Background
Ruckert, George Edward was born on March 30, 1944 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Elmer Lewis and Lavinia Norton Ruckert.
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Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series) by Ruckert, George E. (2004) Paperback
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The Classical Music of North India: The Music of the Baba Allauddin Gharana As Taught Byali Akbar Khan/Volume One : The First Years' Study (The Music ... Akbar Khan at the Ali Akbar College of Music)
(Book by Ruckert, George)
Book by Ruckert, George
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Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)
(Music in North India is one of several case-study volumes...)
Music in North India is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. Visit www.oup.com/us/globalmusic for a list of case studies in the Global Music Series. The website also includes instructional materials to accompany each study. North India is home to a wealth of musical traditions composed of many different styles, genres, and practices. Music in North India provides a representative overview of this music, discussing rhythm and drumming traditions, song composition and performance styles, and melodic and rhythmic instruments. Drawing on his experience as a sarod player, vocalist, and music teacher, author George Ruckert incorporates numerous musical exercises to demonstrate important concepts. The book ranges from the chants of the ancient Vedas to modern devotional singing and from the serious and meditative rendering of raga to the concert-hall excitement of the modern sitar, sarod, and tabla. It is framed around three major topics: the devotional component of North Indian music, the idea of fixity and spontaneity in the various styles of Indian music, and the importance of the verbal syllable to the expression of the musical aesthetic in North India. Featuring vivid eyewitness accounts of performances and descriptions of interviews with performers, Music in North India examines the form, structure, and expression of North Indian music while also illuminating its profound religious and cultural significance. A 70-minute CD containing examples of the music discussed in the text is packaged with the book.
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George Edward Ruckert
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor in English, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1959—1963. Master of Arts in Music, Queens College, New York City, 1963—1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1999.
Career
Lecturer, music Queens College, New York City, 1965—1967. Dean Ali Akbar College, San Rafael, California, 1967—1978, director, 1978—1984. Lecturer, music University California, Berkeley, 1988—1991.
Instructor, music Basel Conservatory, Switzerland, 1992, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1992.
Achievements
Works
book
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Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)
(Music in North India is one of several case-study volumes...)
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The Classical Music of North India: The Music of the Baba Allauddin Gharana As Taught Byali Akbar Khan/Volume One : The First Years' Study (The Music ... Akbar Khan at the Ali Akbar College of Music)
(Book by Ruckert, George)
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Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series) by Ruckert, George E. 2003
(PAP/COM)
- Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series) by Ruckert, George E. (2004) Paperback
- By George E. Ruckert - Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture: 1st (first) Edition
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Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)
Membership
Member of Society for Ethnomusicology.
Connections
Married Gretchen Hayden, March 26, 1985.
