Geography as Melody in Muttusvami Dikshita's Indian Musical Works
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4774459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chandra S Balachandran, Chandra Bala (0000-0001-5816-7899, corresponding author), Surinder M Bhardwaj |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 690-701 |
| Publication date | 2001-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2001.tb00248.x |
| OpenAlex | W2153916506 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The life and works of Muttusvami Dikshita (1775–1834), a luminary of South Indian Karnatak classical music, abound in spatiocultural symbolisms of integration and harmony. Dikshita'speregrinations symbolize a cultural circuit of Hindu pilgrimage. His studies of North Indian Hindustani music at Varanasi (formerly Benares), and his transplantation of them throughout South India, make him an active agent of cultural diffusion, harmonizing cultural traditions through spatiosymbolic anchors. The religious expression of his musical genius, his songs, and his melodies contributed to linking linguistically and politically disparate regions of eighteenth‐ and nineteenth‐century India. The works of Dikshita affirm India'scultural continuity and underscore its enduring cultural empathies and similarities
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Genius · Harmony (color · Hinduism · Indian art · Literature · Lute · Melody · Music of India · Musical · Musical expression · Pilgrimage · Sacred music · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · History · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Religious studies · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Theater, Performance, and Music History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |