Images of sound in the Kathmandu Valley: tracing the history of Newar musical heritage through paintings
Key information
- Date
- Time
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7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Venue
- Paul Webley Wing, Senate House
- Room
- Alumni Lecture Theatre (SALT)
About this event
In the next Indian Art Circle lecture, Richard Widdess (Professor Emeritus), will introduce art-works that illustrate the historical practice and role of music in the culture of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
The Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, is renowned for its rich artistic and architectural heritage, produced over a period of two millennia under the patronage of local rulers. Owing to the evanescent nature of sound, it is harder to reconstruct the history of musical than artistic heritage. But music’s presence is often recorded in paintings that allow us to see instruments, players, and contexts, and to infer the sounds, functions and meanings of past music and its performers. Such records also testify to musical exchange with other parts of South Asia.
To Attend Online
The event will be in person and online via Zoom. If you wish to attend online please email: indianartcircle.london@gmail.com
Image
Cloth painting (paubha) of Pratap Malla, Kathmandu 1669, detail showing pancai baja ensemble
