The Science of Indian Music/Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana. Secunderabad, Sundarakrupa, 2005, 439 p.

    Contents: 1. The origin and development of Music. 2. The sanctity and greatness of music. 3. The divinity of music. 4. Naada (the musical sound). 5. Sruti. 6. Graama-Moorchhana-Jaati system and Suddha, Vikriti Swaras. 7. Swara. 8. Varna-Taana-Alankaara. 9. Gamakas. 10. The Raaga. 11. The scheme of 72 melakartas. 12. The raaga lakshanas of modern times. 13. Manodharma sangeeta. 14. Kalpita Sangeeta (pre-set-music) & musical forms (compositions). 15. Taala. 16. Music instruments. 17. Prosody (Chhandas) in musical compositions. 18. Great writers of treatises on science and art of music. 19. Characteristics of a music composer. 20. Great composers. 21. Music of Tamils. 22. Folk music. 23. A few comparative aspects of Hindustani Music and Carnatic Music tradition and styles. 24. Scales of Western Music. 25. Sound (Acoustics). 26. Music education (teaching of Music). 27. Light music. 28. Contribution of Andhras to the development of Carnatic Classical Music. 29. Appendix - some ancient concepts on Srutis.

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