Solkaṭṭu manual
Subtitle: an introduction to the rhythmic language of South Indian music
By: David P. Nelson
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Middletown, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780819575234
Subjects: Carnatic music; Instruction and study; Tala; Music theory; Musical meter and rhythm
Description: "A textbook for students new to the practice of solkaṭṭu, the spoken rhythms and patterns of hand-clapping used by all musicians and dancers in the classical traditions of South India"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "Notation": p. [87-144].
Table of contents: title: Tiśra jāti ēka tāḷa. Lessons, first series ; Lessons, first series ; Mōrā series 1 ; Mōrā series 2; title: Exercise mōrās. Four exercise mōrās; title: Ādi tāḷa lessons. Ādi tāḷa mōrā series 1 ; A composition by Palani Sri M. Subramania Pillai (1908-1962) ; A kōrvai with its setup ; Tiśra naḍai, sarvalaghu, and kōrvai ; Miśrai koraippu ; Ending section; title: Conclusion. Putting it all together.