Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Note on Transliteration vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Courts in Crisis: Listening to Art Music in Mughal Bengal 24
6. 2 The Musical Ascent of Calcutta 50
7. 3 Rethinking Nawabi Decadence 64
8. 4 Music at Matiyaburj 96
9. 5 Songs from behind the Curtain 131
10. 6 Shared Tears: Court Music in the Networked Sphere 156
11. Conclusion 192
12. Acknowledgments 199
13. Bibliography 203
14. Notes 223
15. Index 261