Historical Development of Indian Music: A Critical Study c7.4

Language: English

c7.4

The melodic form (*rāga*) is the soul of music. Now what do we mean by a *rāga*? A *rāga* is a psycho-material object, as it is an objective expression of the subjective feeling of the mind. It is first designed ideally in the mind and then projected outside in material tonal form. And so, in the process of the construction of a *rāga*, both mind and matter act together.

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