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Indian music is one of the major microtonal traditions of the world (along with the [[Arabic, | '''Indian music''' is one of the major microtonal traditions of the world (along with the [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|Middle Eastern]] family of traditions). It has two main subcategories: South Indian music known as Carnatic and North Indian music known as Hindustani. | ||
The unit of measurement in the Indian system is the '''shruti''' (sometimes spelled | The unit of measurement in the Indian system is the '''shruti''' (sometimes spelled śruti, sruti or shruthi), which corresponds roughly to a quarter-tone. There are 22 shrutis per octave, 13 per fifth and 9 per fourth. A size of 4 shruti for the major whole tone follows from that. The step sizes of the heptatonic scales ([[shadja grama]], [[madhyama grama]]) are given as sequences of 4, 3, and 2 shruti. | ||
There is no single standardized non-ambiguous definition of the exact sizes of all shruti intervals. | There is no single standardized non-ambiguous definition of the exact sizes of all shruti intervals. | ||
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An explanation about the shruti system and one traditional derivation of the 22 shrutis is available [http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/22_srutis.htm here]. | An explanation about the shruti system and one traditional derivation of the 22 shrutis is available [http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/22_srutis.htm here]. | ||
Another example of a compilation of the shrutis, with explicit values of the intervals, can be found [[ | Another example of a compilation of the shrutis, with explicit values of the intervals, can be found in ''[[A shruti list]]''. | ||
The system has been approximated by [[ | The system has been approximated by [[22edo]], though the traditional tuning system is unequal, and split-shruti systems may approximated by the 22&34d (or 12&22 or even 10&12 generalized [[Diaschismic family|Diaschismic]] if simplicity or accuracy is no object) temperament. | ||
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shruti_%28music%29 Wikipedia entry on shrutis] gives a quite accurate approximation of the shruti system as a 22-note subset of [[ | The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shruti_%28music%29 Wikipedia entry on shrutis] gives a quite accurate approximation of the shruti system as a 22-note subset of [[53edo]]. (See also a discussion on the [https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_104546.html#104549 Yahoo tuning list]) | ||
Some derivations in the light of modern temperament theory: [[ | Some derivations in the light of modern temperament theory: ''[[Magic22 as srutis]]'' | ||
==Other links== | == Other links == | ||
[http://tonalsoft.com/monzo/indian/indian.htm Article on indian tuning in | * [http://tonalsoft.com/monzo/indian/indian.htm Article on indian tuning in Joseph Monzo's tuning encyclopedia] | ||
* [http://homepage.mac.com/patrickmoutal/macmoutal/rag.html Patrick Moutal's Indian Music Page] | |||
* [http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/%7Emrahaim/ Hindustani Music Resources] - downloads and links, compiled by Matt Rahaim | |||
* http://www.musicresearch.in (redirected to [http://musicresearchlibrary.net/omeka/ MusicResearchLibrary]) - an indian music research portal | |||
* [http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/ www.chandrakantha.com - Indian classical music]- portal on indian music, with detailed [http://chandrakantha.com/raga_raag/ descriptions of a number of north indian rags] | |||
* http://22shruti.com 22shruti.com | |||
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