I'm no scholar of musicology or music history but here are two recent popular books by writers who are practicing musicians that have done quite well in India (and elsewhere): 

TM Krishna, A Southern Music: The Karnatik Story 
https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Music-Karnatik-Story/dp/9351777405

Amit Chaudhuri, Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Raga-Improvisation-Indian-Music/dp/1681374781

Your friend can also access large numbers of videos of concerts, performances, interviews and conversations with both authors, who write, speak, sing and travel a lot. 

https://www.tmkrishna.com

https://amitchaudhuri.com

Best,

AV. 

 

 

On Sun, Jun 23, 2024 at 10:47 AM Martin Gansten via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
A professional Baroque violinist, not an Indologist and so not on this
list, has asked me for introductions to classical Indian musical theory,
including the concept of rāga, especially as found in Carnatic music.
Both primary texts (in translation) and secondary sources are welcome,
and the period corresponding to the Baroque (17th to 18th century) would
be of special interest.

This question is entirely outside my field of knowledge, and I would
appreciate any suggestions from knowledgeable colleagues. If there are
particular recordings that might be helpful, and perhaps go with a
particular text/book (by design or serendipity), that would be useful too.

Thanks in advance for any help,
Martin Gansten


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