The Musical Culture of Indus Valley

The Indus Valley Civillization aged civillization.It was located in pakistan and north west India. Two cities in particular are there at the sites of Mohenjo-Daro on the lower Indus, and at Harappa, further upstream
Commercial, religious, and artistic connections have been recorded in Sumerian documents.
In different part of the world prehistoric music is followed by ancient music but still exists in isolated area.
Shail says, “In 2011, I was reading a story that was set around 300 BC. It mentioned a scene in which a king was resting and a musician was playing an instrument. I wondered how the music was at that time. After a lot of research, I figured that we don’t know much about music in that period. That’s how it started. I kept the Indus Valley Civilisation as the first part of my research. My intention is to understand and recreate the journey of Indian music.”
The musical culture of Indus Valley Civillization of the 3rd and 2nd millennia Bc.Some of the musical instruments like arched,bow-shaped harp and several varieties of drum and so on used in this merchant.
Evidence of Rudraworship during this period was later to became popular as Shiva foremost diety dance drama and music.This tradition was continued in the Aryans’ new home in northern Indian until a sizable body of oral religious poetry been composed.
The hymns to be sung by those who did the chanting contain in the Samaveda.Samveda which specially connected with music in India.A fourth veda the Atharaveda replete with magical chant.
The rishis to whom the hymns of the vedas appeared revelation are the authors of those hymn. The hymn were often composed on the spur of the moment.