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INDIAN AND INTERNATIONAL REVIEWS

The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music

“Pesch’s sumptuous Illustrated Companion is a delight … This is a book to be owned and cherished” – Keshav Desiraju in THE TELEGRAPH CALCUTTA (Kolkata)

“a must-read and a worthy addition to a classical music aficionado’s collection … lucid explanations to unscramble jargon and decipher technicalities … tastefully designed … pure reading pleasure” – Lalithaa Krishnan in THE HINDU (Friday Review)

“his most precious piece of work … embellished with more than 100 line drawings, photographs and staves by well-known artists.” – Utpal Borpujari in the SUNDAY HERALD (Art & Culture, 29 March 2009)

“very new, extremely handsome, second edition” – Samanth Subramanian’s “Body and soul” column (16 March 2009)

“a most informative, thorough, and scientifically accurate companion to our classical music” – C.V. Narasimhan (former Under-Secretary General of the U.N.) in THE HINDU (Literary Review)

“engaging, informative and authoritative” – Book review by Gerry Farrell in MUSIC AND LETTERS QUARTERLY (Vol. 81, Number 4, November 2000)

the best – BRITANNICA.COM

Publisher: Oxford University Press (India)
2nd revised edition 2009
ISBN 978-019-569998-X
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