Continued from Part Twenty – Lakshana Granthas – Sri Subbarama Dikshitar and Sangita –Sampradaya-Pradarshini Part Twenty one (of 22) – Dhrupad – Part One   Prabandha to Dhruva-pada As discussed elsewhere in the series, in the early Indian systems of music, there were two broad categories of musical rendering: Anibaddha Gita and Nibaddha Gita. The terms Anibaddha and Nibaddha could roughly be translated as un-structured (un-bound) and … Continue reading Music of India – a brief outline – Part Twenty-one