Title: Those magnificent music makers : the life, times and musical endeavours of the greatest Indian music directors /
Authors: Bajpai, Trinetra.; Bajpai, Anshula,
Publisher: Published for and on behalf of Kanika Multiscope, Mumbai by National Pub. House,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Conductors (Music) India Biography.; Music India
Contents: Foreword / Ameen Sayani -- Prelude note -- 1 / Dilip Kumar -- Prelude note -- 2 / Dev Anand -- Key note / Khayyam -- Interlude piece / Lekh Tandon -- Mukhda / Naqsh Lyallpuri -- Pehla Antara / Maya Govind -- Doosra Antara / Ahmed Wasi -- Acknowledgement -- The composer emeritus roll of honour -- Pioneering genius -- "the Mahaguru" / R.C. Boral -- The original Sur Sadhak -- torch bearer and path finder / Anil Biswas -- The first lady composer emeritus / Saraswati Devi -- The forgotten Doyen among composers par excellence / Khemchand Prakash -- Die hard classical purism protagonist / Vasant Desai -- The head master of Hindi film music school / Master Ghulam Haider -- The grand master of Hindi film music / Naushad Ali -- The magical Maratha melody merchant / C. Ramchandra -- Doyen among classically adept composers / S.N. Tripathi -- Robust rhythmic musical intoxication / Shyam Sundar -- Rhythm and Lilt of Punjabi folk / Hunslal Bhagatram -- Mercurial non-conformist genius: composer par excellence / Sajjad Husain -- Punjabi rhythm meets classical composition / Hansraj Behl -- Princely precision and royal dynamism in music making / S.D. Burham -- Shuddh Suron Ke Sultan / Ghulam Mohammad -- The musical gust of Poorabi tradition / Chitragupta -- Exuberant incessant shower of sheer melody / Shankar Jaikishan -- Qawwali king maestro of classical compostitions / Roshan -- Melodious musical moghul / Khayyam -- Rebellious rhythmic resplendence / O.P. Nayyar -- "Ghazal King" Tunesmith of timeless melodies / Madan Mohan -- Maverick magical mozart of Indian film music / Salil Chaudhury -- Lilting exponent of Bengali musical magic / Hemant Kumar -- Unassuming genius of a magical musician / Ravi -- Genial simplicity in classical compositions / Jaidev -- The proverbial rock star of Hindi film music / R.D. Burman -- The musical hall of fame of Hindi films -- Post script.