S Bandyopadhyaya

This an overview on the history of music, particuraly the concept of the Raga in Indian music. The parts in English are pretty good, it's lacking in that all the quotes included in the book are quoted in Sanskrit (or another language...), and are not translated or paraphrased into English. It makes some sections rather frustrating, as the author then interprets the quotes, or simply refers to them as though they are self-evident. Oddly, though, the parts written in English are very clear, and it's probably my second pick for good books for starting to study Indian music history - it helps that I bought it at abebooks for $9.00.… (meer)