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

By Richard Widdess

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0193154641
• ISBN13: 9780193154643
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.8" x 10.1"