"The music of India is entirely monodic. To Westerners it is the most accessible of all Asian musical cultures. Its tonal system divides the octave into 22 segments called srutis, not all equal but each roughly equal to one quarter of a whole tone of Western music. Melody is based on the system of ragas, which are melody types used as the basis for improvisation. There are innumerable ragas, and with each there is an accompanying set of rules for improvisation in that raga." ~The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

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