Clayton, Martin - Time in Indian Music

CONTENTS

1 Introduction
2 Theoretical perspectives I: musical time in Indian cultural perspective
3 Theoretical perspectives II: general theories of rhythm and metre
4 Tal theory as a model of rhythmic organization
5 Tal as metric structure
6 Tal in practice: quantitative, qualitative, and cyclic functions
7 Lay: tempo and rhythmic density
8 Performance practice and rhythm in Hindustani music
9 The bandis
10 Development techniques and practices
11 Laykari rhythmic variation
12 A case study in rhythmic analysis: instrumental vilambit and Madhya lay gats in the repertoire of Deepak Choudhury
13 North Indian rhythmic organization in cross-cultural perspective
Glossy
Discography
References
List of audio examples
Index

Series	Oxford Monographs on Music