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041			_aeng
082			_a781.62 _bKIL
100			_aKillius, Rolf
245		0	_aRitual music and hindu rituals of Kerala _cRolf Killius
250			_a1st ed.
260			_bBR Rhythms _c2006 _aDelhi
300			_aviii, 135 p. _b: color ill. _c; 25 cm.
504			_aindex
520			_aThis study explores the relationship of the Hindu religious rituals to the percussion dominated music genres in the south Indian state Kerala. It is both, an introduction to the ritual performances and to the musical styles. It takes up the quest to investigate how ritual meaning is expressed through music, it illuminates aesthetic beauty and the relative independent importance of the musical styles within the ritual context. The study investigates how and why the temple music ensembles are dominated by the ubiquitous drums and bronze cymbals and based on a sophisticated rhythm structure rather than on melody.
650			_aRirual music - Kerala
942			_cENGLISH
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