Saṅgītaśiromaṇi
Subtitle: a medieval handbook of Indian music
By: edited with introduction and translation by Emmie te Nijenhuis.
Contributors: Nijenhuis, Emmie te.
Series: Brill's Indological library,; v. 5
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng; san
Number of pages: 620
Subjects: Music theory -- India -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Description: The Sangitasiromani, 'Crest-jewel of Music', is a major Sanskrit work on Indian musicology, composed in 1428 AD by scholars from all parts of India who participated in a musicological congress organized by Sultan Malika Sahi at Kada (near Allahabad). Designed as a standard text-book on music the work summarizes and explains the opinions of older and contemporary authors. It deals with all the aspects of traditional Indian musicology, such as tone-system, scale, melody, rhythm, composition, variation and vocal technique. The complete English translation and the extensive introduction will familiarize the reader with the characteristic Indian concepts of music and the problems of their interpretation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [584]-588) and index.
English and Sanskrit (romanized).