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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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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.
$18 plus
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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.
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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...
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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. $38 +
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The Sound of Sitar.
By
Subroto Roy Chowdhury. I was surprised
to get a number of copies. A book by an
author who knew most of the legendary
sitar players along with stories of
their journeys, some of them untold in
print until now. A book worth having!
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Learn to play on Sitar.
By
Ram Avtar Vir. A quirky classic book by
one of Ravi Shankars earlier students.
Provides a basic overview of sitar with
some compositions, etc.
$16.50 plus
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THE
HARMONIUM HANDBOOK.
Owning,
Playing & Maintaining the Devotional
Instruments of India by Satyaki Kraig
Brockschmidt. The best manual for the
Indian harmonium and a wealth of
information on all aspects of owning a
harmonium.
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THE
HUNDRED COLOR.
A
complete guide book for beginners
playing Indian and Nepali style Sarangi
by Parashuram Bhandari. Complete with
unique spellings also but still a
valuable book for those interested in
Sarangi. Included free with each Sarangi
purchase
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Introduction to Sitar.
By
Harihar Rao. A well known simple
guidebook for beginning sitar players.
Tuning, information, and basic beginning
exercises included in an easy to read
format.
$24.95 plus
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LEARN TO PLAY ON SITAR
By
Chandramani Uppaddya. A basic
introduction to sitar, covers some of
the basics along with introduction to
various Ragas and a good for reference
for the beginner. With the Ravi Shankar
book going out of print I've searched
many titles from East and West and found
this to be ok along with the Ram Avtar
Vir book.
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Comparative study of Hindustani Ragas.
By
Patrick Moutal. Back in print, a must
have for serious student Indian
classical music on sitar. A compilation
of many years of study by the author,
practically a university course in
itself. Notation in Devanagari with
English explanation, highly recommended!
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Hindustani Gata-s compilation.
By
Patrick Moutal. A new release and long
awaited by me who pestered poor Dr.
Moutal for about 10 years to do this
book! Another must
have for serious student Indian
classical music on sitar. A compilation
of compositions from many years of study by the author
in India. Notation in Devanagari with
English explanation, highly recommended!
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SITAR AND SURBAHAR MANUFACTURING.
The Tradition of Kanailal and Brother,
Kolkata. By Prof. Lars Koch. Just released,
a book many of us have waited years to
have. Full of pictures and details on
how a traditional instrument was made by
the legendary Kanailal & Brother shop.
They are now closed forever but thanks to
Prof. Koch we have this invaluable
resource, no other book like it and
highly recommended. Imported from
Germany.
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TECHNIQUES OF SITAR.
By S. Bandyopadhyaya. A
classic work that we're often asked for,
now has been reprinted. A very thorough
book on Indian music as related to sitar
with explanations, sargam notations,
etc. $39.95 plus
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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. Preface by Annapurna Devi. Please note
the CD was made for windows 95. Out of
stock, sorry I'll keep looking! $59.00 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.
$39.50 plus
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Sitar & Sarod in the 18th and 19th
centuries.
By
Allyn Miner, a few copies back in stock.
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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.
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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