Singers Die Twice: A Journey to the Land of Dhrupad (The German List)

Singers Die Twice - A journey to the land of dhrupad - 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. I Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Monday, 29 July 2002 New Delhi, 1978 New Delhi, Monday, 29 July 2002 Old Delhi Railway Station, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 Hamburg, 1967 Shaheed Express, Tuesday, 30 July 2002 Munich, Summer 1973 Benares, Autumn 1973 Cologne, Summer 1973 Benares, Autumn 1973 Bangalore, 1978 Benares, Winter 1973 Zagarolo, Autumn 1992 Benares, May 1974 Benares, February 1995, Maha Shivaratri Benares, February 1975, Maha Shivaratri II Shaheed Express, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 The Rainmakers Darbhanga, 1788 III Samastipur, Thursday, 1 August 2002 Bihar, May 1984 IV Samastipur, Thursday, 1 August 2002 Mithila Express, Thursday, 1 August 2002 Raxaul, Thursday, 1 August 2002 Passenger Train, Thursday, 1 August 2002 Darbhanga, Friday, 2 August 2002 The Emperor of Dhrupad Darbhanga, May 1983 Vaidyanath Dham, Holi, February 1985 Darbhanga, 1986 Patna, April 1987 Darbhanga, January 1988 . Patna, February 1988 Berlin, September 2005 Germany, January 1990 V Darbhanga, Friday, 2 August 2002 Heathrow Airport, 4 August 1999 Vrindavan, 1980 Berlin, Spring 1999 England, August 1999 Heathrow Airport, 11 August 1999 VI Amta, Saturday, 3 August 2002 Schonefeld Airport, Berlin, October 2000 VII Amta, Sunday, 4 August 2002 The Mallik Family Tree Glossary Select Discography 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. Peter Pannke ; Translated By Samuel P. Willcocks. Translated From The German. Includes Discography (pages 215-222). 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, Peter 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 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. This title tells the story of a life in music.