Today’s guest post has been penned by composer John Pitts, who has just published a new and fascinating book; Extreme Heterophony: a study in Javanese Gamelan for one or more pianists. John has already written several books exploring Indian Raga Music, adapting it to the piano. In this new volume, he continues his exploration into…
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Indian Raags for piano, by John Pitts
My guest writer today is British composer John Pitts. John has recently published two volumes of Indian classical raags for the piano. I asked him to shed light on the rationale behind his books and explain why they might be of interest to students and teachers. Back in the mid-1990s I spent a year in…
Melanie Spanswick 