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A Memory of Music at the Mysore Court

By Girija Madhavan Mysore has always been home to the arts; classical music, dance, painting, sculpture and more. Music was a prized accomplishment for girls in Karnataka. Lessons were started for quite…

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Published July 13, 2023 · 5 min read
a memory of music at the mysor

By Girija Madhavan

Mysore has always been home to the arts; classical music, dance, painting, sculpture and more. Music was a prized accomplishment for girls in Karnataka. Lessons were started for quite young children. When at seventeen, I fell under the spell of music in 1955, it was considered a late start. But to my delight Sri Dasappa, a Carnatic (Karnatak) musician who had switched to the Hindustani style, agreed to teach me.

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