Compositions for Bharatanāṭyam
Subtitle: a soulful worship of the divine
By: Anjani Arunkumar ; foreword, Rukminidevi Arundale
Contributors: Arundale, Rukmini Devi, 1904-1986
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Mumbai
Language: eng; hin; san; inc
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Bharata natyam; Dance music; History and criticism; Carnatic music
Other titles: Soulful worship of the divine
Notes: In English; includes passages in Hindi, Sanskrit, and Devangari.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Devavandanā : Guruvandanā. Indian dance ; Bharatanāṭyam : an art of the temples ; Nṛtta ; Abhinaya ; Music for bharatanāṭyam and its tālas ; Bhakticult in India : its influence on music during the Medieval period ; Bhaktibased Hindustani music and its tālas ; Dance-musical compositions for bharatanāṭyam : a soulful worship of the divine; title: Pt. 2. Bharatanāṭyam : blended with Hindustani Bhakti Saṅgīta or Devāṅgaṇanṛtya. Benediction : Lord Gaṇeśa & Lord Naṭarāja ; Three mārgams with notations & detailed jāti-gati analysis. Mārgam 1 : In Devanāgarī, based on the poetic-pieces of a few great saints & vāggeyakāras ; Mārgam 2 : in English script : based on Mandira Saṅgīta Temple music, also known as Havelī Saṅgīta, as a part of the worship in Śrī Kṛṣṇa temples ; Mārgam 3. In English script. Based on the Hindi songs of Mahārājā Śrī Swati Tirunal : notations in Hindustani rāgas & tālas by Dr. Ratanjankar.