Indian classical music

The origins of Indian classical music can be found from the oldest of scriptures the Vedas. Saamaveda, one of the four vedas describes music at length.

Medival classification of Indian classical music can be done broadly into two categories:

• Carnatic music - This music tradition from South India is replete with songs eulogizing various Hindu Gods(predominantly Vishnu and his incarnations) or the Vedic spirit. In short Bhakthi[?] is the key element. Saint Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar[?] and Syama Sastry[?] are regarded as the trinity of carnatic music. Semmangudi[?] Srinivasa Iyer, MS Subbulakshmi, Mangalampalli BalaMuraliKrishna[?], DK Pattammal[?] are the arts' greatest living performers.
• Hindustani music[?] - This one from North India is predominantly more liberal than it's south Indian counterpart. The prime themes of Hindustani music are Rasleela[?] of Krishna and the Nature in all its splendour. Bhimsen Joshi[?], Ravi Shankar, Hariprasad Chaurasia[?] and Zakir Hussain[?] are the arts' great living performers.

See also Indian musical instruments, raga.

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