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Solkattu Manual: An Introduction to the Rhythmic Language of South Indian Music (Includes Links for Online Video.)

Contributor(s): Nelson, David P (Author)

ISBN: 9780819575234

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

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Pub Date: June 3, 2014

Dewey: 780.9548

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.50" H x 10.90" L x 8.50" W ( 0.95 lbs) 160 pages

Series: Music / Culture

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Description: The first hands-on introduction to South Indian spoken rhythm

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"A street-wise beginner's guide to one of the world's great drumming traditions. Nelson communicates his enthusiasm and knowledge in a step-by-step manual that anyone--novice, student, trained musician, ethnomusicologist--can work through."--David B. Reck, author of Music of the Whole Earth

"A street-wise beginner's guide to one of the world's great drumming traditions. Nelson communicates his enthusiasm and knowledge in a step-by-step manual that anyone--novice, student, trained musician, ethnomusicologist--can work through."--David B. Reck, author of Music of the Whole Earth

"A street-wise beginner's guide to one of the world's great drumming traditions. Nelson communicates his enthusiasm and knowledge in a step-by-step manual that anyone--novice, student, trained musician, ethnomusicologist--can work through."--David B. Reck, author of Music of the Whole Earth

"With its wealth of information and practical exercises, this new Solkattu book is a revelation and offers the opportunity to delve into a little-known but exhilarating manifestation of South Indian drum language."--Glen Velez, percussion soloist, composer, and professor of percussion, Mannes College of Music

"With its wealth of information and practical exercises, this new Solkattu book is a revelation and offers the opportunity to delve into a little-known but exhilarating manifestation of South Indian drum language."--Glen Velez, percussion soloist, composer, and professor of percussion, Mannes College of Music

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