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- ensemble music
- instrumentation
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Focusing on rhythmic aspects of classical Indian music are Martin Clayton, Time in Indian Music: Rhythm, Metre, and Form in North Indian Rāg Performance; and James Kippen, The Tabla of Lucknow (1988). A groundbreaking general work is Bonnie C. Wade, Music in India: The Classical Traditions (1979, reprinted 1987). Also of interest to the general reader are Ludwig Pesch, The Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music (1999); T. Viswanathan and Matthew Harp Allen, Music in South India: The Karnatak Concert Tradition and Beyond (2004); and George Ruckert, Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (2004).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: CompMusic - Tāḷa in Carnatic Music: Examples. | Feb 07, 2022 | ||
| Changed the spelling of "Carnatic" to "Karnatak." | Feb 16, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Shailendra Madarie - Tala. | Feb 16, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 27, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Jun 27, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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