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Encyclopedia > Indian music

Indian music is:


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Music of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1535 words)
Film music is mostly used in commercial Indian cinema, which is mainly produced in the centers of Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
The present musical style is derived from the traditional musical accompaniment to the folk dance of Dandiya called by the same name, dandiya.
Carnatic music, on the other hand, traces much of its contemporary concert repertoire to a series of composers and musicologists in the 15th and 16th centuries including Govindacharya, Venkatamakhin, Purandaradasa, Tyagaraja and Muttusvami Dikshitar.
Indian classical music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (543 words)
The prime themes of Hindustani music are Rasleela (Hindu devotionals) of Krishna and Nature in all its splendour.
Indian classical music is monophonic, and based around a single melody line.
Indian musical instruments used in classical music include veena, mridangam, tabla, kanjira, tambura, flute, sitar, gottuvadyam, violin and sarangi.
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