A unique reference book on music incorporating terms and references from both the traditions in Indian classical musicýthe Carnatic and the Hindustani. The Pen

This superbly authoratitive new work provides a comprehensive A-Z guide to some 1000 years of Western music. It explores in detail the lives and achievements of

Author's anecdotes and impression on the life and musical genius of musicians of Hindustani music style.

In this book the author has dealt with the musical terms as found in the old sastras and are also in common use. He has explained these terms in simple language

Pandit Amarnath was regarded as a musicians' musician and the foremost interpreter of the Indore Gharana. In this book, he demystifies the many terms associated