purandara dasa was the father of indian classical music.
purandara dasa was the father of indian classical music.
who is the father of indian classical music?
purandara dasa
owing to persian and islamic influences in north india from the 12th century onwards, indian classical music began to diverge into two distinct styles — hindustani music and carnatic music. commentaries and other works, such as sharngadeva's "sangita ratnakara", further elaborated on the musical concepts found in indian classical music. by the 16th and 17th centuries, there was a clear demarcation between carnatic and hindustani music; carnatic music remained relatively unaffected by persian and arabic influences. it was at this time that carnatic music flourished in vijayanagara, while the vijayanagar empire reached its greatest extent. purandara dasa, who is known as the "father ("pitamaha") of carnatic music", formulated the system that is commonly used for the teaching of carnatic music. venkatamakhin invented and authored the formula for the melakarta system of raga classification in his sanskrit work, the "chaturdandi prakasika" (1660 ad). govindacharya is known for expanding the melakarta system into the sampoorna raga scheme – the system that is in common use today.
carnatic music
the following is an incomplete list of indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on indian classical music. the origins of indian classical music can be found in the vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the hindu tradition dating back to 1500 bc. indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, indian folk music. there are two divisions in indian classical music. hindustani music is mainly found in north india. carnatic music, from south india, tends to be more rhythmically intensive and structured than hindustani music. while some festivals such as the carnatic event tyagaraja aradhana (founded in the 1840s) continue to focus on traditional carnatic classical music, an emergent trend of the past few decades has been that of fusion music, where genres such as khyal and western music are intermixed to appeal to a wider audience.
list of indian classical music festivals