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Spring 2024
This thesis explores the aesthetics of sorrow and melancholic expression in Iranian classical music, with special focus on the discursive and performing aspects of its pedagogical tradition. Although barely defined by performers, the ethos of huzn (sorrow) and melancholic ardor of suz (a burning...
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Paramashivan - A Treasure Trove of a Forgotten Theater Tradition Life, Music and Search for an Identity
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Modern Kannada theater refers to a very rich tradition of theater that evolved in the princely state of Mysore, British India. It was founded, supported and nurtured under the royal patronage of the erstwhile kings of Mysore, Mummadi Krishna Raja Wodeyar, Chamaraja Wodeyar, Krishna Raja Wodeyar...