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Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre

Thumri Lyrics

Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre

Thumri Lyrics

ByLalita du Perron
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2007
eBook Published 6 March 2007
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203968062
Pages 256 pages
eBook ISBN 9781134159925
SubjectsArea Studies, Arts, Humanities, Language & Literature
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du Perron, L. (2007). Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203968062
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. This fascination with the musical genre still prevails in the twenty-first century.

Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre examines Thumri Lyrics, a major genre of Hindustani music, from a primarily linguistic perspective. On a cultural level, it discusses the interface between devotional and secular poetry. Furthermore, it explains the impact of social and political change on the musical life on North India.

Well-written and thoroughly researched, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of South Asian studies. It will be interesting to academics across the discipline, including linguistics, politics, sociology, cultural and gender studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|21 pages
INTRODUCTION
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chapter 2|17 pages
‘I GET NO PEACE’: The female voice in thumri
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
PINING AND PRANKING: The themes of thumri
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
COURTESANS AND PATRONS: The context of thumri
View abstract
chapter 5|19 pages
‘MY LITTLE BED IS EMPTY’: The language of thumri
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
RHYME AND METRE: The form of thumri
View abstract
chapter 7|21 pages
GENRE, AUTHENTICITY AND TRADITION
View abstract
chapter 8|7 pages
CONCLUSION
View abstract

Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. This fascination with the musical genre still prevails in the twenty-first century.

Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre examines Thumri Lyrics, a major genre of Hindustani music, from a primarily linguistic perspective. On a cultural level, it discusses the interface between devotional and secular poetry. Furthermore, it explains the impact of social and political change on the musical life on North India.

Well-written and thoroughly researched, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of South Asian studies. It will be interesting to academics across the discipline, including linguistics, politics, sociology, cultural and gender studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|21 pages
INTRODUCTION
View abstract
chapter 2|17 pages
‘I GET NO PEACE’: The female voice in thumri
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
PINING AND PRANKING: The themes of thumri
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
COURTESANS AND PATRONS: The context of thumri
View abstract
chapter 5|19 pages
‘MY LITTLE BED IS EMPTY’: The language of thumri
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
RHYME AND METRE: The form of thumri
View abstract
chapter 7|21 pages
GENRE, AUTHENTICITY AND TRADITION
View abstract
chapter 8|7 pages
CONCLUSION
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. This fascination with the musical genre still prevails in the twenty-first century.

Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre examines Thumri Lyrics, a major genre of Hindustani music, from a primarily linguistic perspective. On a cultural level, it discusses the interface between devotional and secular poetry. Furthermore, it explains the impact of social and political change on the musical life on North India.

Well-written and thoroughly researched, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of South Asian studies. It will be interesting to academics across the discipline, including linguistics, politics, sociology, cultural and gender studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|21 pages
INTRODUCTION
View abstract
chapter 2|17 pages
‘I GET NO PEACE’: The female voice in thumri
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
PINING AND PRANKING: The themes of thumri
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
COURTESANS AND PATRONS: The context of thumri
View abstract
chapter 5|19 pages
‘MY LITTLE BED IS EMPTY’: The language of thumri
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
RHYME AND METRE: The form of thumri
View abstract
chapter 7|21 pages
GENRE, AUTHENTICITY AND TRADITION
View abstract
chapter 8|7 pages
CONCLUSION
View abstract

Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. This fascination with the musical genre still prevails in the twenty-first century.

Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre examines Thumri Lyrics, a major genre of Hindustani music, from a primarily linguistic perspective. On a cultural level, it discusses the interface between devotional and secular poetry. Furthermore, it explains the impact of social and political change on the musical life on North India.

Well-written and thoroughly researched, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of South Asian studies. It will be interesting to academics across the discipline, including linguistics, politics, sociology, cultural and gender studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|21 pages
INTRODUCTION
View abstract
chapter 2|17 pages
‘I GET NO PEACE’: The female voice in thumri
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
PINING AND PRANKING: The themes of thumri
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
COURTESANS AND PATRONS: The context of thumri
View abstract
chapter 5|19 pages
‘MY LITTLE BED IS EMPTY’: The language of thumri
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
RHYME AND METRE: The form of thumri
View abstract
chapter 7|21 pages
GENRE, AUTHENTICITY AND TRADITION
View abstract
chapter 8|7 pages
CONCLUSION
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. This fascination with the musical genre still prevails in the twenty-first century.

Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre examines Thumri Lyrics, a major genre of Hindustani music, from a primarily linguistic perspective. On a cultural level, it discusses the interface between devotional and secular poetry. Furthermore, it explains the impact of social and political change on the musical life on North India.

Well-written and thoroughly researched, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of South Asian studies. It will be interesting to academics across the discipline, including linguistics, politics, sociology, cultural and gender studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|21 pages
INTRODUCTION
View abstract
chapter 2|17 pages
‘I GET NO PEACE’: The female voice in thumri
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
PINING AND PRANKING: The themes of thumri
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
COURTESANS AND PATRONS: The context of thumri
View abstract
chapter 5|19 pages
‘MY LITTLE BED IS EMPTY’: The language of thumri
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
RHYME AND METRE: The form of thumri
View abstract
chapter 7|21 pages
GENRE, AUTHENTICITY AND TRADITION
View abstract
chapter 8|7 pages
CONCLUSION
View abstract

Indian classical music has long been fascinating to Western audiences, most prominently since the Beatles' sessions with Ravi Shankar in the 1960s. This fascination with the musical genre still prevails in the twenty-first century.

Hindi Poetry in a Musical Genre examines Thumri Lyrics, a major genre of Hindustani music, from a primarily linguistic perspective. On a cultural level, it discusses the interface between devotional and secular poetry. Furthermore, it explains the impact of social and political change on the musical life on North India.

Well-written and thoroughly researched, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of South Asian studies. It will be interesting to academics across the discipline, including linguistics, politics, sociology, cultural and gender studies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|21 pages
INTRODUCTION
View abstract
chapter 2|17 pages
‘I GET NO PEACE’: The female voice in thumri
View abstract
chapter 3|16 pages
PINING AND PRANKING: The themes of thumri
View abstract
chapter 4|12 pages
COURTESANS AND PATRONS: The context of thumri
View abstract
chapter 5|19 pages
‘MY LITTLE BED IS EMPTY’: The language of thumri
View abstract
chapter 6|18 pages
RHYME AND METRE: The form of thumri
View abstract
chapter 7|21 pages
GENRE, AUTHENTICITY AND TRADITION
View abstract
chapter 8|7 pages
CONCLUSION
View abstract
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