The Music of Hindostan c6.271

c6.271

As far as the mere notes go, there is nothing in these that might not be heard elsewhere in the peninsula, except that, whether intentionally or not, he sang the F, G, and upper C (especially the F) decidedly flat. The ‘predominant’ notes (see Chap. IV) are distinguished by semibreves. The two commonest were said to be *Indisha* and *Padi*. This group of modes special to one place is interesting as proving, what the names of many *Rāgs* also bear witness of, the strictly local origin of all *Rāg*, just as the harmonic minor is very common in Swedish songs, the Lydian in Icelandic, and the Aeolian and Mixolydian in Irish songs.