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Himalayan Sound Revelations - The Complete Singing Bowl Book

English · Paperback / Softback

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Second, expanded edition of the 'bible' of Himalayan Singing Bowls and their sounds. Particularly useful is the wide scope of the book, which includes not just Tibetan and other bowls and the techniques used to sound them but Chinese bells, drilbu and ding-sha, the planets, elements and chakras, cymatics, overtones and partials, nada yoga, mantras, symbolism and astrology of the bowls, their relation to western music, Pythagoras and Newton, and the psychic integrity and true awareness of the bowl user. There is almost nothing that is not here. Although in the 1970s Frank Perry was one of the earliest practitioners of Himalayan Bowls his music has also been profoundly experimental, so that there are techniques in this book not to be found elsewhere alongside the clearest and most detailed analysis of how to 'play' the bowls, a combination which shows in Perry's bestselling albums Deep Peace and Celestial Harmonies. Not only can you sound your bowls and perform with them, you can understand their overtones and harmonics and thus appreciate the tradition from which they come and the subtle symbols and messages associated with them Frank's writing is also a revelation of his personal contact with living Himalayan Masters, his immersion in esoteric traditions and mysticism, and his understanding of other art forms such as the paintings of Nicholas Roerich, where he is an expert. He is the author many articles but this is his first book. As a musician he is widely mentioned in books on both percussion and improvisation, including those by Derek Bailey and Bettine and Taylor. He has recorded with Brian Eno and is an international performer familiar with both radio, television and modern media. Nonetheless he is in private a true ascetic, for whom the sound experience he is hearing and maybe creating is paramount. The second edition is expanded and corrected, with the addition of a chapter and a further appendix.

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Frank Perry, a percussionist with an international audience before ever he discovered singing bowls, leads his field and is a master of conventional improvisation, deep meditation, psychic awareness and esoteric study. He has written on Sir Francis Bacon and lectured on Nicholas Roerich but is best known as the world's leading exponent of the meditative practice of bowls, bells and gongs. A natural psychic, he was involved with Spiritualism, Theosophy, Vedanta and before finding deep roots in the White Eagle Lodge. He has influenced musicians such as Keith Tippett, Alex Cline and Tim Wheater.

Summary

Second edition, expanded and corrected, adding a chapter and an appendix, of the worldwide 'bible' of Himalayan bowls and other instruments such as drilbu and tingsha. Everything is included, from care of the bowl to the Tibetan Bon philosophy behind it and from ancient China to exercises to train the ear in hearing the subtleties of the bowls.

Product details

Authors Frank Perry, Frank (Frank Perry) Perry
Publisher Polair Publishing
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.12.2018
 
EAN 9781905398379
ISBN 978-1-905398-37-9
No. of pages 512
Dimensions 159 mm x 233 mm x 35 mm
Weight 883 g
Subjects Guides > Spirituality
Humanities, art, music > Music > Organology
Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Esoterics: general, reference works

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