The Forgotten Forms of Hindustani Music

Contents: Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. 1. Analysis compositional forms from the historical point of view. 2. Historical perspective of the lesser known forms. 3. Analysis of the lesser known forms from the point of view of practice today. 4. Prospects and problems of preservation. 5. Compositions with notations collected from different authoritative books and musicians. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

From the Preface: "The book is arranged in five chapters. The first chapter is the historical study of the compositional forms. Here thorough study of the compositional forms from the time of the Vedas to the present period has been done.

The second chapter contains the historical study of the lesser known forms over a span of period extending throughout the age of Prabandha.

The third chapter is the analysis of the lesser known forms from the point of view of present practice.

The fourth chapter deals with the prospects and problems of preservation of the lesser known forms.

In the fifth chapter compositions with notations acquired from different authoritative books and musicians have been presented."