Rabindrasangeet Vichitra : Rabindra Sangeet Miscellany/Santidev Ghosh. Translated
by Mohit Chakrabarti. New Delhi, Concept, 2006, xiv, 322 p., ISBN
81-8069-305-8.
Rabindrasangeet Vichitra : Rabindra Sangeet Miscellany/Santidev Ghosh. Translated
by Mohit Chakrabarti. New Delhi, Concept, 2006, xiv, 322 p., ISBN
81-8069-305-8.
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Rabindranath's thoughts on music. 2. The influence of foreign culture on Bangalee life. 3. The influence of foreign music on Rabindranath's songs. 4. Songs of moving emotions. 5. Songs of the pattern of speaking. 6. A few characteristics of division of words in Gurudev's songs. 7. The influence of Bengali songs on Rabindra-Sangeet. 8. Rabindranath and Pandit Bhatkhande in the Thought of Sandhiprakash Ragini. 9. The reminiscence of Gurudev. 10. Rabindranath and rural culture. 11. Rabindranath and the Bauls of Bengal. 12. Rabindrasangeet : a study. 13. Rabindrasangeet from the perspective of the audience. 14. The gradual development of Rabindra dance-dramas. 15. The drama "Tapati". 16. The influence of Thumri on the songs of Rabindranath. 17. An unknown era of composition of music in the life of Rabindranath. 18. Rabindranath : a devotee to the classical Indian music. Appendix. Index.
"The word of the songs of Rabindranath Tagore is eternally thrilling and enchanting. It brings forth a vast panorama of human life and experience encapsulating joy and sorrow, love and languishment, pleasure and pain, union and detachment besides a look beyond.
This English translation of Santidev Ghosh's Rabindrasangeet Vichitra makes an in-depth study of the music of Rabindranath Tagore. Analysing the influence of foreign culture and music on Bengali life in general and on Tagore's songs in particular, it discusses at length his songs of moving emotions and the pattern of speaking. Further delineating a few characteristics of division of words in Tagore's songs, it also reviews the influence of Bengali songs on him. An assessment of Rabindrasangeet from the perspective of the audience and a comparative study of Tagore and Pandit Bhatkhande make part of the discussion as well." (jacket)
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