“Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul” – Plato. The masterpieces of Beethoven, Mozart, Strauss and many more are beautifully adapted to Indian context. Hundreds of European, American, African, Asian and Latin songs have mixed with Indian melodies. West has also taken inspiration from Indian Folk, Ragas and also used Indian Instruments in their music. This makes music as a Universal Language. The Indian music is based on melody or single notes played in a specific order. The Western music, on the contrary, is based on harmony that uses tonic progression and counterpoint abundantly. Western music has a standardized written notation meaning you have to play exactly as it is written. Unlike melody, harmony refers to a group of notes played one after the other. The presentation gives further insight on the topic.

Reshma Menon

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