ORIGIN OF INDIAN MUSIC

MUSIC OF INDIA

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The history of Indian music can be studied under three major periods like Ancient, Medieval and Modern. The era of Ancient music extends from the Vedic Age to period of Sangita Ratnakara, after which the medieval system of music evolved. Around 14th century it culminated in the bifurcation of the Indian music into two branches- Hindustani and Carnatic systems. Both these branches evolved and established themselves firmly. During this period, innumerable musicologists and composers appeared on the scene and enriched the concepts of Raga, Tala and musical forms

Indian classical music has historically adopted and evolved with many regional styles, such as the Bengali classical tradition . This openness to ideas led to assimilation of regional folk innovations, as well as influences that arrived from outside the subcontinent. For example, Hindustani music assimilated Arabian and Persian influences. This assimilation of ideas was upon the ancient classical foundations such as raga, tala, matras as well as the musical instruments. For example, the Persian Rāk is probably a pronunciation of Raga. According to Hormoz Farhat, Rāk has no meaning in modern Persian language, and the concept of raga is unknown in Persia.

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