduism and Music: Past and Present - Oxford Center for Vaishnava and Hindu Studies - An article on theoretical concepts underlying the formation of Hindu religious chant and music, and provide an historical framework for understanding music as a prominent form of religious practice and experience in the living traditions of Hinduism.
- Evolution of Classical Music - ITCSRA - Story of Indian classical music at ITC Sangeeth Research Academy.
- History of Music - History of music in several ancient civilizations - Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India. By Philip Tagg, Institute of Popular Music.
- Music In India - A Britannica overview of various forms of Music in India.
- Introduction to ICM - Introduction to ICM - both historical and technical by Gobind Singh Mansukhani at SikhNet.
- Eureka! It's 22 srutis - An interview with Dr K Varadarangan about his breakthrough research on 22 Shruthi-s.
- Structure of Taala-s - A Conceptual and Structural Analysis of Taala by Dr. N. Ramanathan.
- Metre and Taal In North Indian Music - An English translation of a French paper by Martin Clayton that discusses relationship between the concept of tal in Hindustani music, and that of metre in Western music.
- Worship of Nada Brahman - Theosophical basis for Indian music, an essay by T.S.Parthasarathy.
- Hindustani and Carnatic raaga equivalents, by that-s and equivalent Mela-s too.
- Bharath's Veena - An explanation of the notes and scales described in Bharatha's NatyaShastra.
- Ramamatya's Veena - An explanation of the notes and scales described in Ramamatya's Svaramelakalanidhi.
- Brihaddeshi Of Matangamuni - A review in The Hindu of a book on Matanga's Brihaddeshi (6th century).
- Sangeetopanishat-Saroddhara - A review in Sruti of a translation of Vachanacharya Sree Sudhakalasa's Sangeetopanishat-Saroddhara (14th century).
- Gita Govinda - A multimedia presentation of Gita Govinda (12th century).
- Tuning Synth for Indian Classical - An archive of messages which shed light on several related concepts on Indian scale, shruthi, just intonation etc.
- Book Review: Ghunyat-ul-Munya - Book Review: Ghunyat-ul-Munya ("the songs of desire"), the earlist known Persian work on Indian Music.
- ICM in North America - Globalization and Indian Classical Music: The North American Scene by Balwant N. Dixit.
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Musical Nirvana - A Historical and Technical Introduction to Indian Classical Music
- A 35 page introduction tracing 3,500 years of historical development
of all genres of Indian classical music - from origin during the Vedic
period to modern day and the theoretical basis of ICM - Swara, Scales,
Raaga, Time & Rhythm, Taala, Compositions and Concert Structure.
- An Technical Introduction to North Indian Classical Music - An excellent site of Chandrakantha & David Courtney with detailed information about Hindustani music and instruments.
- Music of the Mughal Court - A long article on Music of the Mughal courts.
- SAWF Music Articles archive - Articles about music including many articles by Parrikar on various raaga-s.
- Gharanas - Makar Records - Brief notes on various dhrupad, khayal and instrumental gharanas. Explore the site for information about other things too. Difficult to navigate.
- Gharanas - ITCSRA - Brief notes on various khayal gharanas with many music samples.
- Structure of a modern instrumental recital - Introduction to Hindustani music including a good section on structure of a modern instrumental recital.
- Theory at Satrangi - Technical introduction to Hindustani music including a few sections on Bhatkhande.
- Gwalior Gharana - Articles and links about Gwalior Gharana.
- Vishnupur Gharana - Guru-Shishya lineage of Vishnupur Gharana.
- Dhrupad.org - All about Dhrupad.
- Talwadi Gharana - An article on Dhrupad in Pakistan, in particular Talwadi Gharana.
- Gharanas - Studio Systems - An article about several khayal gharanas from the archives of the Studio Systems magazine .
- Origin of Famous Instruments - An article on the rather recent origins of many of the popular solo Hindustani instruments.
- Story of rebab and sarod - An article on the origin of Sarod from rebab.
- Acoustical properties of drums & the tabla - A technical discussion of acoustical properties of drums in general, tabla in particular.
- Raaga and Hindi film songs - A searcheable list of raaga-s and Hindi film songs based on them. Also details of dozens of Hindustani Raaga-s.
- Raaga-s in Hindi - Brief description of several Raaga-s by that. Also basics of several Taal-s. All in Hindi.
- Raaga Descriptions - Dhadkan - Brief description of a few dozen Raaga-s at dhadkan.com.
- Taala Basics - Basics of Taala. Also a list of taala-s.
- Taala MIDI - MIDI files of the Theka of various Taala-s.
- Indian Music and Mian Tansen - Web form of an informative small book by Pt. Birendra Kishore Roy Choadhury about Hindustani music and Tansen.
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Musical Nirvana - A Historical and Technical Introduction to Indian Classical Music
- A 35 page introduction tracing 3,500 years of historical development
of all genres of Indian classical music - from origin during the Vedic
period to modern day and the theoretical basis of ICM - Swara, Scales,
Raaga, Time & Rhythm, Taala, Compositions and Concert Structure.
- Sangeetanubhava - Carnatica.com - A good introduction to musical concepts in Carnatic music.
- Basics of Carnatic - Karnatika.com - Introduction to Karnatic music theory at Karnatika.com / Royal Carpet.
- Raaga Appreciation - Sangeetham.com - Description of 50 important carnatic raaga-s.
- Spiritual significance of music - An article on spiritual significance of classical music at carnatica.com.
- Tamilnadu's Contribution to Carnatic Music - A Bird's Eye View of Tamilnadu's Contribution to Carnatic Music by B.M. Sundaram.
- Compositions and Style of Haridasas - Various composition styles of Dvaita saint poets (Haridasa-s) like Purandara, Jagannatha and others.
- Pre-trinity composers of Tamilnadu - An article on Pre-trinity composers of Tamilnadu by M. V. Ramana.
- Pan and raaga equivalents - A list of old Tamil Pan-s and their current raaga equivalents.
- Expert articles on string instruments - Several articles by master musicians about string instruments used in Carnatic music today.
- A Gentle Introduction to Carnatic Music - A four part primer on Carnatic Music Mahadevan Ramesh. A must for all beginners of Carnatic music.
- Carnatic Music Primer - An introduction to Carnatic Music by P Sriram for CMANA. In PostScript format.
- Shivkumar's Carnatic Krithis - About 170 streaming and downloadable carnatic krithi-s by Shivkumar, an ametuer musician, mainly for educational purpose. Also includes, lyrics, translations and notation.
- Carnatic Raaga-s - Description of some Raaga-s and important compositions in them.
- Raaga Analysis - Some Raaga analysis and audio sample on keyboard of scales of many carnatic raaga-s.
- Carnatic Taala-s - Basics of Carnatic Taala-s.
- Carnatic Taala Chart - A good chart of the Suladi Taala-s.
- Developments In The Art Of Percussion And Laya In The Past Five Decades - An article by Mridangam artist T V Gopalakrishnan.
- An article on Veena and Violin.
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Musical Nirvana - A Historical and Technical Introduction to Indian Classical Music
- A 35 page introduction tracing 3,500 years of historical development
of all genres of Indian classical music - from origin during the Vedic
period to modern day and the theoretical basis of ICM - Swara, Scales,
Raaga, Time & Rhythm, Taala, Compositions and Concert Structure.
- The Ghazal - Then and Now - A perspective on evolution on Ghazal singing.
- Classical Ragas used in Ghazals - An article on classical basis for ghazals.
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- Music Schools in India at Sudeepaudio - A large list of music and dance schools and their addresses across 18 Indian states.
- Music Teachers at Chandrakantha - A large list of music and dance teachers and schools all over the world. Email and mail addresses, phone numbers and some misc information.
- Guru Shishya Database at Batish - List of mostly Hindustani music teachers all over the world. Email and mail addresses, phone numbers and other important information.
- Tabla teachers addresses - Addresses of a large number of tabla teachers in US, India and around the world.
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- Ali Akbar College - San Rafael, CA based AACM store sells most of the Hindustani instruments.
- Batish institute of Indian Music and Fine Arts - California based institute sells Hindustani instruments.
- Buckingham Music - Austin, TX based retailer of mostly Hindustani instruments.
- House Of Raga - Toronto based retailer sells most of the Indian instruments. Also offers instruments from other countries and repair services.
- Indian Handicrafts and Music Store - Delhi based Manufacturers and exporters of Indian musical instruments. Also sculptures and other handicrafts.
- Instrument Repairs - Instrument repair services at Chandrakantha. Mostly Tabla repairs.
- Khazana - Minneapolis, MN based retailer sells most of the Indian instruments.
- Naadham - India based instruments online retailer.
- Namaste - Illinois based retailer sells Hindustani and folk instruments.
- Sruthilaya - Madras based instrument manufacturer. Only B&M store.
- Supplier's List - List of musical instrument suppliers at Chandrakantha, both in India and abroad.
- Tabla.com - Portland, Oregan based Tabla and other instruments online shop.
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Music Learning Software & Online Resources
- Swar Systems - Switzerland-based company specialized in Indian music software makes several software packages for learning and composing Indian music - SwarShala, Swar Trax, Taal Trax etc. $295 complete set.
- Online Carnatic Course - Three month online Carnatic course conducted by Ludwig Pesch through Universität Lüneburg, Germany. Euro 188 (~$95).
- Cyber Vidhyalaya - Carnatca.com - Various levels of courses upto three years. Course designed by Prof S R Janakiraman and Mrs. Seetha Rajan. Inhouse expertise of S Sowmya. Registration $25 (500 Rs), level I $50 (1,000 Rs) etc.
- Online lessons - Carnatcmusic.com - Three levels of courses at Sify's carnatic channel. Course designed by Mrs. Seetha Narayanan. Registration Rs 400, 500 and 700.
- Rasika - Gayaka - Rasika is a software to learn and appreciate Carnatic music. Gayaka synthesises Carnatic music given sa re ga ma notation. $39.
- Raga Parichaya - Interactive, multi-media software, presenting audio illustrations and information for Ragas of North Indian Classical Music. Download for a free 30 day trail period. $45. Plus for extra features.
- India Musica CD-ROM - A multimedia guide to Indian music. Over thirty minutes of video, hundreds of pictures, and hours of listening pleasure....multimedia guide to styles, instruments, personalities and the philosophy of Indian music. $35.95.
- Solkattu Workshop - Solkattu Workshop can be used to present Indian music rhythmic compositions in a highly organized format for display and printing. Works on Macintosh.
- Meditation Music - This software is a fun journey into sound and virtual music. Works on Macintosh. Shareware.
- Shivkumar's Carnatic Krithis - About 170 streaming and downloadable carnatic krithi-s by Shivkumar, an ametuer musician, mainly for educational purpose. Also includes, lyrics, translations and notation.
- Carnatic Handbook - Carnatic music handbook at Carnatica.
- Carnatic Beginner Lessons - Online beginner Carnatic lessons at Royal Carpet. Can also download pdf version of the lessons.
- Bansuri Fingering Chart - Bansuri fingering chart at david philpson's site.
- Online Harmonium Lessons - SoundOfIndia has an online Harmonium lesson.
- Books & Videos at AAMC - Books, videos to learn Bansuri & Tabla at AAMC.
- Tutorials & Videos at Buckingham Music - Tutorials and videos to learn Veena, Dilruba, Tabla, Sitar, Bansuri & Harmonium at Buckingham Music.
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- Musical Nirvana - Compositions - Structure of various types of compositions as part of the technical introduction to ICM.
- Sahityanubhava at carnatica - Types of Carnatic compositions explained.
- Searchable Database of Carnatic compositions at karnATik - Carnatic compositions' lyrics search by raaga, taala, composer, langauge, diety or name at karnATik / Royal carpet.
- Trinity Compositions with translation - Several krithis of Dheekshithar, Thyagaraj and Shyama Shastry, with raaga, taal and English translations at sangeetham.com.
- Dheekshithar Compositions - Lyrics of Dheekshithar compositions sorted by mela-raaga along with taala.
- Composition bank at carnatica - Several composition sets in Sanskrit / English pdf format. Many broken links.
- Papanasham Shivan Compositions - About 400 compositions of Papanasham Shivan in Tamil and Roman scripts for download.
- Purandara, Kanaka Compositions - About 50 compositions of Shri Purandaradasa and Shri Kanakadasa in Kannada and Roman scripts. Slow.
- Kannada Dasa Compositions - Lyrics of about 50 Kannada dasapada with raaga and taala where available.
- Gopalakrishna Bharathiyar Compositions - Lyrics of some Tamil compositions of Gopalakrishna Bharathiyar, Papanasam Sivan and some others in Tamil and Roman scripts.
- Compositions of Dr M Balamuralikrishna - Lyrics of the compositions of Dr M Balamuralikrishna in all the Mela raaga-s.
- List of Trinity Compositions - A list by mela of the compositions of Dheekshithar, Thyagaraja and Shyama Shastry.
- List of Swathi Thirunal Compositions - A list of Swathi Thirunal Compositions with raaga, taala and language.
- List of Muthaiah Bhagavathar Compositions - A list of Muthaiah Bhagavathar Compositions with raaga and taala.
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- Musical Nirvana - Ghazal Compositions - Structure of ghazals as part of the technical introduction to ICM.
- Urdu Poetry .com - An excellent site to get lyrics of over 1,800 ghazals by over 340 poets.
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