Singers Die Twice is the story of a life in music. One of Germany's best-known exponents of North Indian classical music, specifically dhrupad singing, Perer Pannke has traveled from his home in Germany to Varanasi, Delhi, Darbhanga, and the forests of Vrindaban to study classical Indian singing in the most famous gharanas — musical houses — of India. His richly woven story takes readers from the legendary beginning of the gharana in the eighteenth century into the last splendid days of the Maharaja of Darbhanga — the inspiration for Satyajit Ray's 1957 classic film, The Music Room — and into the present.
Along the way, we meet legendary singers whose names are still known to the devotees of dhrupad: the grand old Pandit Ram Chatur Mallik, the pious and inspiring Pandit Vidur Mallik, and both the masters and the humbler musicians and traveling players who bring music to the fields of Bihar, across India, and beyond. Singers Die Twice is the inspiring story of a master musician in the world that he loves.
By:
Peter Pannke
Translated by:
Samuel P. Willcocks
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780857428295
ISBN 10: 0857428292
Series: The Seagull Library of German Literature
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 June 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
I. Monday, 29 July to Tuesday, 30 July 2001 A Garland of Sound II. Wednesday, 31 July 2002 The Rainmakers III. Thursday, 1 August 2002 Hither I Carry My Heart Once More IV. Thursday, 1 August 2002 The Emperor of Dhrupad V. Friday, 2 August 2002 Flight through Darkness VI. Saturday, 3 August 2002 Do These Clowns Have Anything to Do with You? VII. Sunday, 4 August 2002 The Mallik Family Tree Glossary Select Discography
Peter Pannke is a musician, singer, writer radio journalist, and producer. Samuel P. Willcocks is a literary and academic translator living in Transylvania.
