Indian Classical Music Philosphy

Abstract

Philosophy in Indian Music is very strongly rooted in Classical Indian philosophy and thought. Since the earliest times, music was treated as a manifestation of the divine. It was considered as a medium of understanding the all-pervading divinity. It is rather difficult to trace the particularities of Indian Music through its growth at every stage of its culture through its 3000 to 5000 years of evolution. However, this does prove to be an extremely rewarding search in that it helps us to understand the various facets of contemporary music as well. Classical music basically has its own classicism with deep roots in the classical period of Indian history, and bears a strong relation to the classical ideals propagated in classical texts.