TY - BOOK ID - 13511747 TI - From the Tanjore Court to the Madras Music Academy : a social history of music in South India PY - 2011 SN - 9780198071907 0198071906 PB - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Music KW - Politics and culture KW - History and criticism. KW - Social aspects KW - Musique KW - Social aspects. KW - Histoire et critique KW - Music Academy (Chennai, India) KW - India, South. KW - India KW - Aspect social KW - History and criticism UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:13511747 AB - This book presents a distinctive account of the striking transformation of traditional music as it moved out of the quiet courtyards of Tanjore to the concert halls of Madras. It examines the making of a modern classical tradition and the related institution-building process, and raises larger questions of identity and imagination in the context of colonial and postcolonial social realities. The second edition with a new introduction updates the reader on the recent research in the field and the highlights the need for an inter-disciplinary approach. -- back cover. ER -