coomaraswamy, ' dance of Śiva ': INDIAN MUSIC Music has been a cultivated art in India for at least three thousand years. The chant is an essential element of Vedic ritual..., while European rhythms are based on stress, as in dance or marching. The Indian musician does not mark the ...: 'Wandering over the world I come to thy land: I am a guest at thy door, thou stranger.'...

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