Music And The Power Of Sound
Author: Alain Daniélou
ISBN: 978-1620550908
Price: Rs. 625.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
Music has always been esteemed for its power to speak directly to our higher consciousness, a power founded in the purity of simple harmonic ratios. In this book, Alain Danielou traces the development of musical scales and tuning from their origins in both China and India, through their merging in ancient Greece, and on to the development of the Western traditions of modal and polyphonic music. Understanding these potent harmonic relationships offers a way for today's musicians to transcend the limitations of overly rationalistic music by drawing on its metaphysical roots.
Browse this title within our Top 100 Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 192 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1620550908.
About the Author
Alain Daniélou (1907-1994) was without question a Renaissance man. Following his early years as an artist, dancer, and musician in Paris (Cocteau, Diaghilev, and Stravinsky were among his friends), Daniélou settled in India, where he spent fifteen years in the study of Sanskrit, philosophy, and music. After numerous university appointments in India, he returned in 1963 to Europe, establishing the Institute of Comparative Music Studies in Berlin for the reevaluation of Asian music. Daniélou wrote more than thirty books about the philosophy, religion, history, and arts of India, including Gods of Love and Ecstasy; Myths and Gods of India; Virtue, Success, Pleasure, and Liberation; While the Gods Play; The Phallus; and The Complete Kama Sutra.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General / Adult
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-1620550908
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions
- Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?
Music has always been esteemed for its power to speak directly to our higher consciousness, a power founded in the purity of simple harmonic ratios. In this book, Alain Danielou traces the development of musical scales and tuning from their origins in both China and India, through their merging in...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Top 100 Books and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Alain Daniélou.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book if you’ve ever felt that music is more than notes on a page. Alain Danielou takes you on a fascinating journey through ancient Chinese, Indian, and Greek musical systems, revealing how pure sound and harmony shape human consciousness. It deepens your understanding of tuning, scales, and musical meaning, helping you reconnect with music’s spiritual and emotional roots beyond rigid modern theory.
- Published by Inner Traditions.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 192.
Catalog Description
Music has always been esteemed for its power to speak directly to our higher consciousness, a power founded in the purity of simple harmonic ratios. In this book, Alain Danielou traces the development of musical scales and tuning from their origins in both China and India, through their merging in ancient Greece, and on to the development of the Western traditions of modal and polyphonic music. Understanding these potent harmonic relationships offers a way for today's musicians to transcend the limitations of overly rationalistic music by drawing on its metaphysical roots.
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