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This research has been supported by grants from the Charles F.Scott Foundation and the Regents of the University of California. I would like to express my appreciation to the Ali
Akbar Khan College of Music and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute for their generous cooperation. Special thanks to Professors Nazir Jairazbhoy, Edward Carterette, Roger Kendall, Sue Carole De Vale, and Eric Holmann for their expert advice. I am deeply indebted to Ustadt Imrat Khan for contributing his invaluable time and consummate talent in support of this work.
