The Musical Culture of Indus Valley

The Indus Valley Civillization aged civillization.It was located in pakistan and north west India. Two cities in particular are there at the sites of Mohenjo-Daro on the lower Indus, and at Harappa, further upstream
Commercial, religious, and artistic connections have been recorded in Sumerian documents.
In different part of the world prehistoric music is followed by ancient music but still exists in isolated area.
Shail says, “In 2011, I was reading a story that was set around 300 BC. It mentioned a scene in which a king was resting and a musician was playing an instrument. I wondered how the music was at that time. After a lot of research, I figured that we don’t know much about music in that period. That’s how it started. I kept the Indus Valley Civilisation as the first part of my research. My intention is to understand and recreate the journey of Indian music.”
The musical culture of Indus Valley Civillization of the 3rd and 2nd millennia Bc.Some of the musical instruments like arched,bow-shaped harp and several varieties of drum and so on used in this merchant.
Evidence of Rudraworship during this period was later to became popular as Shiva foremost diety dance drama and music.This tradition was continued in the Aryans’ new home in northern Indian until a sizable body of oral religious poetry been composed.
The hymns to be sung by those who did the chanting contain in the Samaveda.Samveda which specially connected with music in India.A fourth veda the Atharaveda replete with magical chant.
The rishis to whom the hymns of the vedas appeared revelation are the authors of those hymn. The hymn were often composed on the spur of the moment.

Music Related to Epic Ramayana

Music Related to Epic Ramayana
The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit by the great poet Valmiki. The story of Ramayana describes the life of Rama,who was the son of king Dashratha of Ayodhya Kingdom.It is located in the North of India.Ramayana though an oral epic is musical in form, resembles the normal tradition.In Ramayana it was pathya mode of music making. Rama’s son Kush and Lava sang a narrative song in Rama’s praise at his court accompanied by lute.
There were two kinds of music during the Ramayana period ie ‘Sama’ and ‘Gandharva’. Samagan was performed by Yagyas only.
In the different kandas of Ramayana Indian Music is observed.In Sundarkanda there is a reference of Veena and Vamsa.Veena was of nine strings and it was played by expert.In Kishkindhakanda there is reference of Venu.Conch was frequently blown on auspicious occasions and at the time of wars.There is reference of percussion instruments like Dundubhi, Bheri, Panava, Pataha
and Dimdima. In Kishkindhakanda,there is reference of gana, vadya and nritya.There was also mention of Karna in a
gana being sung to the accompaniment of Veena.
Ayodhya didnot use Bheri, Mridanga and Veena during exile of Rama.
In time of Ramayana it has been observed that vocal music was accompanied by Veena.The Veena was also used by dancer,Lava and Kush son of Rama is used to sing the Ramayana,while playing Veena during the Asvamedha Yagya. Ravana chants his Sama to the music of the Veena.
The occasion was the Asvamedha yagya
which Lord Rama was performing and Lava and Kusa were to sing
Valmiki’s Ramayana.Thus it is seen that in this period the Classical Music was called ‘Samgita’ or
‘Gandharva’.