> ++In Western music, the emphasis is on harmonic >development, but in >> Eastern music the emphasis is on melodic development > > Yes, but which came first? who influenced who? I'm not a musicologist but > reason would suggest that early Indian ragas set the stage for the oud, > which in turn set the stage for early lute music. > By the time Alexander invaded India, India had a very well established > musical culture and tradition. Perhaps it was Alexander's retreating army > that brought back the Indian modes to the Greeks! > Michael Thames Indians, Persians (and Greeks) all belong to the Indo-European group commonly known as Aryan. Their cradle is in southern Siberia/Kazakhstan/eastern China. There are grounds for suspicion that these people might be responsible for spreading their proto-lutes in all available directions. RT
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