Author: William Dana OrcuttPublisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Doran
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Master Makers of the Book
Author: William Dana OrcuttPublisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Doran
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Horvath's Bulletin
Author: Moviemakers' Master Class
Author: Laurent TirardPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780571211029
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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The Strad
Author: Printing Art
Author: Sebastian & Sons: A Brief History Of The Mrdangam Makers
Author: T. M. KrishnaPublisher: Context
ISBN: 9395073586
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
About the Book MUSICIAN AND ACTIVIST T.M. KRISHNA INVESTIGATES THE HISTORY OF THE MRDANGAM AND MEETS THE INVISIBLE KEEPERS OF A TRADITION: THE MRDANGAM MAKERS. The mrdangam is an integral part of the Karnatik stage, its primary percussion instrument. Yet—startling as this is—the instrument as we know it is only a century old. T.M. Krishna investigates the history of the mrdangam and meets the invisible keepers of a tradition: the mrdangam makers. The making process is an intellectually, aesthetically and physically taxing one. From acquiring the skins for the circular membranes and straps to the wood for the drum, from curing the material to the final construction, and at the end of it all, making sure that it has the tone that the mrdangam player wants, mrdangam-making is also a highly nuanced operation at every stage. While several artists have been credited with the evolution of the instrument, including the stalwart Palghat Mani Iyer, none of them had knowledge of a fundamental aspect of the making: hide. The quality of the hide and how it is cured, cut, stretched, bound and braided impacts the tone, timbre and sound of the instrument. This requires a highly tuned ear and an ability to translate abstract ideas expressed by musicians into the corporeal reality of a mrdangam. Yet, their contribution to the art of the mrdangam is dismissed as labour and repair—when it is spoken of at all. There are legendary mrdangam players, yes; there are also distinguished mrdangam makers, many of them from Dalit Christian communities, who remain on the fringes of the Karnatik community. Sebastian and Sons explores the world of these artists, their history, lore and lived experience to arrive at a more organic and holistic understanding of the music that the mrdangam makes.
The Guadagnini Family of Violin Makers
Author: Ernest N. DoringPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486288234
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
This 1949 volume remains the most comprehensive study of G. B. Guadagnini's life, work, and legacy. Includes a catalog of masterpieces and a new Introduction by an authority on musical instruments.
Author: Elbert Hubbard
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