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Geeta Sarabhai Mayor (née Sarabhai; 1922 – 11 March 2011) was an Indian musician, well known for her patronage in music. She was among the first women to play the pakhavaj, a traditional barrel-shaped, two-headed drum. She promoted exchanges between Indian and Western music, particularly for bringing Ahmedabad to New York City. During a study stay in New York, she taught Indian music and philosophy to the experimental composer John Cage, in exchange for a course on the theory of Western music. The course included the twelve-tone technique of Arnold Schoenberg. In 1949, Geeta Sarabhai founded the Sangeet Kendra in Ahmedabad, whose mission is to document and promote classical and popular Indian musical traditions. Gita was a part-time faculty of music at National Institute of Design, Ahmedab

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  • Gita Sarabhai (Ahmedabad, 1922 - 11 de març de 2011) fou una música i cantant índia. Fou una de les primeres dones intèrprets de , si no la primera dona exponent d’aquest instrument de percussió, i participà activament en la promoció d'intercanvis entre la música índia i la música occidental. És coneguda sobretot per portar Nova York a Ahmedabad: durant un viatge d'estudis a Nova York, va ensenyar música i filosofia índia al compositor experimental John Cage, a canvi d'un curs sobre teoria de la música. (ca)
  • Geeta Sarabhai Mayor (née Sarabhai; 1922 – 11 March 2011) was an Indian musician, well known for her patronage in music. She was among the first women to play the pakhavaj, a traditional barrel-shaped, two-headed drum. She promoted exchanges between Indian and Western music, particularly for bringing Ahmedabad to New York City. During a study stay in New York, she taught Indian music and philosophy to the experimental composer John Cage, in exchange for a course on the theory of Western music. The course included the twelve-tone technique of Arnold Schoenberg. In 1949, Geeta Sarabhai founded the Sangeet Kendra in Ahmedabad, whose mission is to document and promote classical and popular Indian musical traditions. Gita was a part-time faculty of music at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. (en)
  • Gita (ou Geeta) Sarabhai Mayor, née en 1922 à Ahmedabad et morte le 11 mars 2011 dans la même ville, est une musicienne et chanteuse indienne. Musicienne talentueuse, mécène respectée, elle est probablement la première femme joueuse de pakhawaj (ou mridang), cet instrument de musique traditionnel de l'Inde. Elle a activement participé à favoriser des échanges entre la musique indienne et la musique occidentale. Elle est notamment connue pour avoir apporté New York à Ahmedabad: lors d'un séjour d'étude à New York, elle a enseigné la musique et la philosophie indiennes au compositeur expérimental John Cage, en échange d'un cours sur la théorie de la musique occidentale portant notamment sur le dodécaphonisme d'Arnold Schönberg. (fr)
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  • 1922-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 2011-03-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Geeta Sarabhai Mayor, Ahmedabad, 1952 (en)
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  • Pallavi Satyadev Mayor (en)
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  • 2011-03-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (en)
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  • Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University earlier known as Marris School of Music (en)
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  • Music composition (en)
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  • Geeta Sarabhai Mayor (en)
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  • Musician (en)
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  • Ajay Mayor (en)
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  • Satya Dev Mayor (en)
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  • Gita Sarabhai (Ahmedabad, 1922 - 11 de març de 2011) fou una música i cantant índia. Fou una de les primeres dones intèrprets de , si no la primera dona exponent d’aquest instrument de percussió, i participà activament en la promoció d'intercanvis entre la música índia i la música occidental. És coneguda sobretot per portar Nova York a Ahmedabad: durant un viatge d'estudis a Nova York, va ensenyar música i filosofia índia al compositor experimental John Cage, a canvi d'un curs sobre teoria de la música. (ca)
  • Gita (ou Geeta) Sarabhai Mayor, née en 1922 à Ahmedabad et morte le 11 mars 2011 dans la même ville, est une musicienne et chanteuse indienne. Musicienne talentueuse, mécène respectée, elle est probablement la première femme joueuse de pakhawaj (ou mridang), cet instrument de musique traditionnel de l'Inde. Elle a activement participé à favoriser des échanges entre la musique indienne et la musique occidentale. Elle est notamment connue pour avoir apporté New York à Ahmedabad: lors d'un séjour d'étude à New York, elle a enseigné la musique et la philosophie indiennes au compositeur expérimental John Cage, en échange d'un cours sur la théorie de la musique occidentale portant notamment sur le dodécaphonisme d'Arnold Schönberg. (fr)
  • Geeta Sarabhai Mayor (née Sarabhai; 1922 – 11 March 2011) was an Indian musician, well known for her patronage in music. She was among the first women to play the pakhavaj, a traditional barrel-shaped, two-headed drum. She promoted exchanges between Indian and Western music, particularly for bringing Ahmedabad to New York City. During a study stay in New York, she taught Indian music and philosophy to the experimental composer John Cage, in exchange for a course on the theory of Western music. The course included the twelve-tone technique of Arnold Schoenberg. In 1949, Geeta Sarabhai founded the Sangeet Kendra in Ahmedabad, whose mission is to document and promote classical and popular Indian musical traditions. Gita was a part-time faculty of music at National Institute of Design, Ahmedab (en)
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