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DID YOU KNOW?
ORAL STORY… MUSIC GLORY… The development of notes
in the Vedic period started
Folk music is an oral tradition passed down from one generation to another with three Vedic notes which
without any formal training. It is simply learnt through hearing and observing. were – Udatta, Anudatta, and
Svarita. Later, these evolved
EARLY ORIGINS into seven notes.

Mesolithic and In Vedic literature, we fi nd evidence
Chalcolithic cave art of In excavations at Harappan
sites, music objects have of an ancient version of the
Bhimbetka illustrates Veena (Kasypi), the drum (Bhumi,
various musical emerged indicating that music
has been an essential part Dhundabbi), and many others. During
instruments such as harp, Vedic period, the music used for Yajnas
drums, and gongs. of civilizations since times
immemorial. (Vedic) was bound by rules, but that
used for social occasions (Laukik) was
based on the interest of people.

th
Around the 7 In the Medieval period, with
century, Bhakti the arrival of dynasties from
mo v emen t far off places, infl uences were
originated seen in Indian music such
in the south as in the North. Here music
and folk showed infl uences from Central
music was Asia, Persia etc. In this period,
incorporated to spread instruments were
messages about socio- also from other
religious reforms by regions, such as
spiritual leaders like Adi the Rabab. In the Modern period, folk songs
Shankaracharya. have has been incorporated in
Illustration by: Aaryan Iyer, Class various ways, such as in the fi lm
7 B, Global Indian International
School, Ahmedabad industry.

MUSIC IN TEXTS ACTIVITY: SONG OF
RAGA REWIND GLORY
Dattilam is a short work of 244 verses
Ragas have by an unknown author. It focuses on Songs were sung in praise of Kings, for
been derived eg.:
the ritual music of the Gupta theatre.
from folk tunes
spread across Brihaddeshi or the ‘Great Treatise
the country. on Desi’ written by Sage Matanga in
T her ef or e , the 9th century was on
according to provincial music. It
the original talks about music
folk tune, tradition and the Maharana Pratap
֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒
many ragas infl uence of local ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒ ֒օօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօ֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎օօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօօ ֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֠֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎֎ ռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռռ
ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ
ռ ռ ռ ռ ռ֧֧֧֧֧֧֧ ռ ռ ռ ռֆֆֆշշշֆֆ
֎ ֎ ֎ ֎ ֎
received their styles. ռ ռ ռ ռ ֎ ֎ ֎֊֊֊֊ չչչչ֑֑֑֑֑֑֑֑֑֑չչ ֑֑֑֑֑֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞ ֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֊֊֊֊֊֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟֟ ֒֒֒֒֒֒֊֊֊֊֊ ֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֒֒֒֒ ֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֔֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞ ֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֔֔֔֔֔֔֔ ևևևևևևևևևևևևևևև֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞֞ևևևևևևևև
names, eg. 'The Epic of an ֒ ֒֞ ֒ ֒ օ֞֞ ֞օօ ᮧֆᮧᮧ ֞ֆֆ ֌֞֞ շ֧շշ պ֫պպ ַ֫֫ ַַ֧ ֧֚֚֚֚
֌ ֌ַ չ֑չչ ֑֑֞ ֛֛֛֗ ֞֗֗ շ֞շշ ֌֞֌֌ ֔֞֞ ֞֔֔ և֞֞ևև
Gujari (Gujarat), Multani (Multan), etc. Anklet' by Ilanko ֌ ֌
Shyamnarayan Pandey
They could be names from tribes too, Adikal contains a lot of Have you heard of songs in praise of
eg. Ahir Bhairav from Ahir tribe. information on the theory
and practice of music in kings? Research and fi nd a similar song
from your region.
ancient Tamil Nadu.

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