Govinda DikshitarвЂ™ son Venkatamakhi is the first landmark classic that still has a bearing on contemporary Carnatic music.

The major works in the rich musicological tradition are Matanga MuniвЂ™s Brihaddeesi (9th century) SaarnggadevaвЂ™s 13th century classic Sangitaratnaakaraa, RaamamaatyaaвЂ™s Svaramekalanidhi three centuries later and Goovinda DikshitarвЂ™s Sangitasudha in the middle of the 16th century.

Venugopal, in 'I Want To Be In The Creative Field', 3E (1 November 2009) P.xxxii.

invested Indian music, more particularly the Carnatic music of South India, with a tremendous range of nuances and aesthetic values retaining the basic religious and spiritual core.South Indian music belonged primarily to temples and gained its momentum from devotees of the Lord who often spurned royal patronage. Rajagopalan, in 'Another Garland (Biographical Dictionary of Carnatic Composers & Musicians) (Book II)', in Preface The Indian (later called the 'Carnatic' from the days of the work Manasollasa) and the Tamil Pann had coalesced invisibly during the middle ages and presently the South has the Carnatic music and the North has the Hindustani music - of course, both raga-based with common and distinct features. The Tamil areas in the South had from pre-historic times a well-developed, scientific, distinct style known as Pann.

Classical Carnatic music is but the continuance of ancient Indian music as it was prior to the advent of Persian influence and the attendant evolution of the Hindustani style.

Career Launcher, in I Want To Be In The Creative Field, 3E (1 November 2009), p.

Carnatic music is considered as one of the oldest system of music in the world. Hindustani music is indeed unique, developed in the northern region, while Carnatic music is indigenous to the south. Indian classical music is of two kinds viz, Hindustani and Carnatic.

India has a classical music tradition that is around five thousand years oldвЂ¦.

Have a look here for the basics for beginner lessons.Goovinda DikshitarвЂ™s Sangitasudha in the middle of the 16th century. With the help of Permutation & Combination, we come across several variants of these Sapta Swaras. This comprises of Lower & Higher variety notes. There are two positional varieties of five Swaras namely вЂњRi, Ga, Ma, Dha & NiвЂќ. With a wide variety of Raga Collection in Carnatic Music, we also have named this music as вЂњRaga SangeethamвЂќ.

NishadaвЂ“ Finally, the Sapta Swaras end with вЂњNiвЂќ that matches upto вЂњTiвЂќ in Western music.Д¬arnatic Music is enriched with a myriad of musical culture based on these Sapta Swaras. DhaivataвЂ“ Sixth of the Sapta Swaras, it matches upto вЂњLaвЂќ in Western music.Д§. Since, it sits in the Perfect Fifth, the name is being given and matches upto вЂњSoвЂќ in Western music.Д¦. PanchamaвЂ“ In Sanskrit, it stands for вЂњFifthвЂќ. This matches upto вЂњFaвЂќ in Western music.ДҐ. Madhyama вЂ“ In Sanskrit, the term implies вЂњMiddleвЂќ as it sits in the mid-portion of these Sapta Swaras. Gandhara вЂ“ This is the same as the вЂњMiвЂќ in Western music.Д¤. RishabhaвЂ“It stands for an Ox or Cow and matches upto the вЂњReвЂќ in Western music.ДЈ. This is the first musical note that generates the other 6 notes.

Shadja - While Shadja is вЂњSixвЂќ in Sanskrit this matches upto as the вЂњDoвЂќ in Western music.

вЂ‹It is also believed that these Sapta Swaras are equivalent to the Western notes i.e.

Carnatic music theory