This book discusses a single Indian rāga called Rītigaula, authored by the late Princeton music scholar Harold Powers. A detailed description of Rītigaula’s pitch structure, conventions surrounding its performance, and its treatment in historical Indian music treatises are comprehensively described. Powers’ unique approach to theorizing rāga examines rāga structure and meaning from the perspective of musical communication and discourse. From within this perspective, Powers shares his thoughts about music’s connection to language, and the relationship between rāga expression and linguistic communication.