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The Raga Guide is an introduction to Hindustani ragas, the melodic basis for the classical music of Northern India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. It is THE modern reference work for listeners and connoisseurs, students and scholars.
Vaisnava Harmonium is based on the classical North Indian music system and presents 43 Vaisnava Bhajans. It goes step by step from very simple to more advanced melodies.
Text and chord notations for harmonium of nine devotional songs from the bhakti tradition.
Easily accessible melodies for beginners on the harmonium,
This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide serves as an introduction to sitar and its technique, as well as the practice, theory, and history of raga music. The audio access includes 42 tracks for demonstration and play-along.
This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide serves as an introduction to sitar and its technique, as well as the practice, theory, and history of raga music. The accompanying audio access includes 42 tracks for demonstration and play-along
eBook with lyrics, chords & video links with harmonium & vocals to 108 mantras from different traditions.
eBook for harmonium beginners with lyrics, chords & video links with harmonium & vocals to 49 mantras from different traditions.
The Kirtan Notenheft is a rich collection of nearly 70 well-known and popular mantras, sanskrit prayers and spiritual songs. The melodies are given in Western staff notation.
books give vague introductions to technique and simple compositions - they are no substitute for a teacher!
A comprehensive beginning course in the technique of the bansuri in the tradition of Pannalal Ghosh, based on the teaching of Devendra Murdheshwar. Profusely illustrated with many charts, exercises, and photographs.
Indian Rhythm for Drumset consists of a 136-page textbook in large format and a data CD with over 200 MP3 examples played by Pete Lockett, bringing to live nearly all the material of the book.
Unique collection of 454 gats of classcial North Indian music in 164 ragas and 15 talas, notated in Indian sargam notation in Indian Devanagari script .
What does India sound like, as a country and as a culture? This audio book is a journey through 5000 years of Indian history from ancient myths of creation to the 21st century with plenty of sound examples with special focus on the classical raga tradition.
Systematic short presentation of western scales and chord models for harmonium playing.
The Drumming of the Gods - Die Rhythmik Südindiens für Außerindische ist ein gut verständliches, klar strukturiertes Lehrbuch zur Rhythmik in der klassischen südindischen Musiktradition.
This book gives an idea of the history, development and basics of the instrument.