Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre: Thumri Lyrics (Royal Asiatic Society Books)

by Lalita Du Perron (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2007

  $158.16

  Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences. This work examines Thumri Lyrics, a major genre of Hindustani music, from a linguistic perspective. It discusses the interface between devotional and secular poetry, and it also explains the impact of social and political change on the musical life on North India.