Elementary North Indian Vocal - Softcover

Courtney, David; Courtney, David R.; Courtney, Chandrakantha N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963444743 ISBN 13: 9780963444745

Publisher: Sur Sangeet Services, 1995

Synopsis

This book provides a firm introduction to the music of India, specifically the vocal music of India. It provides an overview of the musical system, it discusses rag (raga), tal (tala) and a number of compositions that represent them.

About this title

About the Author:

David Courtney, Ph.D. has been performing on the tabla since 1972. He first studied pakhawaj (an ancient barrel shaped drum) under the famous Zakir Hussain at the Ali Akbar College of Music. He then moved to India and spent a number of years learning tabla under the late Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan of Hyderabad. He has performed extensively on stage, TV, disk, and radio, in India, Europe and the United States. He has performed extensively on stage, radio, TV and film.

Chandrakantha Courtney was born in Macchalipatnam on Feb 2, 1954. She began to sing professionally as a child. She was a regular contributor to Balala Karyakramam in All India Radio,Vijaywada, and was attached to Suvartha Vani, Bhavana Kala Samiti, Rasana Samaikhya. In 1971 she enrolled in the Govt. College of Music and Dance (Vijaywada), and trained under J.V. Subba Rao until 1975 when she moved to Hyderabad. She then became an artist with AIR (Hyderabad) and Swara Tharangini. When the TV station was established she then became a regular artist in Doordarshan (Hyderabad). In 1977 she was an artist in the Om International troupe which toured South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius. In 1978 she married David Courtney, who brought her to the United States in 1980. She has been teaching Indian classical vocal in the Houston area since this time.

Together they have many musical activities. They are bothe artists with "Young Audiences". They are in the fusion group Vani, and have several CDs to their credit. Recently they composed and performed music for the film "Dancing in Twilight", a film staring Erick Avari, Louise Fletcher, Mimi Rogers, Kal Penn, Sheetal Shet. They are also producers of world music in KPFT's "Music Beyond Borders.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sur Sangeet Services
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0963444743
• ISBN 13: 9780963444745
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 174