Hymns and Songs, secular and religious (Hindu and Christian), in various Indian languages: Tamil, Malaylam, Panjabi, Urdu, Hindi and liturgical Syriac.

This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London

Reference
- GB 102 PP MS 21/35
Dates of Creation
- c.1932 - 1934
Language of Material
- Tamil Malayalam Panjabi Urdu Hindi Syriac

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Papers of Dr Arnold Adrian BakéPP MS 21

Folder of music notes on Nam Sadhu Baba.PP MS 21/01

Song written for Indo-Polish Celebrations in Calcutta, 3 May 1944.PP MS 21/02

Indian Songs of Work.PP MS 21/03

Document titled `Parallel Symbolism in Indian and European folksongs'.PP MS 21/04

Lecture notes, music notes and transliterations of Rabindranath Tagore's songs.PP MS 21/05

Three lectures on Indian and western music written for BBC Pakistan.PP MS 21/06

Music Notes in manuscript form.PP MS 21/07

Tagore and Western music.PP MS 21/08

Tagore Symposium [documents in Dutch].PP MS 21/09

Translations in English and Dutch of Indian folksongs and poems.PP MS 21/10

In Sinhalese, songs praising Lord Buddha, harvesting songs, praising King Rajasinghe and 18 vannams.PP MS 21/11

In Tamil, marching song, in praise of God Subramaniya and drummers devotional song.PP MS 21/12

In Urdu? Ramakarnamrita slokas, Purushasukta and Srisukta.PP MS 21/13

In Maldivian, Labour song and fishing song.PP MS 21/14

Bajjan songs by Saint Bapu Maharaj and Miss Hansa Sazgiri.PP MS 21/15

Song recitals given by Arnold Bake at Schools, Colleges, Universities and at functions. Programmes and music notes.PP MS 21/16

In Kanarese, songs by Ramalingswamy and Shigma songs.PP MS 21/17

In Urdu? Cotton song sung by Pariah caste, love songs, Mecra Bai song and manuscript notes on `The story of Harachatt Devi' (kali).PP MS 21/18

Short Report on Dr.A.A. Bake's researches in Indian Music and Folklore, 1931-33. A survey of religious songs and music in India 1938-1939.PP MS 21/19

TEFI recorded material in various South Asian languages.PP MS 21/20

Manuscript note book, no title.PP MS 21/21

Translations from Persian? to English poems on Satan, Soz and Muhammed. Also some music notes.PP MS 21/22

Folder of notes mostly in Tamil. Lord Krishna song, song of creation, Christian hymns, stick dance song, transliterations.PP MS 21/23

List of Cylinders recordings and preliminary list of records of Ceylon and India, Correspondence of Christian Wegner Verlag in Dutch.PP MS 21/24

South India and Ceylon. Notes on Music and dancing.PP MS 21/25

Catalogue of Tefi Records.PP MS 21/26

Translations of Songs by Tagore and music notes in English.PP MS 21/27

Miscellaneous notes in Sanskrit, Urdu and Marati.PP MS 21/28

Nepal-Field Work. Texts of songs, translations and manuscript notes.PP MS 21/29

Texts and translations of recordings in Nepal.PP MS 21/30

Titled 'Rough notes'. From Nepal and Tibet.PP MS 21/31

Report on the work done in Katmandu as a member of the research expedition of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London by Dr.A.A. Bake.PP MS 21/32

Ceylon. Songs from Dalada Maligawa, Kandy praising Lord Buddha, deities Jayamangala Gatha and songs from Polonnaruwaand Minneri with names of the person who sang them.PP MS 21/33

Ceylon. Songs in Tamil, no translations available.PP MS 21/34

Hymns and Songs, secular and religious (Hindu and Christian), in various Indian languages: Tamil, Malaylam, Panjabi, Urdu, Hindi and liturgical Syriac.PP MS 21/35

Lecture notes for SOAS course 'Introduction to Indian Music', 1949-50 and 1950-51 academic sessionsPP MS 21/36

Lecture notes for SOAS course 'Introduction to Indian Music', 1951-1952 and 1961-1962 academic sessionsPP MS 21/37

Lecture notes for SOAS course 'Introduction to Indian Music', 1953-54 academic sessionPP MS 21/38

Lecture notes for SOAS course 'Introduction to Indian Music', 1954-55 and 1956-1957 academic sessionsPP MS 21/39

Lecture notes for SOAS course 'Introduction to Indian Music', 1957-58 academic sessionPP MS 21/40

Lecture notes for SOAS course 'Introduction to Indian Music', 1958-59 academic sessionPP MS 21/41

Lecture notes for SOAS course 'Introduction to Indian Music', 1959-60 academic sessionPP MS 21/42

Photostat copies of music in Bake's handwritingPP MS 21/43

Lists of Bake's cine filmsPP MS 21/44