Indian Melodies: Styles – Techniques – Ornamentation. violin.

Description

This book presents North and South Indian music in staff notation to whet the appetite of discerning western violin players. The melodies begin at around Grade 4 level, progressing to GCSE and A level music performance material. The explanation of North and South Indian music comes with a variety of ragas and compositions from both systems. Candida Connolly provides an informative introduction to this interesting and beautiful music, including careful explanations of the elaborate ornamentation. The pieces are performed on the accompanying audio download files by Candida and her colleagues from the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Centre, London.Instrumentation:violin