Sarangadeva
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Sarangadeva was the author of the Sangita Ratnakara, which is considered by many to be the most important work on music, after Bharata
's Natya Shastra
. This is the last text in the Indian musicology that is referred to by both Carnatic
and Hindustani Classical Music
traditions, and is therefore thought to mark the point after which these two streams diverged.
Sarangadeva's was of Kashmir
i ancestry; his grandfather had migrated to Devagiri (in Maharashtra). He worked as an accountant in the court of the Yadava King Singhana
(1210–1247).
Bharata Muni
Bharata was an ancient Indian musicologist who authored the Natya Shastra, a theoretical treatise on ancient Indian dramaturgy and histrionics, dated to between roughly 400 BC and 200 BC. Indian dance and music find their root in the Natyashastra...
's Natya Shastra
Natya Shastra
The Natya Shastra is an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance and music. It was written during the period between 200 BC and 200 AD in classical India and is traditionally attributed to the Sage Bharata.The Natya Shastra is incredibly wide in its scope...
. This is the last text in the Indian musicology that is referred to by both Carnatic
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
and Hindustani Classical Music
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
traditions, and is therefore thought to mark the point after which these two streams diverged.
Sarangadeva's was of Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
i ancestry; his grandfather had migrated to Devagiri (in Maharashtra). He worked as an accountant in the court of the Yadava King Singhana
Singhana
Singhana is a small town located in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is located near Khetri Copper Limited, a government-owned company in copper production. Singhana is hometown of Singhania Family. Singhana is situated near a beautiful hill, it has good transport facilities buses are...
(1210–1247).