Research Catalog

[Two ragas : with explanation]

Title
[Two ragas : with explanation]
Publication
[1956?]

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Found In
Tom Scott audio collection, 1941-1960.
Description
1 streaming audio file (26:26) : digital, mono.
Summary
An unidentified raga performer explains what a raga is by describing its melody forms, microtones, timings and instrumentations. Two unidentified ragas are also performed.
Alternative Title
  • 2 ragas
  • Tom Scott audio collection.
Subject
  • Ragas
  • Sitar and tabla music
Note
  • Title and credits from cataloger.
  • Ragas were first introduced in the United States by famed performers Ali Akbar Khan (live 1955 concert in New York City playing the tabla) and sitar player Ravi Shankar, who performed in an international tour in 1956 (according to Ravi Shankar's page on Wikipedia). The commentator/instructor and performers featured on audio are unidentified; it's uncertain that it was Ravi Shankar doing the commentary.
Access (note)
  • Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only at the Library for Performing Arts Research Center.
Source (note)
  • Music Division, Tom Scott papers
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Tom Scott audio collection, 1941-1960.
Contents
[Educational commentary 1] -- Raga 1 -- [Educational commentary 2] -- Raga 2.
Call Number
*LJ-12 6019
OCLC
946886021
Title
[Two ragas : with explanation]
Production
[1956?]
Playing Time
002626
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
audio disc
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio files WAV file
Performer
[Unidentified sitar and tabla players (maybe Ravi Shankar?) ; with unidentified commentator]
Event
Recorded [New York, New York?] [1956?]
Access
Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only at the Library for Performing Arts Research Center.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 12 in.) in *LJ-12 6019.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Tom Scott audio collection, 1941-1960.
Local Note
Preservation file: (1 audio file : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj126019_v01f01_em].
Source
Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Scott, Susanna, donor.
Added Title
Tom Scott audio collection.
Found In:
Tom Scott audio collection, 1941-1960.
Research Call Number
*LJ-12 6019
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