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The whole study of Thai music is shrouded in myth, legend, and the amalgamation and blend of Thai elements with those from China and India. Possible influence of Indian music on Thai music but no depth study has been made of this aspect of musical relationship between India and Thailand, such influences as still conjectural. Sometimes, Thais mistake Indian origin music as their own heritage, since they cannot trace its own origin. This study will focus on the pattern of Indian and Thai aesthetics of music and will figure out the difference and the similarity between the two countries. This study will be one of the significant tasks that would lead to the better understanding and more constructive co-operation among them. Furthermore, this can help us more to comprehend and know more about other cultures, especially through Indian music, which depicts its culture and is thereby a great influence to many countries in this aspect. To know oneself and the others is the advantageous opportunity to cultivate the tree of understanding one another, and this is the great chance to emphasize the values of arts which are treasures as well as the destination of human being.
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The whole edifice of the raga melody stands on the juxtaposition of notes according to some particular rules. Various precise and meticulous rules have been devised solely to keep one melody separate from all others.
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It has three meaning as follows: name of tonic note, how individual musician or singer plays or sings, including how to compose by individual composer, the difference of how to play the different music instruments, despite of playing the same composition.
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Literally, the word ‘gharana’ means lineage.
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Khaengkhan, R. (2017). Understanding Thai Music Through Indian Music. In: Ghosh, L. (eds) India-Thailand Cultural Interactions. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3854-9_7
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