| "Nature has endowed this universe
with many beautiful life forms, of so many different shapes, sizes and
abilities. Most animal forms have the ability to produce sounds and some
of them even have the capability to communicate using varied sounds. Man is unique in
that he can express his thoughts using sound."
This is how Swami Jayendra
Saraswathy, the Sankaracharya of Kanchipuram, introduces the Kamalaambaa Navaavarna Kritis of
Muthuswamy Dikshithar. The ability to express thoughts through sounds has evolved into
an art which we call music. Music can thus be defined as an art form that
arranges sounds in a fashion that follows certain natural principles
and provides that special inner feeling of happiness and contentment.
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