The Music of Hindostan c11.295

c11.295

Another point in which the tunes just given would be un-Indian is the progression through the whole octave. An Indian melody confines itself to one part of the scale, and ‘establishes’ that—generally the lower part—first, and follows this by a passage in the upper part of the scale. Ex. 12 (1 and 2) is exceptional enough to prove the rule.