On music theory in Ancient India: An analysis of the <em>śruti</em> concept in Indian tonal systems
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music theory
Ancient India
śruti
microtonal system
Indian musicology

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Cortés Cisneros, Óscar Andrés, and Sergio Armando Rentería Alejandre. 2019. “On music theory in Ancient India: An analysis of the śruti concept in Indian tonal systems”. Estudios de Asia y África 54 (3): 561-584. https://doi.org/10.24201/eaa.v54i3.2534
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Music theory is an essential aspect of religious, theological, philosophical, and literary thought in India. “Śruti” is a core concept in studies on Indian musicology, and this article presents an introductory analysis divided into three main interconnected topics: the antecedents of the śruti concept in the sāman song, the composition of the śruti (microtone) in ancient India’s musical system and, finally, the presentation of a hypothetical reconstruction of the primary scales originated of the Bharata tonal system. Indian musical theory shows a theoretical process of constants and variables, as well as ruptures and continuity in its historical development.
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