Historical Development of Indian Music: A Critical Study c4.7

c4.7

The spirit of Indian Music, 19—What do you mean by music, 19—The melodic form (*rāga*) is the soul of music, 20—A *rāga*, from an idealistic point of view, 20—Swāmī Abhedānanda on the sensation of music, 20-21—How the nature of a *rāga* is determined, 21-22—Vaidika and *laukika* music, 22—Ten qualities : *raktaṃ*, 22—*pūrṇa*, 23—*alaṃkāra*, 23—*prasanna*, 23—*vyakta*, 23—*vikṛṣṭa*, 23—*ślakṣṇa*, 23—*sama*, 24—*sukumāra*, 24—*mādhurya*, 24—*lāvaṇya*, 24—The basic element of music, 25—The seven notes—, 25-26—The microtones in the *Nāradī-śikṣā*, 28—The bases of the notes, 29—The allotment of the microtones, 30-31—The microtonal divisions, 32—*Rāgas* in the *Rāmāyaṇa*, 33—The psychological basis of *rāga*, 34—The chart of the *jāti-śruti*, 35—The significances of the *śrutis*, 36—Two main divisions of music, 37—What is the grammar of music, 37—The acoustics of music, 38—Literature of music, 38—History of music, 38—Iconography of music, 38—Psychology of music, 38—Philosophy of music, 39.