Government of IndiaCulture, community, cosmos: two temple orchestras of Tamil Nadu
Author: Srinivasan, Amrit
Keywords: Civilization
India
Issue Date: 1998
Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Description: "In This paper author's try to suggest that classical music and dance traditions in a very real sense, social traditions. The paper will focus on two related temple orchestra systems. The periamelam and The Chinnamelam, which were traditionally the hereditary specializations of the Isai Vellala, a politically powerful community of Tamil Nadu.
The periamelam was constituted of the Nagaswaram (a kind of oboe), the Tavil or big outdooe drum, the Ottu (drone) and cymbals was organised around the male Nagaswaram virtuso. The chinnamelam or small concert drum, the Tutti (a bagpipe-type drone) and cymbals was organozed around the devdasi or female dancers."
Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi
Type: Article
Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Srinivasan, Amrit |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-18T02:21:26Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-18T02:21:26Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 |
| dc.description.abstract | "In This paper author's try to suggest that classical music and dance traditions in a very real sense, social traditions. The paper will focus on two related temple orchestra systems. The periamelam and The Chinnamelam, which were traditionally the hereditary specializations of the Isai Vellala, a politically powerful community of Tamil Nadu. The periamelam was constituted of the Nagaswaram (a kind of oboe), the Tavil or big outdooe drum, the Ottu (drone) and cymbals was organised around the male Nagaswaram virtuso. The chinnamelam or small concert drum, the Tutti (a bagpipe-type drone) and cymbals was organozed around the devdasi or female dancers." |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 3-15 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Civilization India |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 129-130 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Srinivasan, Amrit |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-18T02:21:26Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-18T02:21:26Z |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 |
| dc.description.abstract | "In This paper author's try to suggest that classical music and dance traditions in a very real sense, social traditions. The paper will focus on two related temple orchestra systems. The periamelam and The Chinnamelam, which were traditionally the hereditary specializations of the Isai Vellala, a politically powerful community of Tamil Nadu. The periamelam was constituted of the Nagaswaram (a kind of oboe), the Tavil or big outdooe drum, the Ottu (drone) and cymbals was organised around the male Nagaswaram virtuso. The chinnamelam or small concert drum, the Tutti (a bagpipe-type drone) and cymbals was organozed around the devdasi or female dancers." |
| dc.source | Sangeet Natak Akademi |
| dc.format.extent | 3-15 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Civilization India |
| dc.type | Article |
| dc.identifier.issuenumber | 129-130 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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