The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c6.4

c6.4

One of the principal Sanskrit works upon the theory of music is the Sangíta Ratnâkera, or “Ocean of Music,” written by Sârnga Deva at a very early date, probably about A.D. 200. This book, with the exception of Bhârata S’astra, noticed hereafter, is considered to be the oldest reliable musical work extant, and is quoted in many subsequent treatises. The Sangíta Dâmódara is also a well known and very ancient work.