I have excellent contact-resources, all living legends, for your friend! 

1. https://www.sruti.com/artist/avaneeswaram-sr-vinu  

The artist S.R.Vinu is an incredibly versatile violinist. Vinu accompanies Prince Rama Varma on the violin. You can read about Prince Rama Varma in the following websites: 

2. https://www.youtube.com/@Musique4ever/videos (his personal website) 

3. https://www.youtube.com/user/musiquebox (a third-party maintained website) 

Prince Rama Varma would be your source for theoretical knowledge of Classical Music. I assure you, you won’t be disappointed.
    
Best,
rajam 


On Jun 23, 2024, at 1:46 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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