Ancient Music Treasures : Exploration for New Music/Vee. Chennai, Anto Music International Research Centre, 2006, 160 p., figs., tables, $15 (pbk). ISBN 81-903416-0-X.

    Contents: Notes. Archbishop's foreword. Bishop's foreword. Kalai Mamani's foreword. Dedication. Introduction. 1. Pitch issues of Indian Music. 2. Pitch standards in ancient Indian music. 3. Srutis in Indian music. 4. Sruti box: problems and solutions. 5. Srutis and commas. 6. Frets of the Veena, sitar and guitar. 7. Percussion music grammar in ancient music. 8. Musical threads. 9. Musical significance of nha-ma-chi-va-ya. 10. Unexplored treasures in Indian music. 11. Chinese inventions found in Western Music. Appendices: 1. Churam is a musical path. 2. Music scale in chilappathikaram. 3. Tamil - English letter equivalents. 4. Pitch standards over time. Bibliography. Glossary. Index.

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