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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. 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
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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 /> <br /> 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.<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 /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:<h2> --><h2 id="toc0"><a name="x-Other links"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 -->Other links</h2> <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:26:http://www.musicresearch.in --><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.musicresearch.in" rel="nofollow">http://www.musicresearch.in</a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:26 --> - an indian music research portal</body></html>