Background
Wade, Bonnie Claire was born on March 29, 1941 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Alex Corson III and Claire (Lynch) Wade.
(This book is written for the uninitiated Westerner. It is...)
This book is written for the uninitiated Westerner. It is an introduction to the principles, ideas, and systems of two traditions of Indian classical music. It is geared to the listener as well as to the performer. Chapter 1 concerns the listener and the effect of music. Performance situations are described to show how theory is put into practice. Chapters 2 and 3 contrast concepts in Indian and Western classical music as well as classification of melody type, ideas about notating and notation systems used in Indian traditions are also explained. Chapter 4 describes the primary melody-producing instruments. Chapter 5 contrasts Hindustani and Western concepts of rhythm and meter. Additional chapters are concerned with those performance genres which can be heard on available recordings. The final chapter combines all of the various elements by commenting on the requirements of a good musician. In this new edition, the author has revised the source materials, pertinent information, and dates so that the reader is directed to more current readings and audio-visual materials and where to find them. Thus, in the Appendix the bibliography has been revised; the discography and filmography have been updated.
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(This book is a study of khyal, the genre of North Indian ...)
This book is a study of khyal, the genre of North Indian classical music which has dominated in performances by highly trained vocalists for at least the past 150 years. It is also a study of cultural history. Spanning as it does a good portion of the periods of the British Raj in India, the struggle for independence, and the flourishing of India as a republic, the history of khyal and of khyal singers is a story of generous patronage by native princes, of the loss of this patronage when courts were dissolved, and of the resilience of musicians in adjusting to the vicissitudes of contemporary artistic life. The book contains an extensive bibliography and discography, as well as illustrations of khyal in performance, genealogical charts and maps. The accompanying cassette illustrates much of the music described in the book.
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Wade, Bonnie Claire was born on March 29, 1941 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Alex Corson III and Claire (Lynch) Wade.
Bachelor of Music, Boston University, 1963. Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971.
Assistant professor music, Brown U., Providence, 1971-1976; professor music, University of California-Berkeley, since 1975; department chairman, University of California-Berkeley, 1983-1988; chair of deans, College Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley, since 1994.
(This book is a study of khyal, the genre of North Indian ...)
(This book is written for the uninitiated Westerner. It is...)
Member Society for Ethnomusicology (treasurer 1975-1979, council 1971-1974, 75-78, 82-85, 88—), International Musicol. Society (directorium 1988-1997), American Musicol. Society (board directors 1982-1984, vice president 1990-1992).