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Indian music is one of the major microtonal traditions of the world (along with the [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|Middle Eastern]] family of traditions).

The unit of measurement in the Indian system is the **shruti** (sometimes spelled šruti, 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.
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 [[A shruti list|here]].

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 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 [[53edo]] . (See also a discussion on the [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/104549|Yahoo tuning list]].)
Some derivations in the light of modern temperament theory: [[Magic22 as srutis|Magic22 and Shrutar22 as srutis]]

==Other links== 
[[http://tonalsoft.com/monzo/indian/indian.htm|Article on indian tuning in Joe 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 - 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|http://22shruti.com]]

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<html><head><title>Indian</title></head><body>Indian music is one of the major microtonal traditions of the world (along with the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Arabic%2C%20Turkish%2C%20Persian">Middle Eastern</a> family of traditions).<br />
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The unit of measurement in the Indian system is the <strong>shruti</strong> (sometimes spelled šruti, 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 (<a class="wiki_link" href="/shadja%20grama">shadja grama</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/madhyama%20grama">madhyama grama</a>) are given as sequences of 4, 3, and 2 shruti.<br />
<br />
There is no single standardized non-ambiguous definition of the exact sizes of all shruti intervals.<br />
An explanation about the shruti system and one traditional derivation of the 22 shrutis is available <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/22_srutis.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Another example of a compilation of the shrutis, with explicit values of the intervals, can be found <a class="wiki_link" href="/A%20shruti%20list">here</a>.<br />
<br />
The system has been approximated by <a class="wiki_link" href="/22edo">22edo</a>, though the traditional tuning system is unequal, and split-shruti systems may approximated by the 22&amp;34d (or 12&amp;22 or even 10&amp;12 generalized Diaschismic if simplicity or accuracy is no object) temperament.<br />
The <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shruti_%28music%29" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia entry on shrutis</a> gives a quite accurate approximation of the shruti system as a 22-note subset of <a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo">53edo</a> . (See also a discussion on the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/104549" rel="nofollow">Yahoo tuning list</a>.)<br />
Some derivations in the light of modern temperament theory: <a class="wiki_link" href="/Magic22%20as%20srutis">Magic22 and Shrutar22 as srutis</a><br />
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 <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://tonalsoft.com/monzo/indian/indian.htm" rel="nofollow">Article on indian tuning in Joe Monzo's tuning encyclopedia</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://homepage.mac.com/patrickmoutal/macmoutal/rag.html" rel="nofollow">Patrick Moutal's Indian Music Page</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/%7Emrahaim/" rel="nofollow">Hindustani Music Resources</a> - downloads and links, compiled by Matt Rahaim<br />
<!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:35:http://www.musicresearch.in --><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.musicresearch.in" rel="nofollow">http://www.musicresearch.in</a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:35 --> - an indian music research portal<br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/" rel="nofollow">www.chandrakantha.com - Indian classical music</a>- portal on indian music, with detailed <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://chandrakantha.com/raga_raag/" rel="nofollow">descriptions of a number of north indian rags</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="Http://22shruti.com" rel="nofollow">http://22shruti.com</a></body></html>