Miscellany of Essays on South Indian Music and Musicology

Contents: 1. Rukmini Devi. 2. Brahmashri P. K. Rajagopala Iyer. 3. Professor P. Sambamoorthy – Synonym for Musicology. 10. Lakshana and Lakshya in Music. 11. Methodology of music education by P.K. Rajagopala Iyer. 12. The Musical history of India – Some features. 13. Marga and Desi Music. 14. Grama theory and evolution of the raga system of South Indian music. 15. A study of the Raga system from 15th century A.D. to the advent of Trinity. 16. Evolution of Pratimadhyama and Pratimadhyama Ragas. 17.  Derivation of ragas and the factors conducive to their melodic individuality.  18. What Venkatamakhi did for the cause of South Indian Music and Musicology. 19. Historical perspective of improvisation in Indian Music. 20. Compositional diversities in Carnatic music – a critical and historical study. 21. A study of the medieval Prabhandas. 22. Dynamism of musical compositions. 23. Desi Suladi of Annamacharya. 24. Evolution of Ragamalika and a note on the 72 Mela Ragamalika 184. 25. Tyagaraja’s greatness as eulogized by some subsequent composers. 26. Taana. 27. Role of Tala in South Indian Music. 28. Literature on music in Sanskrit and Telugu – a Purview. 29. Sangeeta Swara Prastara Sagaramu-some excerpts from Peetika and Vishaya Soochika. 30. Exposition of the greatness of Sangeeta, Sangeeta Jnaana and Sangeeta Sastra Jnana by Sri Tyagaraja (6 articles on Tamil).