Why did ancient Indians like music?

Indian music has a history of at least 3000 years. Odes in Rigveda, which appeared around 1500 BC, can be regarded as the earliest lyrics. Samoan Veda is an ancient collection of songs, which was specially sung by priests during the sacrifice. "Mo Mo" means tune. So it can be said that Indian music, like drama, probably originated from religious ceremonies.

Indians regard music as a lofty art form that can make people's souls transcend the secular world and sublimate into the reincarnation of the Buddha, and reproduce the spiritual world of dancers unearthed in Halaba (collected in Kolkata Museum), where Kyrgyz Indians love music and dance. However, Indian civilization has always tended to put material above spirit, and music naturally occupies a sacred position in Indian life and thought.

In ancient India, a group of musicians played drums and music, and music was an important part of religious ceremonies. The Brahman's classic Samawatra is a collection of songs, which is used by priests to recite scriptures. Poetry mainly plays a role similar to notes. There are many religious sacrificial activities in India, some of which are quite large. Such as horse sacrifice, participants include kings, royal family members, officials, soldiers, priests and so on. Pastors include exhorters, singers, worshippers and prayers. They each have three assistants. When singing sacrifices, the singer is responsible for singing Mo Mo's songs. In addition, there are a large number of dancers and drummers, and the atmosphere is very warm.

Buddhist music is also quite famous. There are many Buddhist temples in ancient India, where the sound of Buddha is lingering and the bells are ringing endlessly, showing the scene of "Sanskrit singing and killing, ringing from roof to roof". Buddhist music is not only for preaching Buddhist teachings, but also for people to appreciate. The latter, such as "sandstone" and "tianqu". These two famous songs were introduced into Liangzhou, the seat of China's former Liang Dynasty, from India in the 4th century, and then spread in China for a long time.

Most Indians can sing and dance well, so folk music is also very developed. Classical music mainly meets aesthetic needs, while folk music has many social functions. People need music in production, labor and daily life. In the harvest season, when people get married and have children, people sing and dance to celebrate. Therefore, melodious songs can often be heard in the forests, rivers and oceans of Shan Ye. Folk songs in West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh are famous for their local characteristics. Indian folk songs have a wide range, and many folk songs can reach three octaves.

In order to make singing more passionate, Indians use various musical instruments. There are many kinds of Indian musical instruments, which are mainly divided into four categories: stringed instruments, leather instruments, body instruments and air instruments. Among them, seven kinds of stringed instruments, such as Na Wei, Sitar and Double-sided tambourine, are very distinctive and expressive.

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