Prof. B. R. Deodhar, was a musicologist and an artiste noted for his eclectical approach to music. It was this characteristic that enabled him to identify the beauty of tone and forms in other styles and adapt it to his own style. This in turn led him to cultivate and nurture friendship with talented vocalists and instrumentalists belonging to diverse schools and he eagerly absorbed the musical treasures of their styles. In this book Prof. Deodhar presents biographical sketches of artistes born in the nineteenth century, who dominated the musical world in the first half of the twentieth century and were in a true sense the representatives of the golden era of Hindustani music. Prof. Deodhar gives us an insight into the lives and work of the stalwarts like Pandit Balkrishnabuwa Ichalkaranjikar, Khansaheb Alladiya Khan, Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, Bai Kesarbai and Khansaheb Bade Gulamali Khan to name just a few.
About the Author
Professor B.R. Deodhar was the leading disciple of Vishnu Digambar Paluskar and the only one who was allowed to acquire a formal education while pursuing musical training. It was this formal education which led him to pay greater attention to the academic and scholastic aspects of music. He made a special study of voice culture. He started the Deodhar School of Music in Bombay and his method of imparting musical knowledge transcended the dogma of gharana tradition. The best example of this was Pandit Kumar Gandharva. Prof. Deodhar also edited Sangeet Kala Vihar, a magazine devoted to music and wrote extensively on music and musicians.
ISBN No: 978-81-7154-555-1
No. Of Pages: 322
Language: English
Cover: Paperback
Year Of Publication: Reprint 2025
