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This is the final published version of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by Society for Music Theory, 2017.
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This article applies aspects of A Generative Theory of Tonal Music by Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff to the analysis of Hindustani (North Indian) classical music, with a double-edged purpose. On the one hand, the GTTM methodology is used to illuminate the workings of an ālāp (as performed by Vijay Rajput, a vocalist in the khyāl style). On the other hand, the analysis acts as a case study to assess the viability of this methodology for the analysis of Indian classical music, and in particular, to test out Lerdahl and Jackendoff’s claim that GTTM presents a universal musical grammar, transcending specific cultures.
Author(s): Clarke D
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Music Theory Online
Year: 2017
Volume: 23
Issue: 3
Pages: 1-30
Online publication date: 07/09/2017
Acceptance date: 06/12/2016
Date deposited: 24/10/2018
ISSN (electronic): 1067-3040
Publisher: Society for Music Theory
URL: http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.17.23.3/mto.17.23.3.clarke.html
