MUS111H1 Lecture Notes - Endogamy, Natya Shastra, Sarangadeva
Document Summary
Notes for lecture on the vocal & instrumental music of northern india i. Mahabharata: the noise of battle rolled and rent the air. The kettledrums, trumpets, horns and conchs made the welkin ring with their clamour. (trans. Compiled by 200 ce (or later?) by the sage bharata muni. First extant document to incorporate chapters on music. Influenced later works, and continues to be revered as the foundation stone of music in. Arguably the most important and influential sanskrit treatise on music. Established a theory of melody (raga) and rhythm and metre (tala) Differentiated between marga (the great tradition of ancient classical music) and deshi (the little traditions of the regions, or folk) musics. Muslim invaders from northwest established sultanates of persianized turkic peoples (mongols) around delhi from 1210. First persian document on music, ghunyat ul-munya ( the songs of desire , 1374), is based largely on sanskrit texts but adds interesting contemporary commentaries.
