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ASp¯
Ime¯p tI« Hcp Km\-s¯-¡p-dn¨p {]tXy-I-ambpw, kwKo-X--s¯-¡p-dn¨p
s]mXp-hmbpw h¶p-sImWvSn-cn-¡p¶ Nne {]kvXm-h-\-IÄ {i²n-¡pI:
Pmkn
Kn^vänsâ eÖm-h-Xntb F¶ {]kn-²-amb Km\-¯n {ipXn-`w-K-apWvsS¶v
sPdn AaÂtZ-hv.
Agp-¡p-Nm-enÂ\n¶pw Hcp sImXpIv hcp-¶p. B sImXp-In-s\-t¸m-se-bpÅ
Pohn-Xw. Hcp sImXpIv F{X-Imew Pohn-¡ptam A{X-
F¶v A¯cw Km\-§-fpsS Bbp-Ên-s\-¡p-dn¨v Cf-b-cm-P.
a[p-c-Km-\-§-fpsS kvac-W-IÄ \jvS-s¸-Sp-¯n-sb-¶m-tcm-]n¨v
Pmkn Kn^väns\ {]Xn-¡q-«n Ib-än-bhÀ tZio-b-{]-Øm-\-Im-e¯v
PmXn-hy-h-Øsb \ymbo-I-cn-¡m³ NneÀ ]dª amXr-I-bn-epÅ Ønc-X, Imes¯
AXn-ew-Ln-¡p-¶-h, Krlm-Xp-c-Xzw, kphÀW-`q-X-Imew apX-emb
A`m-h-§-fmWv D¶-bn-¨-sX-¶Xv bmZr-Ñn-I-a-Ã: sI. sI. sIm¨v.
kwKo-X-s¯-¸än Kth-jWw sN¿p-¶Xv Bßm-hns\ t]mÌvtamÀ«w sN¿p-¶Xp
t]mse-bmWv:
Cf-b-cm-P.
kwKo-X-¯n\v C¡m-e¯v Bßo-b-X-sb-¡mÄ cmjv{So-b-¯n-t\m-SmWv IqSp-XÂ _Ôw:
Nmcp \nth-ZnX.
apI-fn-epÅ {]kvXm-h-\-IÄ
Cu {]_-Ô-¯nsâ Bap-J-am-Ip-¶Xv, kwKo-X-¯nsâbpw aäp Ie-I-fp-sSbpw
ASn-Øm-\-L-S-I-§-sf-¡p-dn¨pw s]mXpth Iem-\n-cq-]-W-s¯-¡p-dn¨pw ]WvSp-sXm-t«-bpÅ
Nne [mc-W-I-sf-¡p-dn¨v kwkm-cn-¡m³ Ah Ah-kcw \ÂIp-¶-Xp-sIm-WvSm-Wv.
Ie-bpsS LS-I-§-sf-¡p-dn-¡p¶ Nne kmt¦-Xn-I-hm-¡p-I-Ä, Ie-bpsS Bkzm-Z-\-£-a-X,
Imes¯ AXn-ew-Ln-¡Â, CX-c-hy-h-lm-c-§-sf-¡mÄ Iev]n-¨p-In-«m-dpÅ
hnip-²-]-Z-hn, cmjv{So-b-hn-h£ F¶n-§s\ Cu {]kvXm-h-§-fn-epÅ kqN-\-I-fmWv
Cu km[yX \ÂIp-¶-Xv. IqSmsX `mj-bnepw Bem-]-\-ssi-en-bnepw {]I-S-ambn
cp [mc-Isfbpw ]tcm-£-ambn hyXy-kvX -kw-Ko-X-co-Xn-I-sfbpw
kam-´-c-ambn hn\y-kn-¡p¶ Km\-¯nsâ kz`m-hhpw Cu {]_-Ôs¯ kzm[o-\n-¨n-«pWvS-v.
Ie-I-fpsS
kmt¦-Xn-I-L-S-I-§-sf-¡p-dn-¡p¶ hn]p-e-amb ]Zm-h-en-IÄ \ap¡v
e`y-am-Wv. {ipXn, kzcw, cmKw, ebw, Xmfw F¶o kwKo-X-hp-ambn _Ô-s¸«
hm¡p-IÄ Ah-bn Nne-Xm-Wv. Hcp Km\-¯n {ipXn-`w-K-apWvSv F¶p
]d-bp-t¼mÄ kwKo-X-s¯ \nÀW-bn-¡p¶ Hcp ASn-Øm-\-am-\-ZWvUw ewLn-¡p-¶p-sh-¶mWv
kqNn-¸n-¡p-¶-Xv. CXpt]mse-bpÅ \nÝnX-L-S-I-§-fpsS kam-lm-c-sa¶ \ne-bnÂ
kwKo-Xs¯ hne-bn-cp-¯p-¶-Xn ¢mÊn-¡Â kwKo-X-¯nsâ kzm[o-\-apWvS-v. ¢mÊn-¡Â
kwKo-X-sa¶v FSp-¯p-]-d-ª-Xv Cu kmt¦-Xn-I-kw-Úm-hen ¢mÊn-¡Â kwKoXs¯
ASn-Øm-\-am¡n cq]-s¸-«-XmWv F¶-Xp-sImWvS-m-Wv. CX-c-I-e-Isf Af-¡p-¶-Xn\pw
C¯cw ¢mÊn-¡Â am\-Z-WvU-§Ä s]mXp-\n-b-a-sa¶ \ne-bnÂ
kzoI-cn-¡m-dp-WvSv. A§s\ Hmtcm {]tXy-I-hÀKam¡n Ie-Isf Xcw-Xn-cn-¡p-¶-Xn-\m-h-iy-amb
hymI-c-W-hy-hØ cq]-s¸-Sp-¶p.
C¯-c-¯n kwKo-X-¯n\p
Iev]n-¡mdpÅ Gähpw {][m-\-am-\-Z-WvU-§fmWv {ipXnbpw eb-hpw. {ipXn
amXm eb: ]nXm F¶mWp {]am-Ww. {ipXn i_vZ-¯nsâ DbÀ¨-Xm-gvN-Isf A`o-£vWX
(frequency)-bpsS
ASn-Øm-\-¯n \nÀW-bn-¡p-¶p. ebw AXnsâ {Ia-_-²-Xsb Ime-¯n-sâbpw Ne-\-¯n-sâbpw
ASn-Øm-\-¯n hn]p-e-am-¡p-¶p. {ipXnsb ASn-Øm-\-am¡n kzchpw ebs¯
Ah-ew-_n¨v Xmfhpw DWvSm-Ip-¶p. C¯-c-¯n-epÅ
ssieo-h-Xv¡-c-W-¯n-eq-sS-bmWv Hmtcm ¢mÊn-¡Â Ie-bp-sSbpw LS-I-§Ä \nÀW-bn-¡-s¸-«-Xv.
AXm-bXv ¢mÊn-¡Â ]²-Xn-bn Ie-bp-sS-Xs¶ ASn-Øm\w
tIh-e-X-tbm-S-Sp-¡p¶ ssieo-h-Xv¡-c-W-am-Wv.
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ssieo-h-Xv¡-c-W-¯nsâ e£yw
IrXy-Xbpw tIh-e-X-bp-am-b-Xp--sImWvSv KWn-X-im-kv{X-¯n\v
C¡m-cy-¯n henb ]¦p-WvSv. {Ia-amb ASp-¡Â, Xn«-s¸-Sp-¯Â F¶n-hbv¡v
KWnXw Bh-iy-am-Ip-¶p. kwKo-X-¯nsâ coXn-im-kv{X-¯n {ipXn
apX-em-bhbv¡p ]pdta Xmf-L-S-I-§-fmb Imew, amÀ¤w, {Inb, AwKw, {Klw,
PmXn, Ie, ebw, bXn, {]kvXmcw F¶ Xmf-Z-i-{]m-W-§-fn-tem-tcm¶pw hnhn-[-]m-tä-Wp-I-fpsS
hn\ym-k¯n\pw Ah-bpsS {Ia-_-²-amb hnh-c-W-¯n\pw KWn-Xs¯ B{i-bn-¡p-¶p-.
DZm-l-c-W-ambn Xmf-im-kv{X-¯nse Ime-]-cn-am-W-¯nsâ KpW-\-¸-«nI
{i²n-¡pI:
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£Ww |
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ehw |
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8
ehw |
1
ImjvTw |
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8
ImjvTw |
1
\nanjw |
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8
\nanjw |
1
Ie |
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2
Ie |
1
{XpSn (NXpÀ`m-Kw) |
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2
{XpSn |
1
A\p-{Zp-Xw (-_nw-_mÀ²w, AWp) |
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2
A\p-{Zp-Xw |
1
{ZpXw |
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2
{ZpXw |
1
eLp |
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eLp |
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Kpcp |
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eLp |
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¹pXw |
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eLp |
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ImI-]mZw |

AXm-bXv ¢mÊn-¡Â
-]-²-Xn-bn kwKoXw CX-c-i-_vZ-§-fnÂ\n¶v hyXn-cn-à-amIp-¶Xv Cu
LS-I-§-fpsS km¶n[ywsImWvSm-Wv. CtX-t]mse a\p-jy-i-co-c-¯nsâ hn\ym-k-\n-e-I-fp-sSbpw
Ne-\-¯n-sâbpw hnhn-[-A-\p-]m-X-s¯- (proportion)
¡p-dn-¨pÅ Nn´-IÄ hnhn-[-¢m-Ên-¡Â \r¯-I-e-IfpsS kzcq-]-w \nÀW-bn¡p¶Xn\pw
]c-kv]cw thÀXn-cn-¡p-¶-Xn\pw ASn-Øm-\-am-Ip-¶p. ico-c-hn-\ym-k-¯nsâ
Pyman-Xo-b-ssh-hn-[y-¯n-\mWv ChnsS Du¶Â. ¢mÊn-¡Â inev]-I-ebpw (DZm:
_n-w_-\nÀ½m-Ww) Nn{X-I-ebpw (Xm-{´n-I-Nn-{X-§Ä, NphÀ¨n-{X-§Ä)
KWn-X-im-kv{X-]-c-amb A\p-]m-X-I-ev]-\-Isf A\p-jvTm-\-am-bn-¯s¶
kzoI-cn-¡p-¶pWvS-v. DZm-l-c-W-ambn- \h-Xm-e-_w-_¯n-sâ
AwKhn-`mK-s¯-¡p-dn-¨v X{´-k-ap-¨-b¯n-Â hn-hcn-¡p¶Xp t\m¡pI:
aqÀ²m-hp-ap-X s\än- hsc
aq¶w-Kp-ew-sImWvSpw, s\än-apXÂ XmSn- Ign-bpt¶-S-t¯bv¡p ]{´WvSp
AwKp-ew-sImWvSpw, Igp¯p aq¶w-Kp-ew-sImWvSpw Igp¯n-sâ Ah-km\w apXÂ
lrZbw htcbpw Ahn-sS\n-¶p s]m¡n-Ähscbpw Ahn-sS\n-¶p en-wKw-h-scbpw
]{´-WvSoX AwKp-ew-sIm-WvSpw, -cWvSp Imen-tâbpw ap«p-Ifpw sRcn-bmWn-
apXÂ AS Ign-thmfhpw ap½q-¶w-Kp-ew
-sImWvS-pw, XpS-Ifpw
IW-¦m-ep-Ifpw Ccp]¯n-\meoX AwKp-e-§ÄsImWvSpw Af¶p ZoÀLw IW-¡m-¡-Ww.-(X-{´-k-ap-¨bw
in-ev]`m-Kw, ]p.64)
NphÀ¨n-{XI-ebn-Â, apJs¯ aq¶mbn-
hn-`Pn-¡pIbpw I®phsc-bpÅ apJ-`m-Ks¯ Hcp GI-I-am-bn(-bq-Wn-äv)
ImWp-Ibpw aq¡nsâ Iog-äw-h-sc-bpÅ `mKs¯ cWvSv GI-I-§-fmbn
ImWp-I-bp-amWv Xm³ sN¿p-¶-sX¶v {]i-kvX-Np-hÀ¨n-{X-I-em-Im-c-\mb
a½n-bqÀ IrjvW³Ip«n \mbÀ A`n-{]m-b-s¸-Sp-¶p.(tIc-f-¯nse
NphÀ¨n-{X-§Ä, ]p.107).
hc, \ndw, shfn-¨w F¶n-h-bp-sSbpw,
Nn{X-¯nse -h-kvXp-¡Ä X½nepw {]X-ehpw Nn{Xhpw X½n-ep-sams¡-bpÅ hnhn-[-
A-\p-]m-X-§Ä KWn-X-im-kv{X-]-c-amb ka-{K-Xsb Imw£n-¡p-¶p. hoSpw
]pc-bn-Shpw X½nepw hoSn-sâbpw ]pc-bn-S-¯n-sâbpw Hmtcm kq£va-L-S-Ihpw
X½n-ep-apÅ A\p-]m-X-\nÀW-bw-hsc hmkvXp-in-ev]-¯nepw KWn-X-¯n\v
]c-a-{]-[m-\-amb ]¦pWvS-v.
a\p-jym-e-b-N-{µn-I-bnÂ
apÃ-¯-d-bpsS Øm\-s¯-¡p-dn¨p ]d-bp-¶Xp t\m¡pI:
\Sp-ap-ä-¯nsâ
hnkvXm-c-t¯-¡mÄ A[n-I-apÅ ZoÀLs¯ sXt¡m«pw hS-t¡m«pw ka-ambpw \o¡n
a²yw ka-N-Xp-c-{i-am-¡p-I. ]ns¶ B NXp-c-{i-t£-{Xs¯ Adp-]-¯n-\mep
IÅn-IÄ(-tIm-jvT-§Ä) Bb hmkvXp-]-Z-am¡n I¸n¡pIbpw sN¿p-I. F¶m Cu
cWvSp tImjvT-§-fn-embn B]-h-Õ-tâbpw B]-tâbpw Øm\-§Ä hcpw. AXnÂ
B]-h-Õsâ cWvSp tImjvT-§-fn sXt¡-Xn-tem, B]sâ cWvSp tImjvT-§-fnÂ
hS-t¡-Xntem BWv apÃ-¯d DWvSm-t¡-WvS-Xv.(-a-\p-jym-e-b-N-{µn-I,
]p.88)
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C¯-c-¯nÂ
KWn-X-cq-]-§-fn-eqsS hne-bn-cp-¯p-t¼mÄ
kn²-am-b-hþ{]tbm-K-¯n-ep-Åhþ am{X-aà km[y-am-b-h-sb-¡qSn \nÀh-Nn-¡m-\pÅ
{]h-W-X-bp-WvSm-Ip-¶p. A§s\ ]qÀW-ambpw KWnX-cq-]-§-fn-eqsS \nÀWbn¡m-hp-¶-þ-tc-J-s¸-Sp-¯m-hp-¶-þ-A-h-Ø-bn-se¯p¶XmWv
ssieo-h-Xv¡-c-W-¯nsâ ka-{K-X. ]qÀWX ]e-t¸m-gpw A\-´-X-X-s¶-bm-Wv.
`mc-Xo-b-¢m-Ên-¡Â kwKo-X-¯n jUvPw, Ej-`w, KmÔm-cw, a[y-aw, ]©-aw,
ss[h-Xw, \njmZw F¶o kzc-§fnse jUvPhpw ]©-a-hp-sam-gn-¨pÅhbpsS
CucWvSp ]ncn-hp-IÄ IqSn IW-¡n-se-Sp-¡p-t¼mÄ BsI ]{´ WvSp
kzc-§fmWp-Å-Xv. (]m-Ým-Xy-kw-Ko-X-¯nepw Hcp HIvtS-hn ]{´WvSp
kzc-§Ä DÄs¸-Sp-¶p.) {ipXn-sb-¯p-SÀ¶pWvS-m-Ip¶þ kwKo-Xm-ß-Ihpw
hyà-ambn Xncn-¨-dn-bm-hp-¶-Xp-ambþ A\p-c-W-\-amWv kzcw. AXm-bXv
kzc-¯n-\m-[mcw {ipXn-bm-Wv. A`o£vWXbpsS ASn-Øm-\-¯n \nÀW-bn-¡-s¸«
Cu {ipXn-I-fpsS kwJy-sb-¸-än-bpÅ A`n-{]m-b-t`Zw t\m¡pI: {ipXn-IÄ
22 F¶p Nnecpw 24 F¶p aäp Nnecpw 66 F¶p thtd Nnecpw Akw-Jy-sa¶p \mem-a-sXmcp
Iq«cpw ]d-bp-¶p (kw-Ko-X-im-kv{X-{]-th-inI ]p.6,7).
]{´WvSp kzc-§Ä¡m-[m-c-amb
{][m\{ipXn-Øm-\-§Ä IqSmsX ]¯p {ipXnIfpwIqSn tNÀ¯mWv 22 {ipXn-I-fpWvS-m-hp-¶Xv.
`c-X-ap-\n-(_n.-kn. aq¶mw \qäm-WvSv) bpsS \mSy-im-kv{X-¯nse
{[ph-þ-N-e-ho-Wm-]-co-£Ww apX kwKo-X-c-Xv\m-I-c-IÀ¯m-hmb
imÀMvK-tZ-h³ (F.-Un. ]Xn-aq¶mw \qämWvS-v), cmam-am-Xy³ (]Xn-\mdmw
\qämWvS-v). NXpÀ±-WvUn-{]-Im-in-Im-Im-c-\mb sh¦-S-aJn (]-Xn-t\gmw
\qäm-WvSv), kwKo-X-]m-cn-Pm-X-sa-gp-Xnb Atlm-_e (]-Xn-t\gmw \qämWvS-v)F¶n-h-scms¡
\S-¯nb ]co-£-W-§Ä {ipXn-\nÀW-b-¯nsâ Ncn-{X-¯n {][m-\-am-Wv.
CXn-sem-cp-Zm-l-c-W-ambn
kwhm-Z-Zz-b-¯n-eqsS (j-UvP-þ-]-©-a, jUvP-a-[y-a-hy-h-Ø-bn-eqsS) {ipXnØm\-§Ä
\nÀW-bn-¡p-¶Xv ]cn-tim-[n-¡mw. CXn ]©-a-N{Iw jUvP-]-©-a-§-sfbpw
a[y-a-N{Iw jUvP-a-[y-a-§-sfbpw ASn-Øm-\-am-¡p-¶p. ]©-a-N-{I-¯n-eqsS
A`o-£vW-X IW-¡m-¡p¶ coXn t\m¡pI: CXn\v a[y-Ømbn jUvPs¯
Bcw-`-kz-c-am-sb-Sp-¡p-¶p. AXnsâ A\p]mXw 1. jUvP-¯nsâ A©mw kzcw
]©-aw. jUvP-hp-am-bpÅ A\p-]mXw
3/2.
]©-a-¯nsâ A©mw kzcw
Xmc-Øm-bn-bnse NXp:{ipXn Ej-`w. A\p]mXw
3/2 x 3/2=9/4.
CXns\ a[y-Øm-bn-bn-em-¡m³
cp-sImWvSp lcn-¡-Ww.
9/4 x 1/2=9/8.
Xmc-Øm-bn-bnse NXp:{ipXn
Ej-`-¯nsâ ]©aw Xmc-Øm-bn-bnse NXp:{ipXn ss[h-Xw. A\p]mXw
9/4 x 3/2=27/8.
a[y-Øm-bn-bn-teXv 27/8 x
1/2=27/16.
Cu {]{In-b-bn-eqsS
a[y-Øm-bn-bnse ]Xn-s\m¶p {ipXn-þ-kz-c-Øm-\-§Ä e`n-¡p-¶p.
CtX-t]mse a[y-a-N-{I-¯n-eqsS Hmtcm
kzc-¯n-sâbpw \mem-as¯ kzcw ASn-Øm-\-am¡n {ipXn-þ-kz-c-\nÀWbw
\S-¯p¶p: jUvP-hp-ambn a[y-a-kz-c-¯nsâ A\p-]mXw 4/3. CXnsâ \memw
kzcw tIma-f-ssI-in-In-\n-jm-Zw. A`o-jvWX 4/3 x 4/3=16/9.
Cu{]-{In-b -Xp-S-cp-t¼mÄ a[y-Øm-bn-bn thtd ]Xn-s\m¶p {ipXn-þ-kz-c-Øm-\-§Ä
e`n-¡pw. A§s\ BsI 22 {ipXn. {]I-¼-\-kw-Jy-bpsS Imcy-¯n ASp¯ Ime¯p
\S¶ ]co-£-W-§-fn hyXym-k-§-fpWvS-v.
{]mNo-\-{Ko-¡p-Im-cpsS
Imew apXÂ kwKo-tXm-]-I-c-W-§-fpsS klm-b-t¯msS {ipXn-kz-c-§-fpsS
F®w, X½n-epÅ A\p-]m-Xw,Ah-bpsS {^oIz³kn F¶nh \nÀW-bn-¡p-¶-Xn-\pÅ
KWn-X-im-kv{X-þ-kw-Ko-X-imkv{X]co-£-W-§Ä ]mÝm-Xy-cm-Py-§-fnepw
\S-¡p-¶p-WvS-v. kwKo-Xm-ß-I-amb i_vZ-§sf \nÀW-bn-¡p¶
KWn-X-im-kv{X-]-c-amb A\p-]m-X-§-sf-¡p-dn¨v ss]X-tKm-d-knsâ Imew
apXÂt¡ Nn´-I-fpWvSm-bnv. kzc-§-fpsS CS-thfIfpsS A\p-]m-X-§Ä, Hcp
X´n-bpsS \ofhpw kzc-¯nsâ {ipXnbpw X½n-epÅ _Ôw F¶n-h-sb-¡p-dn¨v
ss]X-tKm-d-kn\p Úm\-apWvSm-bn-cp-¶p. B[p-\n-I-D-]-I-c-W-§-fpsS
klm-b-t¯msS ]©-a-N-{I (cycle of fifth)
s¯ ASn-Øm-\-am¡n ASp¯ Ime¯v tUhv dkn³ \S-¯nb ]co-£Ww ka-Im-en-I-amb
DZm-l-c-Ww.
Hcp HIvtS-hn ]{´WvSp
kzc-§-fmWv {][m-\-sa¶p Øm]n-¡p-¶p-sh-¦nepw 41, 72 XpS§n \m\q-än-]-Xn-s\t«m
AXn¡q-Sp-Xtem {ipXn-IÄ At±lw k¦-ev]n-¡p-¶pWvSv. Xsâ ssIbnse
kwKo-tXm-]-I-cWw ]cn-an-X-amb thÄUv ¢mÊv sF. _n. Fw. ]n. kn.
kv]o¡dmsW¶pw Hcp 5þtdm I¼yq-«À Io t_mÀUv CXn-t\mSp _Ôn-¸n-¨m {ipXn-\nÀW-b-{]-iv\-¯n\p
]cn-lm-c-am-Ip-sa¶pw At±lw ]d-bp-¶p.
km[y-am-b-Xn-s\-sbÃmw \nÀh-Nn-¡m-\pÅ
{ia-¯n {]tbm-K-¯nÂ\n¶p thÀs]«v ]uc-kvXyhpw ]mÝm-Xy-hp-amb Cu ¢mÊn-¡Â
k¦-ev]-\-§Ä Ah-bn¯s¶ A`n-c-an-¡p¶ hyh-lm-c-§-fm-bn-¯o-cp-¶tXmsSm¸w
Ah-bpsS DÛ-h-s¯bpw {]tbm-K¯nsâbpw kmwkvIm-cn-I-hnh-£Isf ad-¨p-h-bv¡p-Ibpw
sN¿p-¶p.- ]mÝm-tXy-X-chpw BtVy-X-c-hp-amb LS-I-§ÄsImWvSp
\nÀ½n-¡-s¸-«-sX¶p Xm³ Icp-Xp¶ ]mÝm-Xy-¢m-Ên-¡ÂkwKo-X-s¯-¡p-dn¨v F-tUzÀUv
kbvZv ]d-bp¶p:
‘...“Western” classical music, what
is impressive about musical practice in all its variety is that it
takes place in many different places, for different purposes, for
different constituencies and practitioners, and ofcourse at many
different times. To assemble all that, to herd it under one
dialectical temporal model is - no matter how compelling or
dramatic the formulation - simply an untrue and therefore
insufficient account of what happens’.(Musical Elaborations)
Cu {]kvXmhw
`mc-Xo-b¢m-Ên-¡ÂkwKo-X-¯n\pw _m[-I-am-Ip-¶p.
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