Indian music is quite unique in terms of tune, rhythm and harmony. Hence, it is veiy different from the music of other countries. Samveda which is one of the four vedas, is associated with music. ‘Richas’ i.e. mantras of Samveda are sung with tune and rhythm of music. Music is such an art which involves both singing and playing. There are seven vowels (sur) of music. They are. SA, RE, GA, MA, PA, DHA, NI. Indian music can be divided mainly into two parts. They are:
- Classical music and
- Folk music.
Classical music consists of five main ragas. They are:
- Shree
- Deepak
- Hindol
- Megh and
- Bhairavi.
As per mythology, all these five ragas came out naturally from the panchmukh of Lord Shiva. Out of the various texts written on music during ancient times, the famous ones are:
- Sangeet Makarand,
- Sangeet Ratnakar and
- Sangeet Parijat.
