Daniel M. Neuman offers an account of North Indian Hindustani music culture and the changing social context of which it is part, as expressed in the thoughts and actions of its professional musicians. Drawing primarily from fieldwork performed in Delhi in 1969-71--from interviewing musicians, learning and performing on the Indian fiddle, and speaking with music connoisseurs--Neuman examines the cultural and social matrix in which Hindustani music is nurtured, listened and attended to, cultivated, and consumed in contemporary India. Through his interpretation of the impact that modern media, educational institutions, and public performances exert on the music and musicians, Neuman highlights the drama of a great musical tradition engaging a changing world, and presents the adaptive strategies its practitioners employ to practice their art. His work has gained the distinction of introducing a new approach to research on Indian music, and appears in this edition with a new preface by the author.

Designed as a tribute to world-renowned ethnomusicologist Bruno Nettl,         this volume explores the ways in which ethnomusicologists are contributing         to the larger task of investigating music history. The fifteen contributors         explore topics ranging from meetings with the Suyá Indians of Brazil         to the German-speaking Jewish community of Israel; from Indian music in         Felicity, Trinidad, to Ravi Shankar's role as cultural mediator.       "This book is unique not only for its approach but also for the         scope of its content. . . . It is definitely a must for libraries of research         centers and institutions with ethnomusicology programs."         -- Choice