Classical music of India, its influences and Origins
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Course
BUS/MKTG (INDIANCLASSICALMUSIC)
Institution
Thompson River University (TRU
)
Indian classical music has its fundamental roots in the culture and ways of the Indian people. As a genre Indian classical music is comprised of the North Indian classical music tradition of called Hindustani and the South Indian tradition known as the Carnatic. While the two sub-genres were initia...
Classical music of India, its influences and Origins
Indian classical music has its fundamental roots in the culture and ways of the Indian people. As
a genre Indian classical music is comprised of the North Indian classical music tradition of called
Hindustani and the South Indian tradition known as the Carnatic. While the two sub-genres were
initially one, the invasion of Indian by Moguls around 13th century divided them into distinct
genres as each culture evolved independently. Hindustani spread in the northern regions of India
where the Mogul empire thrived and ruled while the Carnatic spread in the Southern areas where
the Empire did not conquer (Ahmad, 2). While they are different, however, both sub-genres trace
their roots to the Raga Sangeet system that existed for over 2000 years before the invasion of the
Indian by Moguls. Unlike western music, Raga is primarily based on melody (known as ragas)
and rhythm (known as talas) which means that it does not rely on harmony, chords, and other
structural elements.
For this reason, either of the sub-genres was influenced by different factors. The
Hindustani genre for example, was influenced by the Mogul culture which included major aspect
of Persian culture. Therefore the genre became an expression of the local culture influenced by
Persian and Middle Eastern cultures that characterized the Mogul Empire. But the emergence of
the Hindustani genre can be traced further to the initial contact of India with Turkish invaders,
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