The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, classical music and R&B. India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music,
has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras.
It remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration, cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups, speaking their own languages and dialects, having distinct cultural traditions.
The two main traditions of classical music are Carnatic music, found predominantly in the peninsular regions, and Hindustani music, found in the northern and central regions
Hindustani music is an Indian classical music tradition that goes back to Vedic times
around 1000 BC. It further developed circa the 13th and 14th centuries
AD with Persian influences and from existing religious and folk music.
The practice of singing based on notes was popular even from the Vedic
times where the hymns in Sama Veda, a sacred text, were sung as Samagana
and not chanted. Developing a strong and diverse tradition over several
centuries, it has contemporary traditions established primarily in
India but also in Pakistan and Bangladesh. In contrast to Carnatic
music, the other main Indian classical music tradition originating from
the South, Hindustani music was not only influenced by ancient Hindu
musical traditions, historical Vedic philosophy and native Indian sounds but also enriched by the Persian performance practices of the Mughals. Classical genres are dhrupad, dhamar, khyal, tarana and sadra.
The present form of Carnatic music is based on historical developments that can be traced to the 15th - 16th centuries AD and thereafter. However, the form itself is reputed to have been one of the gifts bestowed on man by the gods of Hindu mythology. It is one of the oldest musical forms that continue to survive today.
Carnatic music is melodic, with improvised variations. It consists of a composition with improvised embellishments added to the piece in the forms of Raga Alapana, Kalpanaswaram, Neraval, and, in the case of more advanced students, Ragam Tanam Pallavi. The main emphasis is on the vocals as most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in a singing style (known as gāyaki). There are about 7.2 million ragas (or scales) in Carnatic Music, with around 300 still in use today.
Purandara Dasa is considered the father of carnatic music.
Beside Traditional Classic Music, Light classical music , Folk music , Popular music ,Jazz and blues , Western classical music are also build the soul of Indian Music
കടപ്പാട്. വിക്കിപ്പീഡിയ
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It remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration, cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups, speaking their own languages and dialects, having distinct cultural traditions.
The two main traditions of classical music are Carnatic music, found predominantly in the peninsular regions, and Hindustani music, found in the northern and central regions
Hindustani music
Carnatic music
The present form of Carnatic music is based on historical developments that can be traced to the 15th - 16th centuries AD and thereafter. However, the form itself is reputed to have been one of the gifts bestowed on man by the gods of Hindu mythology. It is one of the oldest musical forms that continue to survive today.
Carnatic music is melodic, with improvised variations. It consists of a composition with improvised embellishments added to the piece in the forms of Raga Alapana, Kalpanaswaram, Neraval, and, in the case of more advanced students, Ragam Tanam Pallavi. The main emphasis is on the vocals as most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in a singing style (known as gāyaki). There are about 7.2 million ragas (or scales) in Carnatic Music, with around 300 still in use today.
Purandara Dasa is considered the father of carnatic music.
Beside Traditional Classic Music, Light classical music , Folk music , Popular music ,Jazz and blues , Western classical music are also build the soul of Indian Music
കടപ്പാട്. വിക്കിപ്പീഡിയ
.