The origin of Indian music can be tracedback to this Veda. The Sama Veda laid the foundation for Indian Music. By this time, the chants had evolved to two main notes with two accents,which formed the first concept of the tetrachord (4 note chord). The Yajur Veda, which mainlyconsists of sacrificial formulas, mentions the "veena" as an accompaniment to vocal recitationsduring the sacrifices. This was done toaccentuate the words, since the text was of primary importance. it was recited, at first, in a monotone andthen later developed to 3 tones (one main tone and two accents, one higher (uddatta) and onelower (anudatta), respectively. Theoldest, the Rig Veda, dates back to about 4,000 B.C. The literature of theVedas, is divided into 4 parts: Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharvana Veda. Great care was taken to preserve the text, which was passed down by oral tradition, somuch so that both the text and the rituals remain unchanged to this day. They were used to preserve abody of poetry, invocations, and mythology in the form of sacrificial chants dedicated to theGods. Four in number, the Vedasare the most sacred texts of India, containing some 1,000 hymns. This includes complicated poly-rhythms, delicatenuances, ornamentations and microtones which are essential characteristics of Indian music.Indian music had its origins in the Vedas (4,000 B.C. ORIGIN OF INDIAN MUSIC *The purpose of this section is to give a brief summary of the origins and development of Indianmusician to its present day form and also to show that its history is inseparable from spirituality.Indian music is probably the most complex musical system in the world, with a very highlydeveloped melodic and rhythmic structure.
First a look at the principles andorigins of Indian and Western music. The purpose of this paper is to introduce and explain the concepts and methodology ofIndian music known as Raga Chikitsa and Raga Ragini Vidya as revived and developed by myguru, Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji of Avadhoota Peetham, Mysore, India, and toshow how music fits in with Ayurveda as a healing modality.
Raga Chikitsa and Raga Ragini Vidya - Bill OsmerĪn exploration into the use of Music for the purpose of Healing by Bill Osmer, December, 2006
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