Indian Music, vocal and instrumental music of India, making up a mosaic of different

genres and levels of sophistication. At one extreme, classical music is performed in

the urban concert halls for purely artistic reasons, and, at the other, many kinds of
functional rural music accompanies life-cycle and agricultural rites. In between are
many other musical genres of different regions of the country, reflecting the
diversity of its peoples, their lifestyles, and their languages.
In most regions specialist musicians perform for ritual, devotional, didactic, and
entertainment purposes, sometimes as hereditary responsibility but often for
payment in kind or money. These specialists include priests, religious mendicants,
ritual performers, entertainers, storytellers, puppeteers, and theatrical troupes.

The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk music, pop, and Indian
classical music. India's classical music tradition, including Hindustani music and
Carnatic, has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. Music in
India began as an integral part of socio-religious life.
Classical music
Main article: Indian classical music
The two main traditions of Indian classical music are Carnatic music, which is found
predominantly in the peninsular regions, and Hindustani music, which is found in
the northern, eastern and central regions. The basic concepts of this music includes
shruti (microtones), swaras (notes), alankar (ornamentations), raga (melodies

improvised from basic grammars), and tala (rhythmic patterns used in percussion).
Its tonal system divides the octave into 22 segments called shrutis, not all equal but
each roughly equal to a quarter of a whole tone of Western music.
Hindustani music
Main article: Hindustani classical music
The Hindustani music tradition diverged from Carnatic music around the 13th - 14th
centuries AD[citation needed]. The practice of singing based on notes was popular even
from the Vedic times where the hymns in Sama Veda, an ancient religious 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.
Carnatic music
Main article: 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. It is said to have originated in
the South Indian state of Karnataka. Like Hindustani music, Carnatic music is
melodic, with improvised variations, but tends to have more fixed compositions. 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 (Raga, Tala, 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 gyaki).
There are about 7.2 million ragas (or scales) in Carnatic Music, [citation needed] with
around 300 still in use today.
Purandara Dasa is considered the father of Carnatic music, while Tyagaraja, Shyama
Shastry and Muthuswami Dikshitar are considered the trinity of Carnatic music

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