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Books on Sitar, Tabla, & Indian Classical
Music
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All the books we
carry are chosen based on quality of material, there are
many books on Indian Classical Music, Sitars, etc., but many
are just either too technical or not useful enough to
justify carrying them on the website. Having gone through
probably 40 titles over the past 20 years, I've found these
to be most useful.
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MY
MUSIC MY LIFE
by Ravi Shankar. The long awaited update has
been released from Pandit Ravi Shankar! Probably
the best set of exercises and instruction for
the sitar player you can get in a book along
with new pictures & updated information, this
book is truly a work of art. It is the number
one book recommended by us for those wishing to
try to learn from a book.
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Jafferkhani Baaj
Innovation in Sitar music
by Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan. Written by one
of India's most respected musicians, it is
meant for music lovers, serious students of
Hindustani music and listeners. A good
source for instruction in a unique style of
playing. Very hard to find book, beautifully
done and comes with a CD with video
examples. Preface by Annapurna Devi.
$49 plus
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THE SITAR -
The instrument
and its technique.
By
Manfred Junius. Informative manual on
sitar playing, has been a favorite of
many. The only book to include a
detailed section on doing Jawari by
Thomas Marcotti.
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NAD -
Understanding Raga Music.
By
Sandeep Bagchee. Another hard to find
book and often out of print, this book
offers perhaps one of the best
explanations of the structure and
playing of Ragas in Hindustani music and
is especially useful for the
instrumental musician. Currently our
most popular book.
$36 plus
shipping......now
out of print, we have only a few copies
left.
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A Comparative
Study of Selected Hindustani Ragas.
By
Patrick Moutal.. Not for the
lighthearted, you'll be required to
learn basic Devanagari script for the
Indian Sargam to read the music examples
(it's not too hard though). A wealth of
information on a large amount of Ragas,
particularly useful to the Sitarist as
the author also is a sitar player,
probably one of the most thorough books
available.
$29.50 plus
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Sitar Technique
in Nibaddh Forms.
By Dr.
Stephen Slawek.. Another book not for
the lighthearted, this is a fantastic
source of information on playing sitar,
history, etc. especially pertaining to
the Maihar style of playing. The only
book to contain western notation of
playing examples, has a note for note
transcription of Raag Rasiya by Pandit
Ravi Shankar.
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INDIAN MUSIC -
The Magic of the Raga.
By
Raghava R. Menon. A beautifully written
book that attempts to explain the
mystery of the Raga, suitable for the
listener and musician alike. We highly
recommend it...
$19.50 plus
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OF PRINT!
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Sitar Music in Calcutta.
By
James Hamilton. An in depth study of
sitar history and music with a focus on
Calcutta India and the various styles. A
good book to have for general
information and history. Good discussion
and notes pertaining to music. Don't pay
$114 on Amazon! $18.50 plus shipping.
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OTHER RECOMMENDED TITLES!!
The Ragas of
North India.
By Walter Kaufmann.
Long
out of print, an encyclopedia of Ragas
generally considered the most complete
work in English available. SOLD!!
Sitar and Sarod
in the 18th and 19th centuries.
By Allyn
Miner.
Out of print.
We're trying to find a few copies.
My Sitar, by Bhagwat Sharar
Sharma.
An old archaic
book with basic gats for the sitarist.
Now out of print probably forever......
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