Dictionary of Hindustani Classical Music

Pandit Amarnath was regarded as a musicians' musician and the foremost interpreter of the Indore Gharana. In this book he demystifies the many terms associated with Hindustani classical music for the common man interested in this art form. From crucial terms such as avaart and kharaj bharna to musicological terminology like moorchhana and shrutee to short profiles of stalwarts in the field and telling musical 'proverbs' and sayings of the great masters this is a pathfinder to the otherwise close...See More