Influence of Indian Philosophy on Indian Music
Introduction
• Introversive Aspects of Indian Philosophy:
It is the most essential and relevant event to know about the keen relation between Indian Philosophy [mainly Yoga concept] and Indian Classical Music [Hindustani Vocal] to understand & realize its parallel introversive spiritual aspects & evolution of music. The process of acquiring scientific knowledge about Classical music, the imagination & its natural aestheticism, yogic discipline have a major role to develop our Indian traditional music & culture. In modern age, it becomes quite necessary to cultivate the utility & usefulness of Indian Classical Music, in a broad sense.
• Past Glories In Different Ages:
The Indian traditional Music & its various aspects, have a glorious past. It has been grown up, gradually, in the Indian society, with the scientific, systematic, humanitarian, ethical, religious discipline through various stages.
• Inherent Influence of Yoga Philosophy:
Here, we have discussed some basic objects of Indian Philosophy to know, how the yoga technique & discipline have influenced, inherently, this creative traditional Art, from the very beginning of our Indian Civilization.
• ‘RAGA’- The Spirit of Eternal Joy:
The ‘Raga’ is totally an independent & universal concept of Indian Traditional Classical Music because Raga may be commonly used in Dhrupadas, Kheyals, Thumris, Bhajans, Ghazals & other styles of music but the Raga always exists with a separate identity & its independent nature. It means that Drupada, Kheyal
etc are just different styles of singing, based on specific Raga composition. Through the process of evolution, the Traditional Classical Music [Hindustani] & its multifarious aspects gave birth, to this heart-enchanting ‘Raga’ concept. It is based on a specific & scientific process of practice [Sadhana] of various material aspects like Swaras, imaginative factors of mood like Rasa and metaphysics, psychology, time-theory etc.—the most useful factors, to form & fulfill a Raga concept.
Actually the ambition of Indian Philosophy is not merely the cultivation of dry logical conclusion of knowledge, but a discipline which inspires & awakens the spirit of divine love & eternal bliss.
• Ambition of Search:
The ambition of this Research work is to sustain this traditional noble art, and its practical utility, to justify the practice of Indian Classical Music on the basis of the Philosophical background with clear conception of our Musical Heritage [both grammatical and emotional values], to make the listening, practicing and performing successful and finally to get a unique peaceful environment as well as our mental upliftment and to get a disease-free healthy society.