Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music

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By turns essay, memoir and cultural study, Finding the Raga is Amit Chaudhuri’s singular account of his discovery of, and enduring passion for, North Indian music: an ancient, evolving tradition whose principles and practices will alter the reader’s notion of what music might – and can – be. Tracing the music’s development, Finding the Raga dwells on its most distinctive and mysterious characteristics: its extraordinary approach to time, language and silence; its embrace of confoundment, and its ethos of evocation over representation. The result is a strange gift of a book, for musicians and music lovers, and for any creative mind in search of diverse and transforming inspiration.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Hamish Hamilton
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 22 April 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0670089923
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0670089925
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 250 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
Net Quantity ‏ : ‎ 1.00 Count
Best Sellers Rank: #229,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #622 in Music Books #751 in Essays (Books) #1,585 in Asian History (Books)
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