The Madras quartet
Subtitle: women in Karnatak music
By: Indira Menon.
Publisher: Lotus Collection
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: Women musicians -- India.; Carnatic music -- History and criticism.; Music -- India -- History and criticism.
Description: Social attitudes and an attempt to view the contribution of women music makers who represent Karnatak tradition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-188).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: THE BEGINNINGS; title: The Bhakti Movement, 11; The Early Composers, 16;; title: Royal Patrons, 18; The Trinity, 22; title: THE TRANSITION. KAMAKSHI AMMAL 1810-1890; title: A Tale of Two Cities, 34; The Devadasi System, 39;; title: The Anti-Nautch Movement, 45; title: THE PIONEER WOMEN MUSICIANS 1900-1930; title: Veena Dhanam and Her Contemporaries, 55; Dhanakoti; title: Ammal, 67; Bangalore Nagaratnammal, 69; title: THE MODERN AGE: TECHNOLOGY; title: AND CULTURAL CHANGE; title: The Gramophone, 73; The Radio, 81; The Cinema, 84;; title: Voice Culture and the Microphone, 85; From Prince; title: to Populace, 89; Gurukula in Eclipse, 99; The Social Roots of Karnatak Music, 101; title: The Trend-Setters and the GNB Phenomenon, 107; title: THE STRUCTURE OF KARNATAK MUSIC; title: THE MADRAS QUARTET; title: Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, 123;; title: Tanjore Brinda, 143; Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal, 157; title: Madras Lalithangi Vasanthakumari, 167; title: Appendices; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography.