CLASSICAL MUSIC

Classical music is a complex form of music as it requires high musical skills, like learning the ragas and ability to coordinate with other musicians. One has to maintain the complex relationship between its emotional flows. If you wish to learn this music, then you have to go through proper training. Classical Music has seen classic composers like Mozart and Beethoven. The genre which originated in the 19th century is considered as the 'Golden Age' of music.

INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or synchronized with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music at length. The Samaveda was derived from the Rig-Veda so that its hymns could be sung as Samagana; this style evolved into jatis and eventually into raga. Bharat's Natyashastra was the first treatise laying down fundamental principles of dance, music, and drama.

AMERICAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

American classical music is music written in the United States but in the European classical music tradition.In many cases, beginning in the 18th century, it has been influenced by American folk music styles; and from the 20th century to the present day it has often been influenced by folk, jazz, blues, Native American, and pop styles.

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