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Books on Dhrupad

Sangeet Chandrika (in bengali) by Gopeshwar Bannerjee  written in the early years of the 20th century by the renowned Dhrupad singer of Vishnupur Gopeshwar Bannerjee. Contains many  Dhrupad compositions in a  system of notation that is superior to what is commonly found in India, because it makes provision for half and quarter  notes. The compositions sound authentic and are free from distortions that are common in most published works. This is  probably because the author was himself a highly respected Dhrupad singer.

Dhrupad Swarlipi by Harinarayan Mukhopadhyay published in 1929 in Allahabad contains many dhrupad  compositions. But some of them appear distorted.

Nad Vinod Granth by Pannalal Goswami published in Delhi in 1896 in Hindi and Urdu  has many  Sitar Gats  and some Dhrupad compositions.

Marifunnagamat by Nawab Ali Khan in three volumes. The second and third volumes have many fine Dhrupad compositions of the senis. Some of the compositions were contributed by Ustad Abban Khan of the Dagar family( disciple of Baba Behram Khan and maternal grandfather of Ustad Fahimuddin Dagar) and by Kale Nazir Khan a disciple of Allabande Khan.