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Thumri in Historical and Stylistic Perspectives
Thumri in Historical and Stylistic Perspectives Author:Peter Manuel This scholarly volume is the first extended European-language study of thumri, the most important and popular semi-classical genre of North Indian music. Synthesizing historical and musicological analysis with an approach rooted in cultural materialism, Peter Manual provides a rigorous, detailed, and yet readable look at this significant musical... more » style. Manuel subjects thurmi to a detailed stylistic analysis, and, drawing on his own training as a sitarist, discusses at length the genre's development as an important instrumental style.« less