The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music: Re-Envisioning a National Tradition

Author/Contributor(s):	Morcom, Anna
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	05/27/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The Multiplicities of Hindustani Music explores the dynamic social and economic world of North Indian raga-based music over the twentieth century and into the present day. By approaching Hindustani music from beyond geographical and social centers, author Anna Morcom uncovers new dimensions of its history, richness, strengths, contradictions, and challenges. These include the historical existence of Hindustani music as a common as well as elite culture, the central role of Sufi shrines, the establishment of classical music in India's major cities and its draining from small towns, and the world of music schools and other projects to democratize classical music.